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WWII German Soldbuch – FJ Egon Steinhagen – Regiment Kratzert – Battle of Berlin 1945 – Rare
Steinhagen was enlisted on the 27th of March 1945 at 17! Assigned to the Fallschrimjäger unit on the 9th of April 1945. Fallschrimjäger Ersatz und Ausbildungs Regiment 1 Also known as Regiment Kratzert named after the Austrian Regimental Commander. Major Rudolf Johann Kratzert – Knights Cross Holder in 1942 renamed Fallschirm-Jäger-Ausbildungs-Regiment 1. Reorganised in 1943 and moved to Bar le Duc in France, now known as the Fallschirm-Jäger-Ausbildungs-Regiment (no number). In 3.44 renamed: Fallschirm-Jäger-Ersatz- und Ausbildungs-Regiment 1. Withdrawn from France after the Allied invasion, and demobilized. Reformed 1.45 in Halberstadt, with I. Battalion at Quedlinburg, subordinated to the Fallschirm-Jäger-Ausbildungs- und Ersatz-Division. On 14.4.45 had 4500 men in the Oder/Berlin area, for the defence of Berlin.
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WWII German Wehrmacht Soldbuch Grouping Uffz Hamm – Kampfgruppe von Luck – Iron Cross – Normandy 1944 – Mentioned in Saving Private Ryan!!! (Reserved)
Soldbuch Grouping to Robert Hamm ( Born in Schellweiler 1919) issued in October 1940 with Grenz Infanterie Panzerjäger Ersatz Kompanie 125. https://www.lexikon-der-wehrmacht.de/Gliederungen/InfErsBat/InfErsBat125-R.htm Frontline Units Grenz Infanterie Panzerjäger Ersatz Kompanie 125. In the Field: April 1941. Stab / Panzer Abteilung 223 Promotion: December 1942 Set up on July 15, 1942 in Versailles. The unit was set up from captured tanks with 2 companies, first the 1st Company was created from the captured tanks. After the formation, it was placed under the command of the 22nd Infantry Division as a divisional force. Deployed in the Crimea, Ukraine. On January 10, 1943 they were incorporated into the 100th Panzer Regiment as the 1st Abteilung. Panzer Regiment 100 – 21st Panzer Division Equipment Issued: April 1944 Re-established on December 8, 1942 as regimental staff Panzer Brigade 100. The II. Abteilung was established on January 8, 1943. The I. Abteilung was established on January 10, 1943, mainly from Panzer Division 223. The II. Abteilung was formed from Panzer Replacement Division 100, the Panzer Company of the LXXXI Army Corps, the Panzer Company of the LXXXII Army Corps and the Panzer Company Paris. In July 1943, the regiment replaced Panzer Regiment 5, which had been destroyed in Tunis, and joined the newly formed 21st Panzer Division. At the beginning of June 1944, the regimental command post was in Aubigny. The divisional command post of the I. Abteilung , under Major Wilhelm von Gottberg, was in Jort. The divisional command post of the II Abteilung, under Major Martin Vierzig, was in Fresné-la-Mère. The regiment was badly damaged in Normandy in the summer of 1944 and was subsequently destroyed at Falaise and Caen and was never re-established. Sonderstab F – 21st Panzer Division Stab / Panzer Artillerie Regiment 155 “Kampfruppe von Luck” Promotion: 10.1944 – Sonderstab F – Hauptmann Füssel (1) Shortly before D-Day, Panzer Regiment 100 broke into different Battle Groups. They were stationed in the area around Caen and Falaise. Battle Groups were formed to counter attack the landings north of Caen on the Juno and Sword beachheads. Three regimental battle groups had very distinct flavours and roles – Oppeln retained the bulk of his Panzer Regiment and was thus the main armoured fist of the division. However, he had gained some armoured and motorised infantry from Luck. Rauch meanwhile, remained an entirely infantry formation (albeit with some armoured support elements and personnel carriers), and was thus intended to operate in close support of Oppeln. Luck on the other hand, had a well-balanced force of infantry, panzers and assault guns and was therefore quite capable of reasonably independent action. Whether by accident or design, their dispositions on 6th June reflected these divisions in role – Rauch performed a classic infantry/antitank holding action north of Caen while Oppeln prepared to support him and launch his own armoured counter-attack against the bridgehead. Luck meanwhile, operated east of the Orne against British and Canadian paratroopers, divorced from the rest of the division by the nature of the terrain. 21. Panzer-Division adopted combined-arms battlegroups immediately following the Allied invasion of 6th June. The three battle groups were formed using the Panzer and Panzer-Grenadier regiments as the nuclei. Panzer-Artillerie-Regiment 155 was split equally, with a battalion of artillery being attached to each group. The Soldbuch owner was sent to the Stabskompanie of Panzer Artillerie Regiment 155, attached to Kampfgruppe von Luck. The counter attack – According to the book by Hubert Meyer – The 12th SS: The History of the Hitler Youth Panzer Division – Page 84, “Kampfgruppe von Luck consisted … I and II Abteilung of Art Reg 155 – Orders were to move to the area of Vaudeloges (five kilometers from Morteaux-Couliboeuf). During the move, it encountered Poles advancing toward Trun. They had already reached Norrey-en-Auge the previous evening. The Cromwell tanks of the 10th Polish Rifle Regiment (Reconnaissance) attacked from le Moutiers in the direction of Trun. They came under effective fire from Kampfgruppe von Luck.” According to the book: Pegasus-Brücke und Batterie Merville – Zwei britische Kommandounternehmen – D-Day: Die ganze Wahrheit über den britischen Angriff auf die Hebebrücke über den Caen-Kanal By Helmut Konrad von Keusgen · 2024 During the movement to Ranville, Kampfgruppe von Luck came under heavy fire from the sea, von Luck stated, “ Then an inferno broke out. We were shot at with the heaviest cannons from ships artillery, calibers till 36cm. Everything hammered down on us, also the fighters. I was there myself, and I seen the chaos. Our troops broke apart, even the radio communications. Everywhere lay wounded … “ Mentioned by Tom Hanks in the Movie, “ Saving Private Ryan” 1998 – after they secure the beachhead Hanks playing Captain Miller tells his superior Officer he met , “ von Luck Kampfgruppe, we took 23 Prisoners, and turned them over to MPs of the 29th.” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L6P9OKrpNxo – Marder 1 Footage https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MGoD-g8m76E – D-Day – The German Counterattack 1944 Armeegruppe Blumentritt – 1945 The Armeegruppe Blumentritt was formed on 10 April 1945 from Armeegruppe Student. Established to control troops on the Weser River from Hameln to the Baltic Sea coast, Armeegruppe Blumentritt tried to delay the Anglo-Canadian advance to keep the Baltic Sea ports open as long as possible so German refugees could continue fleeing the Soviet advance in the east. Commanders General der Infanterie Günther Blumentritt (10 Apr 1945 – 8 May 1945) It seems that Hamm survived the war. —————————————– Awards 1940 – West Wall Medal 28.10.1944 – Iron Cross Second Class 2nd – Signed by Generallt – Feuchtinger (2) Tank Licence Class 2 – Full Tank Licence – June 1942 Hospital Stays 4.1941 – 8.1941 – Pneumonia 24.7.1943 – November 1943 – Code 26 : Nerve damage (Reserve Hospital Paderborn) Payments Front Payments: June – July 1943 – FpnNr: 04723 & 03069 FI Front Payment: July – August 1944 – 21st Panzer Div Security Stamps Feb 1943 – Pz Abt 223 Dec 1943 – Pz Reg 100 Sept 1944 – Sonderstab F – Signed Hauptmann Füssel…
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WWII German Silver Wounds Badge – MM30 Hauptmünzamt Vienna – Verwundeten Abzeichen – Inc Shipping!
Nice Mark 30 for Hauptmünzamt in Vienna, Austria. FREE SHIPPING!
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WWII German Army Soldbuch – Gefreiter Günther – Gebirgsjäger Regt 144 – Bergmütze Photo ! – FREE SHIPPING
Soldbuch issued to Gerhard Günther, in 1941. Initially he was in a Pioneer unit, but in late 1942 he was assigned to the: Gebirgsjäger Regiment 144 Part of the 3rd Gebirgsjäger Division. (1942/1943 – Fighting in Ukraine). It seems he was quite unwell, and was captured in a hospital. Interestingly, his photo is a non-regulation photo! Wearing headgear… Capture Papers were in the back of the Soldbuch
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WWII German Army Soldbuch Obergefreiter Krey – Panzergrenadier Regiment 59 – Breakout Bobruisk – Close Combat Clasp – FREE SHIPPING!
Soldbuch belonging to Gefreiten, (Corporal), Erich Krey, born on December 9, 1922. Solduch released on October 15, 1941. It served initially in the Feldersatz Batailion 20, attached to the 20 INFANTERIE DIVISION, that at that time, was destined in Russia, attached to 18 Armee, within the Group of Armies North. With this division, fought in defensive battles, between October of 1941 and September of 1942, in the front of Leningrad, near the town of Tschudowo, in the area of Voljov, fighting against the troops of the Soviet Army, and the Partisans acting behind the German line. On October 1, 1942, he was transferred to the Panzergrenadier Regiment 59, attached to the 20- PANZER DIVISION, which on that date was stationed in the Russian village of Orel, attached to the 2 Pazerarmee, within the Group of Armies Center. In November of that year, 20-PD was sent to the Bukinos Paschkowa-Burisy-Koloschina-Warnawina sector, where the 7 Luftwaffen Feld Division, was collapsed by the Russian attacks, opening a major gap on the German front, That the 20.PD, had to close with strong struggles, and major losses. In December, he was seriously injured, and removed from the battlefield, until December 1943. In February of 1943, the division returned to Orel, fighting, against a new Soviet offensive, to the south of the city. Later, the 20-PD was sent to rear, to prepare for Operation Citadel, the Battle of Kursk. The battle began on July 5, 1943, and the 20-PD, fought alongside the 4 Panzer Division, in the north of Orel, but only advanced a few kilometers, suffering significant casualties. Between 7 and 10 of July, the Panzergrenadier Regiment 59, lost a third part of its personnel. Then, the Soviet counterattack, and 20-PD fought in the defense of Stolptscheje, fighting, which lasted until August 8, when the exhausted division, with heavy losses, retired to the area of Roslavl – Juchnow. Between September and October, new retreats, towards Jelnja, Roslavl, Pokot and Gorodok. At the beginning of November, the remains of the division were sent south of Newel to cover a new breach opened by the Russians between the Northern and Central Army Groups. NOTE: throughout this year, this soldier did not participate, having been wounded in combat. After this battle, 20-PD planned to withdraw from the battlefront, to rest and refuel, but the Russians started a new offensive on December 13 against Vitebsk. Along with the 129 Infanterie Division, the 20PD, was in charge of the defense of the city. The Russians attempted to conquer Malaschenki airfield, but the Panzergrenadier Regiment 59, along with several tanks of the division, momentarily halted the Soviet onslaught, but the airfield was conquered the next day. Finally the front stabilized in January of 1944. In February, the division was withdrawn to a quieter battlefront, where it remained, until May 1944. On June 22, the Soviets launched Operation Bragation, the great offensive, against the Army Group Center. The division was sent to Bobruisk-Mogilev, where it was surrounded, in which it was called Bobruisk’s kessel. Later the kessel was divided in 2 groups, separated by the river Berezina. With the remaining tanks of the 20 Panzer Division, at the point of attack, 15,000 to 30,000 German soldiers fought their way, with terrible losses. The Panzergrenadier Regiment 59 was reduced to a simple kampfgruppe, with hardly any fighting ability. The survivors of the Division, and the remains of the vehicles, were transferred to East Prussia, to rest, and receive new replacements. On January 5, 1945, 20-PD, was sent to Hungary, to attack the Uiszla bridgehead, on the Vistula River. But, due to new Soviet offensives, the divison, was urgently moved to Ratibor, (Poland), to defend the river Oder. In February, a new mission: to try to break the siege of the city of Breslau, but the division was very weakened, and did not achieve its objective. Between March an April, 20-PD fought in defensive battles in Neisse, Königsbrück and Dresden. Finally, the remnants of the division marked to the west, to surrender to the American troops. Soldbuch, with numerous entries, delivery of material, including a Luger P08 pistol and another Walther P38, a Kar98 bcd mauser, (manufacturer: Gustloff Werke), winter clothing, … .. Seriously injured, by grenade shrapnel, the December 14, 1942; Was admitted to several military hospitals, for a year, (so he could not participate, in the Battle of Kursk). He received a Führerspacket in May 1944. The soldbuch, has a record of 21 days of close combat, dated from December 15, 1942, until January 28, 1945. Decorated in 4 occasions: 1) Wounded Badge in Black, , (Verwundetenabzeichen in Schwarz), granted on February 2, 1943, due to the serious shrapnel wounds sustained in the month of December of the previous year. 2) Iron Cross of 2nd class, ( EK2), won on February 21, 1943. In the photograph on the cover, you can see, the ribbon of this medal, sewn in the buttonhole of the jacket 3) Panzer Badge in bronze, (Panzerkampfabzeichen in bronze), granted the 15 of March of 1943 – he can be seen wearing it. 4) Close Combat Clasp, (Nahkampfspange), awarded on November 15, 1944 Picture in the Soldbuch- indeed it seems to be Krey, although it seems it was added to a new cover at some point. Priced Accordingly
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WWII German Army Soldbuch – Feldwebel Hösch – Gebirgs-Jäger-Regiment 99 –
Soldbuch belonging to Feldwebel, (First Sergeant), Georg Hösch, born on February 6, 1920 in the small German town of Weinstadt. Soldbuch discharged on January 31, 1944, but it’s a duplicate, “Zweitschrift”, because on page 9, on vaccines, and on page 19, there’re records from 1941/42. Unfortunately, it’s unknown in what units he served during that time, if he was injured or suffered any illness. On January 31, 1944 he was assigned to Gebirgs-Jäger-Regiment 99, mountain hunter regiment, attached to the 1 Gebirgs-Division, which at that time, was in Bosnia and Croatia, fighting against partisan troops of the Marshal Tito. During these fighting, the 1- Gerbirgs Division was accused of war crimes, of burning several villages, and killing civilians. In March 1944, the regiment was sent to Hungary as reinforcement to the German troops that were there, to prevent the Hungarian government from capitulating or negotiating peace with the Soviets. When Hungary fell to Russian troops, the GJR-99 was sent to Greece as an anti- partisan force. In July of that year, again, these soldiers committed the same excesses they had committed in Bosnia, burning villages, killing civilians and stealing cattle, in the policy of “burned land”. After the fall of Greece, the regiment was sent to Montenegro, to face again the forces of Tito. On September 13, 1944, this Feldwebel was assigned to Grenadier Regiment 893, attached to the 264 Inf Div, which at that time was fighting in Belgrade and northern Serbia, next to the 118 Jäger Division, fighting, first against the Yugoslav partisans and then against the Soviet troops. In October the 2 divisions defended the Zara – Benkovac – Biograd line, but little by little they retreated through Drnis, Knin, Biha and Agram, suffering terrible casualties due to heavy artillery and Soviet bombers. On November 15, the 264-ID, together with the 373 Infanterie Division, (Croatian), fought in the defense of the Podkonje-Ocestovo line. But the Croatian division gradually decomposed, between casualties and desertions, exposing the right flank of the 264-ID. Finally, the German division, to avoid being surrounded, had to retreat north from Belgrade. In December 1944, the division suffered significant casualties, including the destruction of IBataillon / Grenadier Regiment 893, after having been surrounded near the town of Ruma. In the middle of the month, part of the division, which included units of the 891 and 892 regiments, almost the entire artillery regiment, communications, intendancy and supplies units, and the remains of the 373 Croatian division, were surrounded on the eastern shore of the Danube river, where they were destroyed by soviet heavy artillery and tanks. Both divisions suffered 4800 casualties, among dead, wounded, missing and captured; only about 500 soldiers managed to cross the river and contact the rest of the division. In early January 1945, the remains of the 264-ID forming a kampfgruppe, established a weak defensive position on the Bihac-Medak line, where they were supported by the also decimated 392 Infanterie Division, (Croatian). At the end of January, the division was removed from the front to be reorganized, and to receive replacements of just 17 years, without combative capacity. In March 1945, (in the soldbuch the exact date is not specified), this sergeant was assigned to the Jäger Regiment 21 der Luftwaffe, attached to the 11. Feld-Division (L), field division of the Luftwaffe, which by that then fought in Croatia and Serbia, along with some units of the Ustacha, the Croatian fascist militia. At the end of the month, the Luftwaffe division, attached to the LXXXXI Armeekorps, was very decimated, without receiving replacements, and with a few pieces of artillery, defended a broad front of almost 75 km. Between the Cepin-Bizovac- Valpovo-Marijanci line. In early April, a combined attack by Tito partisans and Soviet troops, supported by heavy artillery and tanks T-34 and KV-Il, broke the entire front. The sector of the 11. Feld-Division (L), at first remained calm, but the disarray of the 5th Croatian Division, exposed the right flank of the division, and initiated the withdrawal towards Nasice, Bukovica and Cancinci. In May, finally, the division surrendered to the Soviet troops, refusing to surrender to the partisan troops of Tito. Soldbuch with numerous records: material delivery, (among them, an MP40 automatic submachine gun and a Walther P38 pistol, vaccines, etc. Pages 21/24 are missing, for which the number of awards and / or permits it’s unknown. In the photograph of the cover, in the left pocket of the jacket, there is a pin of three medals, which seem to correspond to: 1) Iron Cross 2nd class, “Eiserne Kreuz 2 Klasse 2) Russian Campaing Medal 1941/42 , “Winterschlacht im Osten 1941/42, Ostmedaille” 3) Wehrmacht Long Service Medal 4th Class , “Wehrmacht-Dienstauszeichnung , 4 “
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WWII German Hitler Youth – Hitlerjugend Führerausweis 1936- Leaders Identity Papers – Jungzugführer Hans Joachim Hennig – Gebiet 18/Franken Fürth-
Original Large Version of the Hitler Youth ID Papers. This Version is for Leaders in the HJ. Original Photo in HJ Overcoat and cross strap. Issued to Jungzugführer Hans Joachim Hennig, from Fürth in Bayern, Germany HJ Area 18 – ( Franken ) in 1936.
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WWII German Soldbuch Obergefreiter Josef Niewiera – Stalag IIID Berlin – Festungs Grenadier Regiment 863 – 348 ID (Normandy)
Wehrmacht Soldbuch Issued June 1940, to Josef Niewiera. Frontline Units Stalag IIID Berlin – (1940 – 1942) The camp was established on 14 August 1940 on the corner of Landweg and Osdorfer Straße in Berlin-Lichterfelde. The commandant and camp administration offices (Kommandantur) were later located at Belle-Alliance-Straße 106-107, in Kreuzberg. With prisoners from Belgium, United Kingdom, France, Yugoslavia, Soviet Union, Poland, United States, Italy and Czechoslovakia, the camp’s maximum capacity was 58,000 men. Prisoners were mostly allocated to sub-camps (Zweiglager) and work details (Arbeitskommando) in and around the city. Grenadier (Festungs) Regiment 863 (1943 – 1944/45) The 348th Infantry Division was created on 14 September 1942 for the OB West during World War II. The unit was formed as a ground-based division. The officer corps and the majority of the non-commissioned officers had combat experience from other theaters of war and were transferred to the division either after recovering or from a deployment at home. The troops were mostly made up of older, poorly trained soldiers. The reinforcements and supply troops were only poorly trained and reliant on fixed installations. After its formation, the division was deployed from November 1942 onwards to protect the coast in the Dieppe area and to the northeast. At the time of the Allied landings at Dieppe in August 1942, the division was still training in the hinterland and did not directly intervene in the fighting on the beachhead. After the Allied landings in Normandy on 6 June 1944, the division remained in the Dieppe area and was not transferred to Normandy until mid-August 1944. During the fighting there, the division was wiped out within a very short time and officially disbanded on September 29, 1944. Equipment / Medals Personal D.W Pistol , War Merit Cross with Swords – 20.4.1943 It seems he was either captured or there are no records on him or his fate.
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WWII German Kriegsmarine Soldbuch – MA Obergefrieter Kurt Neuhausser – Marine Flak Abteilung 702 – Trondheim Norway – POW Sandefjord Norway
Issued to Kurt Neuhausser Marine-Flak-Abteilung 702 Formed 6.40 in Trondheim with 6 companies (no Stab, attached to 701).In 2.41 absorbed 701 (Stab/701 became Stab/702), now with 11 batteries(1-11, and later 12). In 4.44 part of the unit was used to form 701, now only 7 batteries Subordinated to Seekdt. Drontheim, from 4.44, 32. Marine-Flak-Regiment Photos can be found here from the unit in Norway. https://krigsbilder.net/coppermine/thumbnails.php?album=29&page=8 Seems Neuhausser was sent to a POW Camp in Sandefjord Norway.
