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WWII German Luftwaffe Soldbuch – Feldwebel Dohm – LW Pionier Batl 10 – Polar Circle Document – POW in France 1945 (sold)
Luftwaffe Soldbuch opened in 1940 to Leonhard Dohm, Dohm was no stranger to war, wounded in 1918 and earning the Iron Cross. He also was awarded the KVKII in 1945 – Original signature of Knights Cross Holder Generaloberst Stumpff. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hans-J%C3%BCrgen_Stumpff He served the whole war in various building units within the Luftwaffe. But, it seems that in November 1944 Fw Dohm, went over the 66 Degree North, onboard the SS Lochstedt. An elaborate certificate was created for those on board. Capture Papers – Seems he was held by the US Army in France 1945. Rare Edible Fruit and plants in Cold Climates – Insert for the Soldbuch – Merkblatt 103 – I have not seen many of these.
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WWII German Luftwaffe Soldbuch – Gefr Schmidt – Bordschützen Junkers Ju 88 – N.J.G 101 – Ardennes 1944 – Wounded fighting US Troops at the West Wall March 1945 (Sold)
Soldbuch issued in 1943, to Albert Schmidt born in 1925 from Konstanz, Germany. (Radolfzell). He enlisted to be aircrew, completing a Bordschützen (Aircraft Crew) Training in August 1944. This training was to apply to the Junker Ju 88. Nachtjagdgeschwader 101 Arriving in September 1944 to his unit in Germany. He would by December 1944 moved into a ground fighting unit. Ending up with Panzer Grenadier Regiment 11 (9 Panzer Divsion) Just in time for engagements in the Ardennes 1944/45 – The division then took part in the Ardennes Offensive, where it was deployed west of the Meuse. The battles for Rochefort, and later for Donchamps and Longchamps, were purely defensive in nature. On February 7, 1945, our own HKL was back on the West Wall. From February 24th to March 4th, 1945, the division fought for the Erft section, Erkelenz and the artillery defense positions. In the battle for Cologne there was heavy house-to-house fighting. After the loss of the city, the division set up a final defensive position on the Cologne – Frankfurt / Main highway. From March 25, 1945, it moved via the Sieg into the Betzdorf – Siegen area on the southern front of the Ruhr basin that was forming. Here the division went into American captivity at the end of April 1945. By March of 1945, Schmidt was awarded the wounds badge in black for fighting in early March against US Troops. He arrived in Heilbronn Hospital and was likely taken a POW. Interesting Soldbuch, from the skies to the ground he seen it all. Also desirable unit for the Battle of the Bulge.
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WWII German Wehrmacht Wehrpass – Hitler Youth Leaders Identity Papers – Golden HJ Badge – Leutnant Otto Banse – Gebirgsjäger Regiment 138 – Killed in Action
A rather somber set to a young Officer, who was killed in Russia with GJR 138. Many letters and details, it seems he was hit in the head with a shrapnel piece from and antitank gun and died immediately. There are two separate letters describing his death. There are four photos of him in Officers Uniform. Many in the RAD as well as some RAD promotion papers. His Hitler Youth Leaders ID is for Gebiet 9 – Westfahlen, and still has his original uniformed HJ picture. Another small photo of him with his friends in the HJ and one newspaper cutting showing him asking people for money in the HJ. he has an extensive RAD Service, gaining the rank of Truppführer. In His Wehrpass the Golden Hitler Youth Badge is entered. His service in GJR 138 – Unit History. The regiment was brought together again in Grafenwöhr by January 20, 1942. On March 1, 1942, Grafenwöhr was relocated to Hamburg and shipped by ship to Kristiansand. Here the regiment was quartered in the towns of Lillehammer, Hamar, Gjövik, Elverum and Stören. In August 1942 it moved by ship to Hangoe. From there it marched into the 11th Army area in the Mga area outside Leningrad. On September 28, 1942, the regiment marched into its staging area. On September 29th, the attack on the Russian troops encircled near Gaitolowo began. By October 1, 1942, the Russian troops had been destroyed or captured. At the beginning of October 1942 the regiment returned to Mga. After two weeks of rest. The regiment was then sent by rail to the Velikiye-Luki area. The regiment was deployed against the Russian troops who had broken through near Novo-Ssokoliniki. The regiment was deployed at the Chernosyem train station to contain the break-in area. From here the regiment advanced into the breakthrough area on Jescherwitzy. The regiment held the place with exceptionally high losses. On November 26, 1942, Maschutkinio and Waraksino were taken. The regiment was surrounded by the Russian forces that had broken through in the captured towns and defended the pocket that had formed. The regiment is almost completely wiped out. By the end of November 1942, the remnants made their way to the newly formed HKL. The regiment suffered 624 dead, 1,792 wounded and 70 missing. The regiment was taken from the front and collected in the Mogilev area. In March 1943 the regiment rejoined the 3rd Mountain Division, which was located in the Donets Basin in the Voroshilovsk area. On March 28, 1943, the division was finally fully assembled again. This was where trench warfare broke out and lasted six months. On July 17, 1943, parts of the regiment were deployed in the section of the 304th Infantry Division to clean up a Russian breakthrough in the area between Malo Nikolayevka and Shterowka. The battle raged until July 22, 1943. At the end of August 1943, the Russian offensive on the Donets Basin began. The regiment was pushed further and further west by the force of the attacks. On September 9, 1943, the so-called “lizard” position was reached. On September 13, 1943, the intermediate position in the section Antonovka – Zelenoplje – Ssloadko – Vodnaja was reached, on September 14, 1943, the west bank of the Gaitschul and on September 16, the west bank of the Konka. On September 20, 1943, the prepared “Wotan” position was taken up. The regiment had some peace here until September 26, 1943. Then the Russian offensive broke out here again. And this time the regiment managed to defend the positions. On October 9, 1943, Russian attacks began again. And this time the front started moving again. By November 14, 1943, the regiment was pushed back to the Nikopol bridgehead. But there was no time to relax here either, because on November 20, 1943, the Red Army also attacked this new line. But the lines were held until the end of November 1943. In early December, the muddy period ended the Russian offensive. At the beginning of February the Red Army managed to break into the Nikopol bridgehead. The 3rd Mountain Division was then withdrawn to the west. But the Red Army was faster and the 3rd Mountain Division was surrounded. By February 12, 1944 it was possible to break out to Krasnyj near Nikolayev. Here the regiment was deployed to defend the Ingulez. These defensive battles lasted until March 13, 1944. On March 7, 1944, the retreat to Novo Sergeyevka began. The 3rd Mountain Division was outflanked by enemy units and was able to break through to the Bug by March 18, 1944. There the division was deployed in the area from Tschitschekleya to Dimitriyevka. On March 29, 1944, the “Alphabet” operation began the descent to the Dniester, which meant a march of 300 km within 12 days. But the regiment suffered heavy losses and actually only existed as a combat group. By June 8, 1944, the regiment was pushed back to the Moldavia. In August 1944 the Red Army advanced further. On August 25, 1944, Draceni was evacuated. The regiment was deployed to protect the Bistritz Valley. Bistricioara had to be abandoned on September 7, 1944, and the Tisza was reached via the Aurel Pass by the end of October 1944. In the last year of the war, the regiment fought defensively in the High Tatras, near Jablunkau and Freistadt, later the remnants of the 138th withdrew via Olsa, Neutitschin to the area south of Olomouc, where the war ended for the regiment on August 8th. In May 1945, the East Mark hunters laid down their weapons
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WWII German Luftwaffe Soldbuch – Uffz Courtehaute – Saar Born French Name – Nachtjagdgeschwader 6 – RK Signature – Kurland 1945 (Sold)
Soldbuch opened in early 1942 for Karl Courtehaute, from the Saar area. He served sometime in the ground crew of Nachtjagdgeschwader 6 (Night Fighters). There are some recognisable RK Signature in the Soldbuch from the above unit. It seems in 1945 he was assigned to : Marsch Btl z.b.v. Inf LW 968 – Sent to Heeresgurppe Nord in early 1945 with 300 men. HG Nord – were at the time encircled in the Kurland Pocket Last comments: It seems that he has dropped off the records, he is not listed as KIA. An interesting last ditch Soldbuch to someone just thrown towards the front in an adhoc unit.
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WWII German Wehrmacht Soldbuch – Gefreiter Schirmer – Panzer Brigade 108 – 116 Panzer Division Windhund – With Cap Insignia Paper – Holland 1944 – Aachen – Rare
Born in Germany in 1924, Gefr Schirmer was enlisted in late 1942. What is amazing about this Soldbuch is the two extras added into page 1 allowing him to wear the following special insignia: With the Panzer Brigade 108 – he was permitted to wear the “Deaths head” – November 1944 With 116 Panz Div – “Windhundabzeichen” – October 1944. He served in various units which seen combat: 1. MG Kp, Grenadier Regiment 89 – 2. Panzer Grenadier Regiment 79 3. s.Pz Grenadier Kp (gp) – Panzer Brigade 108 4. Panzer Grenadier Regiment 60 Other entries worth noting: Issued Iron Rations 2.1944 and 8.1944. Armed with: 98k, also had previously ac43 P38 Pistol, Wounded: 31d – Shrapnel – 14.3.1944 Awards: War Merit Cross with Swords – 116 Panzer Division History: Panzer Brig 108 US tank troops had penetrated the West Wall in the area northwest of Bitburg – Wallendorf on September 14th and 15th, 1944. The brigade was unloaded on September 19, 1944 in the Manderscheid – Daun / Eifel area. The brigade had just been unloaded and was immediately launched into a counterattack. The reinforced Panzer Division 2108, in cooperation with Hauser’s Panzerkampfgruppe from the Panzer Lehr Division, broke through the narrow, approximately 7 to 8 kilometer deep attack wedge in the area west of Bitburg and threw the enemy back onto the West Wall. The brigade, which was fully assembled on September 20, 1944 for a planned relocation to southern Alsace, in the Burgundian Gate area, was turned north at night to the Nijmegen – Arnhem area. The extent of the British air landing at Arnhem had become known. The 107 Panzer Brigade was already fighting there in the area northeast of Nijmegen. From September 22nd and 23rd, 1944, the brigade was deployed at the Reichswald, in the area west of Kleeve-Süd, southeast of Arnhem. After the counterattack was stopped southeast of Arnhem, a defensive battle followed in the Aachen – Würselen area from October 6th to 12th, 1944. The brigade was recognized for this operation in the Wehrmacht report. The brigade attacks as part of the 116th Panzer Division and manages to retake and occupy Würselen under cover of dusk. At the beginning of October, the high command of Army Group B also ordered the integration of combat troops into this division. The brigade then moves on to defense in the Würselen area. As a result of immediate and violent counterattacks by the Americans, parts of the Panzer Division and the Panzergrenadiers were surrounded by strong mechanized forces in Würselen in the following days. After a breakout with heavy losses, the brigade was pulled out of the front after hard fighting northeast of Aachen – Geilenkirchen.
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WWII German Todt Service Identification – Organisation Todt – Hauptbauführer Raab – OT Südost Serbia (Sold)
A clean OT Service ID, Issued to a rather high rank, Hauptbauführer, meaning main building leader. He was serving as the Regional Building director in Vienna. The unit he served in the Ot was OT Südwest in Belgrade. From Vienna, Rudolf Raab. Seems to have some 1945 entries.
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WWII German Waffen SS Soldbuch – SS Rottenführer Hellwig – Battle of Arnhem & Ardennes – 9. SS-Panzer-Division “Hohenstaufen” – Ultra Rare (Sold)
SS Soldbuch issued to Hans Hellwig, born on the 6th of March 1924 in Kiel, Germany. Personal details: Roman Catholic, trained as a sales man. 1,76cm tall, he had a scar on his forehead. Hellwig was not married and his next of kin was his father in Kiel. Hellwig was serving with the Luftwaffe (as his EKM states: 288 Schwere Flak Ersatz Abt 62) before being transferred to the Waffen-SS in early September (also carried his rank over!) he was in Nürnberg for further training at the Signals replacement base. He was issued full uniform and equipment on the 5th of September in Nürnberg. This included his SS Helmet, tent and poles, ammo pouches, rucksack and eating utensils. It would seem he passed the course fairly fast and was sent to his frontline unit (as page 22 indicates an SS Untersturmführer sent found him fit for duty on the 9.9.1944): SS Panzer Nachrichten Abteilung 9 (9. SS-Panzer-Division “Hohenstaufen”) When the Allies landed in the Arnhem area on September 17, there were still around 2,500 men from the division in this area. These were assembled in the Velp area and then faced off against the landed paratroopers who had landed east of Oosterbeek. After the end of the fighting for Arnhem (17.09 – 26.09 – note that Hellwig has a security stamp from the 25th signed by SS Ostuf. Herbert Escher during the battle on the 25.09) , the remaining parts of the division followed to the Westerwald, where the division was finally reorganised. The division reached a strength of around 13,000 men by seconding members of the Air Force and Navy. On October 17, 1944, they were transferred to the Münster – Hamm – Paderborn – Gütersloh area and two weeks later to the Euskirchen – Münstereifel – Neuenahr area. By mid-December the division had reached a strength of 19,605 men and was thus above the target strength. However, the teams were insufficiently trained. On December 17, 1944, the division was moved to the Stadtkyll – Jünkerath – Blankenheim area. The following day they attacked Schoenberg via Losheim. Initially fighting with Teieln for St. Vith, the division was placed under the I. SS Panzer Corps on December 19 and was supposed to relieve the SS Kampfgruppe “Peiper” at La Gleize by advancing on the right. By the time the division arrived in the Vilettes area, however, the combat group had already been wiped out. At the end of December 1944, the division then moved to the area north of Bastogne. After heavy fighting for the city, the division was replaced by army units on January 6, 1945 and commanded to the area of Vielsalm. Then pushed back to the St. Vith area, the division was finally pulled out of the front on January 23 and transferred to the Prüm area. Four days later, she was transferred to the refreshment room in Mayen. By the end of January 1945, the division had again reached a strength of 19,462 men due to new Luftwaffe deployments. Already on February 9, the division began to be transferred to Hungary for the planned offensive on Lake Balaton in the Kisber area. Two days later, it moved into the starting position for the “Spring Awakening” operation in the Seregélyes area, about 15 km south-east of Stuhlweißenburg. In heavy fighting, however, the division could only make small gains in terrain. On March 17, 1945, the division still had a strength of 10,820 men. On March 19, the division was replaced by army units and moved to the area south-west of Stuhlweissenburg. During the retreat that followed, on March 22, 1945, the division was already around 30 km to the north-west in the Berhida – Ösi – Vár-Polata area. After fighting in the Veszprém area, the division went back to the Reichsschutz position on April 7, 1945. Deployed in the Radkersburg area, the division was refreshed again by the end of April 1945. The transfer to the Amstetten area followed at the end of April. From here she reached the Enns on May 8, 1945, where she was taken prisoner by the Americans. Signatures: 25.09.1944 – SS Ostuf. Herbert Escher (2 Kp.) SS-Nr. 455.980 He served with 2. (Funk-)Kompanie from SS-Nachrichten-Abteilung 9 with 9. SS-Panzer-Division ‘Hohenstaufen’. Between September 1944 and May 1945 he was commander from 2. (Funk-)Kompanie with SS-Nachrichten-Abteilung 9 from 9. SS-Panzer-Division ‘Hohenstaufen’. He took part in the fightings in Hungary in 1945. 14.4.1945 – SS Ostuf. Gerhard Knabe (2 and 3 Kp.)SS-Nr. 456.073 In 1945 he served with 2. (Funk-)Kompanie from SS-Nachrichten-Abteilung 9 with 9. SS-Panzer-Division ‘Hohenstaufen’ and he took part in the fightings in Hungary. Other Soldbuch entries to note: Payment in Dachau – he was given a special payment in Dachau, signed off by SS Ostuf. Herbert Escher. Another note is entered into the Soldbuch, likely after a small dental treatment that he is to report to SS-Feldersatz Brigade 102 (II SS Panzer Korps) directly after. Issued a rifle K98k – 17.10.1944 Promotion: 1.12.1944 – from SS Sturmmann to SS Rottenführer. Permit to carry a pistol number 15828 – 5.2.1945 Captured by Allied troops: Cover Page: POW Number, 31G 5064964 he was sent to the United State of America, on the last page of the Soldbuch his POW number was written once again this time long after the wars end in February of 1946. Last comments: This SS Soldbuch is a highly desirable item, the story of Hellwig is quite remarkable he made it through the last years of the Division and survived fighting on both fronts and managed to see the last days luckily making it out to the US lines to surrender. The signature for Escher during the Battle of Arnheim, and the Ardennes link make this Soldbuch a highly sought after piece. Find another one! They are just not out there!
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WWII German Army Water Bottle and Cup – BLUE – Oskar Schindler’s company, « Deutsche Emailwarenfabrik » Rare (Sold)
Here we have something there was so much hype about in the collector community. An untouched original German Blue Water Bottle and Cup. Very rare late-war German canteen made by Oskar Schindler’s company, « Deutsche Emailwarenfabrik » There are currently none for sale on the market. Price includes WW Tracked Shipping
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WWII German Soldbuch – Gefr Dredenstedt – Infanterie Regiment 532 (MG) Komp (383. Infanterie-Division) – Lost eye – Two Assault Days – Iron Cross Second Class – Silver Wounds Badge – Free From Wearing Helmet! (Offer Accepted)
Soldbuch to Gefr Albert Dredenstedt He served with: Infanterie Regiment 532 (MG) Komp (383. Infanterie-Division) He took part in Two assault days – One in Barantschick and Ekaterinowka. It seems he was hit with a grenade fragment in the head when he was serving in a machine gun team on the eastern front. He would loose his eye as a result. Interestingly, there is a paper in the Soldbuch stating he does not need to wear a helmet due to the injury. He was awarded the Iron Cross Second Class – his award certificate is singed by General of The Artillerie Wodrig (Knights Cross Winner) He was awarded also the Silver Wounds Badge in March of 1943 for the loss of his eye. He was then posted in late 1944 to : Landeschutzen Batl 316 guarding POWs in Kyritz. A nice set, the cover has come loose but is complete.
