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WWII German Wehrmacht Soldbuch – Obergefreiter Jonas – Schwere Heeres Panzer Jäger Abt 657 – 212 Volks Grenadier Division – Ardennes Battle 1944/45 fighting against US 10th Armoured Division – Captured in Donkholz/Doncols (Luxemburg) by US Troops of the 90th Inf Div in January 1945 – POW Papers (SOLD)
A very nice Soldbuch, first issue September 1944 issued in Berlin, Potsdam to Kurt Joans born in 1916 in Berlin Eberswalde. Issued by a anti tank/tank hunter replacement unit in Potsdam. Jonas next of kin was his mother in Eberswalde, Berlin. Jonas was issued a full kit on November 1944, as well as a Pistol, by Schwere Heeres Panzer Jäger Abt 684, and deployed with Schwere Heeres Panzer Jäger Abt 657. A lovely entry into the cover page and page 8 – Ausbildungskommando 8.8cm Pak – Meaning he took part in training on the 8.8cm Pak Gun. A complete list/Order of creation for the unit can be seen here: https://www.lexikon-der-wehrmacht.de/Gliederungen/HeeresPzJAbt/Gliederung.htm Armed with 8.8cm Heavy Motorised P.A.K, according to one book (Advance and Destroy: Patton as Commander in the Bulge, By John Rickard) it seems they had 16 Panzer Jäger (unknown what type of armoured vehicle). They were to fight under, the 212 Volksgrenadier Division in the Battle of the Ardennes 1944/45. The 212. Infanteriedivision was destroyed in August 1944 in Lithuania and these survivors were combined with the 578. Volksgrenadierdivision at Schieratz in Poland. Keeping with the make-up of the original division most of the personnel were from Bavaria and were most young men, many of who were just seventeen years old. In November 1944 the division was moved west and joined the Seventh Army across the Sauer from Echternach. It was commanded by Generalleutnant Franz Sensfuss. It was at full-strength and its morale was high. However, like many of the other Volksgrenadierdivision is only had a portion of it armoured vehicle allocation. Just five StuG assault guns were available. It also only had two of its three infantry regiments available at the start of the Ardennes offensive as the third had been put in the Seventh Army reserve. The initial attacks on 16 December 1944 went well from Echternach towards Berdorf, Dickweiler and Osweiler. The Volksgrenadiers were well behind the American lines before the command of the US 4th Infantry Division were able to react. Echternach was finally taken on 17 December after Sensfuss personally led an assault by the 212. Füsilier Bataillon. The division also took Berdorf the same day, forcing a task force of the US 10th Armoured Division out of the village after bitter fighting. As more units of Patton’s US Third Army began to arrive the Volksgrenadiers were forced over to the defence. They hung on to their gains, but were eventually forced to retire and were back on their start positions by the end of January 1945. However, even with companies reduced to 25 to 30 men they continued to fight stubbornly. They defended the West Wall in February against Patton’s forces. The small kampfgruppe they had become didn’t surrender until May 1945 in Baumholder, Bavaria. Final Comments It seems Jonas, was captured by the 90th Infantry Division of the US Army in January of 1945 in the town of Doncols (German: Donkholz), stated on the POW papers that Jonas is a MG Gunner. This coincided with his weapons issued, he was only given a Pistol as per the regulations for a MG Gunner. I was unable to find out what they were armed with. But it seems it must have been an 8.8cm on some sort of carriage. A very nice Ardennes/Luxemburg related Soldbuch. Video below shows German POWs captured by the 90th Infantry Division USA in January 1945. Could be that Jonas is standing in this group of POWs.
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WWII Kriegsmarine Soldbuch – Matrosen Obergefreiter Pardon – Torpedofangboot F7 – Kurland Evacuations 1944/45 – Last Ditch April 1945 – Festungs Pak Abt 101 (Sold)
This nice little KM grouping to Helmut Pardon, Soldbuch was issued in 1941 and he was assigned to U-Boat Training in Pillau. Although due to the course of the war Pardon would serve on Torpedofangboot (Torpedo Catch Boat) F7 – his Feldpost numbers were mostly obscured although I was able to find it out (29875). In 1944/45 this boat was on active duty in the Baltic area, they were assigned to evacuations to the trapped Army Groups in Kurland. The boat is pictured a few times in his personal photos which show him swearing his oath to Germany/AH. On the first of April 1945, he was assigned to: Festungs Pal Ersatz und Ausbildungs Abt 101 (A) – this unit was deployed all over the last sections of the front still in combat. Its been researched skilfully here: http://richard.tom-goebel.de/berlin-1945/festungs-pak Last Comments: We will never know if Pardon was onboard a UBoat or in the Battle of Berlin. Both are dead ends, but what we know is that he was for sure on the Kurland Coast during the battles. A nice KM Last Ditch Soldbuch. Comes with his 1937 Landjahr ID Booklet with a photo of him in Hitler Youth Uniform.
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WWII German Wehrmacht Soldbuch – Prisoner of War Grouping – St Marie du Mont – Fahnenjunker Blatter – Grenadier Regiment 212 – Close Combat Days Castle Stanca Romania 1944 (SOLD)
It is obvious he has had problems with his Soldbuch when he arrived in the POW Camp in St Marie du Mont (France), he was then processed at Cherbourg in July 1945. It seems he was then interned in PGA (French POW Camp) Number 131 at Clermont Ferrand still in 1947. Photos of this camp can be found online. The French Army in Normandy made him a copy of the front page of his Soldbuch, he must have had it in bad condition and they added it to his Soldbuch. Walther Blatter was born in the area of Saarbrücken, Germany in 1924 into a protestant family. He worked as a postal assistant before the war. He was unmarried and his next of kin was his father at their home address in Sarrbrucken. Frontline Units: Grenadier Regiment 886 Grenadier regiment 212 Awards Page 4.5.43 – Wounds Badge GR212 5.43 – Iron Cross Second Class – 79 ID 16.6.1944 – EKI – 79 ID 22.6.1944 – Infantry Assault – GR212 13.6.1944 – Wounds Badge in Silver 18.6.1944 – Kuban Schild There is a possibility that both the EK2 and the EK1 and Kuban are forged, wartime or after the war we will not know. But again with further research could be possible he has the both EKs. Close Combat Days – 28.4.1944 – Cuza Voda, Rumania 29.4.1944 – North East of Cuza Voda, Romania 30.5.1944 – Attack on Stanca Heights 31.5.1944 – Night Attack on Castle Stanca 24.3.1944 – Counterattack (?) Assault Days 28.4.1944 – Cuza Voda 30.5.1944 – Attack at Castle Stanca, Romania 31.5.1944 – Night attack at Castle Stanca 24.3.1945 – Counterattack (?) Wounding 8.1943 – Contracted Malaria – this injury would bug him even during the course of another wounding. 29.4.1944 – 31a and 31b – Bullet stuck in his left upper leg, and shrapnel wounds on the buttocks. Issued – Compass and Full combat Gear Final Comments A little messy grouping of pocket litter of a POW Processed in Normandy.
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WWII German Wehrmacht Soldbuch – Pionier Detmer – Grenadier Regiment 941 (353 Inf DIv) – Captured on Western Front 1944 – POW Papers – Siegfried Line 1944/45 (Hold)
A nice Soldbuch issued to Hermann Detmer in Höxter 1944 with a Pioneer Unit. Detmer was assigned to a few units conducting Pionner work, focusing on bridge building. In 1944, he was assigned to Grenadier Regiment 941 (353 Inf Div) Issued with a Iron Ration in August 1944 and a rifle on the 13th of June 1944. Meaning sometime after September of 1944 he was deployed with Grenadier Regiment 941. Between December 1944 and January 1945, the 353rd Infantry Division operated as part of the LXXXI Army Corps at the Westfall defensive fortifications (Allied parlance: “Siegfried Line”), where it launched a major counterattack on 2 December, which was eventually beaten back by U.S. artillery.[5] The 353rd Infantry Division was eventually trapped in the Ruhr Cauldron, where it went into American captivity around April 1945.[1] The division’s final commander was Colonel Kurt Hummel, who assumed command on 15 February 1945 Final Comments: Detmer was captured by Allied Troops in late 1944. He was held in France as a POW according to his POW Papers. He was still a POW in 1946, a further paper shows he was working at the POW Barracks.
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WWII Soldbuch Wehrmacht – Uffz Steiner – Infanterie Regiment 134 – 44. Reichsgrenadier-Division Hoch- und Deutschmeister – Gustav Line Italy 1944 – Battle of Vienna 1945 (Sold)
Soldbuch issued in September 1939 to Rudolf Steiner born in 1919, he was a farmer before he joined the Army. He joined Infantry Regiment 134 in 1941. Fighting for a very short time in Russia 1941/42. In 1942 he was sick the whole year due to an internal problem. He was back with his frontline unit again early in 1944 around mid 1944. He fought the summer of 1944 on the Gustav Line in Italy. But by January of 1945 he again admitted to hospital with 25 (Skin Issue) and 18 (Pneumonia). Spent the rest of the war in Hospital till the 3rd of April 1945, he was sent to the Frontleitstelle (Front Direction / Recruitment) in Vienna 1945 Medals: Eastern Front Medal Infantry Assault Badge Final Comments He likely took part in the battle for Vienna as he was found fit for duty again and sent to the front. Really nice to find an Italy Soldbuch these days, getting harder.
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WWII Wehrmacht Soldbuch – Stabsgefr Keck – 10. Radfahrer-Jäger-Brigade – Prussia 1945 – Wounded – Heiligenbeil Pocket 1945 – Sold
Opened in April of 1943, this Soldbuch was issued to Alfons Keck born in 1899. Assigned to diverse divisional fighting schools, under the 217 ID, 349 VGD and 349 VGD. His last unit which put him into the line was: 10. Radfahr Jäger Brigade (11 Schwardon) – This unit set up in January of 1945 was deployed in Eastern Prussia. Keck was wounded in March 1945 with a 31b, grenade splinters and was brought to hospital. He had the following awards: 1. Eastern Front Medal 2. War Merit Cross with Swords Second Class 3. Should have been awarded the Black Wounds Badge Final Comments: A nice untouched Soldbuch, with a few awards but priced fairly.
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WWII German SD-Hauptamt Service ID – SS Scharführer Werner Hahn – Heydrichs Staff – SD Berlin 1942 – Ultra Rare Grouping (On Hold)
This exceptional wartime SD identification paper gained access to the most horrible buildings in Berlin. The SD Hauptamt on Prinz Albrecht Strasse in Berlin. This little grouping is one of a kind, a similar one was found for a Police Man serving in the building but not seen any for the SS/SD staff. These permits enabled the holder to not only gain entry but was allowed to carry a side arm. SS Scharführer Werner Hahn, was shortly before the war a member of the German Police. It seems according to the Heydrich office promotion documents to Hahn that he was already in Heydrichs staff from the beginning of the war. Final Comments I do not think this will come up again anytime soon, such an SS/SD ID is extremely rare and such items are not available often. I have no doubt on the authenticity and we give a lifetime guarantee. Price is shipped tracked worldwide.
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WWII US Army Medical Corps – 1st Leiutenant Himmelwright – United States 7th Army – Arrived December 1944 – Rhineland Germany 1945 – Super Grouping (Reserved)
Wonderful Estate Collection of 1st Lieutenant Freida M. Himelwright N762305 who arrived 10 December 1944 in Europe and received Campaign Credits for Central Europe and Rhineland with the US Army Nurse Corps. This collection of her military uniforms, hats, documents, and ephemera tell the story of a WAC Women’s Army Corps Nurse who served in the European Theater of Operations with the United States 7th Army. Highlights of the collection are her extensive uniform grouping to include two Field Service Uniform Jackets one chocolate brown WAC Service Uniform with Advanced Base & 7th Army SSI Shoulder Patches, 1st Lieutenant Rank Insignia, Army Medical Corps Nurse N Branch Lapel Insignia, and Ribbons; additionally, the English Tailored WAC Coat and Nurse Officers WAC Service Hat. Further Uniform items include: WAC Overseas Garrison Cap with Rank and Nurse Branch Insignia, WAC Overseas Cap Chocolate Brown, WAC Doeskin Overcoat by ‘Schwartz Cincinnati’, Service Uniforms Chocolate Brown ‘Jacket Service Tropical Worsted Nurses Dark OD 10R Lyonelle Modes Dated May 1944’, Khaki Shirt & Tie, WAC Skirt with stitched laundry number, & White Uniform Jacket with 7th Army SSI Shoulder Patch and 2 Overseas Service Bars ‘Mary Sachs Tailors Harrisburg’, White WAC Officers Hat by KNOX, Khaki Tie, Two White Garrison Caps, ‘Jacket Wool OD Women’s Officers 10S Giacobbe Brothers Dated Dec 1943’, White dinner jacket, Four Additional Skirts Including One 1945 Dated French Made, Low Quarter Leather Shoes, WAC leather boots, leather riding boots, and assorted socks and garments. Exceptional Personal ID Identification Bracelet France 1945 with Army Nurse Corps Branch Insignia and Custom engraved and numbered interior to Freida Himelwright. Assorted insignia and small items to include German Occupation made 3rd Infantry Division SSI Shoulder Patch, patches, coins, 2nd Lieutenant Rank Insignia Bars, Branch Army Nurse Corps Insignia, and other small personal pieces and patriotic items. WAC Officers Bedding Roll WAC Canvas Clothing Bag Personal Embroidered Pillow, SAKS Fifth Avenue make up compact with birds of paradise to the cover and American Red Cross Shoes with Gift Sleeve Medical Officers Cases, Canvas Case by ‘Superior Surgical’, Surgical Instruments Assortment, Glass Syringes, and Spare Needles Various books and pamphlets: German Phrase Book 30-606, 274th Infantry Independence Day Regatta Wiesbaden on the Rhine Germany 4 July 1945, My Military Missel, USO Red Cross Pad, and small papers / letters. Documents: Military Record and Report of Separation Certificate of Service and Embossed Army of The United States Certificate of Service, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Veterans Compensation, Department of Commerce Student Pilot Certificate 1946, Photograph of 1st Lieutenant Himelwright Several pencil sketches Post-War Civilian Private Pilot’s Log Book *Estate Auction Acquisition* – Presented as Acquired, Ribbons on the First WAC Service Uniform Coat: Army Commendation, EAME 2 Stars, and Asiatic Pacific Campaign are Incorrect per her service records but exactly as found. The price is shipped in the US, if you are from somewhere else and buy it contact us for the actual shipping cost
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WWII United States Army – Medical Corps Officer – Footlocker of Captain Parham (Landed on Beach Normandy, France / D- Day Plus) – Bringbacks K98 Bayonet – Super Rare – Theater Embroidered Combat Medic Badge
The Extensive Footlocker Estate Grouping of Capt. Leroy Parham United States Army Medical Officer who “landed on Normandy Beach shortly after D-Day” (Obituary of Leroy Parham). This unique footlocker grouping tells the story of a Combat Medic / Administrative Medical Officer Captain Leroy Parham who served in the CCC and then US Medical Corps during WWII. He was attached to the U.S. 7 th & 9 th Armies. Captain Parham’s 1942 Dated 35R Service Officers “Ike” Jacket is a true highlight of this impressive collection – it has one of the finest theater embroidered Combat Medic Badges ever seen, Occupation tailored U.S. 7 th Army Patch, 9 th Army previous unit, Rank; Branch Insignia, three Overseas Service Bars bullion tailored and three ribbon bar: American Campaign, Europe Africa Middle East Campaign with Two Stars, and World War Two Victory. All contained in his original trunk this is a tremendous opportunity to add an exceptional Medical Officers grouping to any advanced collection. Further Uniform pieces include: M-1943 Field Jacket 36 Regular by ‘The Spaide Shirt Co’ – Fine Condition and early production dated 1943, Overseas Officers Garrison Caps Khaki & Chocolate Brown with Captain’s Rank, Officers Pink Trousers; Chocolate Brown Trousers, Class A Officers Chocolate Brown Service Uniform with bullion tailored 7 th Army SSI shoulder patch, US Medical Corps ‘A’ Administrative lapel insignia, Captain’s rank, and three Overseas Service Bars – Officers Sam Browne Belt, and a Officers wool shirt by ‘Vanguard’. Featured prominently above the photo of the Ike Jacket on the top of the footlocker is a European Theater Field Hospital Unit Photograph Exceptional Field Medic Geneva Convention Numbered Arm Brassard ‘M316243’ A large assortment of personal books and pamphlets including: Military Medical Manual, Officers Handbook of Information, German Phrase Book TM 30-606, Army Officers Notebook, Easter 1945, Commissary Price List, Company Administrative Records, A Short Guide to Great Britain, London Illustrated Guide Book, Central Europe Map, Westminster Abbey Pamphlet, Welcome to the Riviera, Nice, Cannes, Monaco, Paris Guides, Several Road Maps / Red Cross Maps and Going Back to Civilian Life amongst many others. A nice collection of additional insignia and patches: Theater tailored Occupation Era 7 th Army bullion SSI, 7 th & 4 th Army patches, Captain’s rank, Europe Middle East Africa ribbons, Ruptured Ducks, crests, bullion tailored Overseas Service Bars and unused Officers Service Hat Insignia. Various Photographs and Orders Honorable Discharge from the CCC Civilian Conservation Corps Franklin Roosevelt Expeditionary Forces Letter Several Large Maps of German Areas of Operation Several Newspapers including the ‘Al Hambra Echo Dec 12, 1945’ featuring the story General Patton Unchanged Capture Paper Signed by Maj. Thadeus Bugelski MC 86 th Medical Battalion authorizing the capture and bring back of 1 Luger Pistol, German Camera and German Field Glasses Souvenir K98 Bayonet by Carl Eickhorn 1938 (numbers matching) Leather Souvenir Box and other miscellaneous souvenirs including a fine little cup from Lourdes. Please make inquiry about shipping as this is a standard footlocker of WW2 and loaded is fairly heavy. The total includes Free Shipping in the United States.
