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Soldbuch – Uffz Luders – Panzer Regiment 25 – PKA – WIA (Sold)
Soldbuch to Unteroffizier Karl Luders Luders was born on January 1925, in the area of Goslar. His Soldbuch was issued on the 29th of April 1942, at a training camp for NCOs. After tank training, Luders was sent to his frontline unit in 1944. Panzer Regiment 25 (7 Panzer Division) It would seem that the unit was issued with Panzer IV Tanks. Luders was shot in Belarus and was sent back from the front. He would end the war in a tank training unit in Bamberg. In January 1944, the division was in a heavy defensive battle between Zhitomir and Shepetovka. From February 1, 1944, the division was moved in a 130 km long march to the southern edge of the Pripjet Marshes near Brody in order to stop infiltrating enemy troops. The relocation to the northeast followed on February 15, and at the end of the month the division fought in the Lutsk area. From March 3, the Army Reserve Division was in the area around Zbaraz, about 15 km northwest of Tarnopol. From here it took part in the fighting for Tarnopol and was then trapped in the Kamenets-Podolsk pocket. The division took part in the breakout to the west with heavy losses and was then relocated to the area 20 km west of Buczacz in mid-April 1944. On April 21, they moved to the refresher room south of Stanuislaus. But as early as April 25, the division, no more than one combat group, had to move south to the Carpathians. Until July 1, the division was used on the Carpathian passes. The division was then moved by rail via Lemberg – Radom – Warsaw – Bialystok to Lida, as the Russians had succeeded in separating the North and Central Army Groups. Heavy retreat fights followed in the area south of Vilna and the crossing over the Nyemen. Until the end of July, the division fought on the river Nyemen and then north of Kovno, where it was involved in the opening of the land connection to Courland. On August 1, the division had to be withdrawn from the Dubyssa sector. Awards: Panzer Assault Badge in Silver Wounds Badge in Black Comments A very nice Panzer Soldbuch, Luders was awarded the Panzer assault badge in Silver so he seen action in a Panzer. A nice photo also in this Soldbuch showing the tankers uniform very nicely.
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Soldbuch – Obergefreiter Stanglmaier – Landesschützen-Bataillon 501 – WIA
Soldbuch to Obergefreiter Josef Stanglmaier The Soldbuch was opened in 1942, by Infanterie Regiment 542. Stanglmair was wounded by an enemy bullet in early 1943, and was sent by hospital train to Warsaw, Poland to a hospital. After his recovery he was sent to: Landesschützen-Bataillon 532 Landesschützen-Bataillon 501 Stanglmaier served at the homefront with the guarding units. Equipment Issued a French Rifle Had his own pistol, a Walther 08, 9mm from 1916.
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Wehrpass – Uffz Rehberg – Führer Kurierstaffel (Führerhauptquartier) – Plane Crash KIA (On Hold)
Wehrpass to Unteroffizier Herbert Rehberg. Rehberg was a Tennis teacher by trade, and was single. Issued in January 1937, in Hamburg. Rehberg volunteered to join the Luftwaffe in 1937. After a short stint in the RAD he was assigned to a flying training, and by early 1938 he arrived with: Kampfgeschwader 157 Boelcke and later Kampfgeschwader zbv 1., serving in Denmark, Norway and later Holland. Rehberg was assigned in late 1942 to the Führer Kurierstaffel, based at the Führerhauptquartier in Rastenburg. Provided with aircraft to provide courier and liaison services to the Führerhauptquartier (Hitler’s headquarters). Rehberg was awarded the Iron Cross Second Class and the Pilots Badge. Rehberg was piloting a Bf 108 B-1, with one other person on board when the plan had some difficulties and crashed near Sangershausen, killing both on board, on the 12th of November 1942. Rehberg was recovered and buried in his home area in Hamburg. Comment A very interesting Wehrpass to an obscure and small unit that flew important messages and people close to Hitler. Other documents to this unit are extremely hard to find.
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Wehrpass – Gefreiter Sussmann – Partisans Fighting – KIA 1944 (Sold)
Wehrpass for Herbert Sussmann The Wehrpass was issued in June 1943, Sussmann was born in 1926 in Graz, he was unmarried and worked on the land. After initial training and a short stint in 1944 fighting partisans on the adriatic coast line with various mountain units, he was assigned in October 1944 to: Füsilier Battalion 61 Sussmann was killed in action in Eastern Prussia (Sonnenmoor) and is according to the records likely buried as an unknown soldier. Included: Various photos of Sussmann, one in service uniform wearing an M43 Cap.
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Soldbuch – Stabsgefreiter Wagner – Kradmelder – 9.Pz Div – Ardennes 1945
Soldbuch to Stabsgefreiter Ludwig Wagner Wagner was born in Espern, and worked as a landworker in his civilian life. His Soldbuch was opened in 1939 by a training unit for Kradschützen. Frontline Units: Aufklärungs Regiment 9 In the western campaign, the regiment joined the paratroopers who had jumped off at Moerdijk on May 11, 1940 and pushed into Rotterdam fighting. After moving to the Somme to deploy near Dunkirk, the regiment advanced on June 5, 1940 via Amiens towards Paris to Clermont. Turned south, it went on June 10th from Coulommiers-La Charité, where the secret files of the French General Staff were captured. We continued in the direction of Lyon and Roanne, which was taken on June 19th. From there the regiment was thrown around to the southwest, the regiment got as far as Bordeaux before France surrendered. Following the immediate home march, the regiment was disbanded on July 31, 1940, after almost exactly two years of its existence. Wagner was wounded by a French bullet on the 4.6.1940 Kradschützen Bataillon 59 ( 9 Panzer Division) During the Balkan campaign, the battalion fought on the Stracin Pass, near Skopljes and Prizrens and, from April 13, 1941, against the British expeditionary force via Bitolj, Klidi and Kozani to Aliakmon, Venetikos, Elasson and Larissa as far as Volos. Then we went to Moravian-Silesia in a country march to freshen up. From June 22, 1941, the battalion participated in the attack on the Soviet Union with the coup d’état on Tarnopol on July 2, 1941 and in closing the Uman pocket on August 2. Krivoy-Rog was reached on August 16, and Dnepropetrovsk-South on August 25, 1941. On September 11, 1941, the battalion was pulled out to close the Kiev pocket on September 15, 1941 and after the thrust over Ssumy-Fatesh, after overcoming the autumn mud period on November 3, 1941, Kursk fell, from where on November 20, 1941 Tim was achieved. The battalion spent the wonter at Shchigry. On April 13, 1942, the battalion was merged with the reconnaissance division 9 and now designated motorcycle rifle battalion (AA) 59. Reinforced in this way, the battalion moved out of its winter position to jump out of Voronezh on June 28, 1942 as part of Operation Blau I, but had to fend off violent flank thrusts by the Soviets west of the Don from July 5, 1942, until it was on August 11, 1942 Relocated via Orel, in the Wirbelwind company on which Shisdra was deployed. On September 3, 1942, the trench strength of the division was still 55 men! Wagner would be one of these last men, winning the Iron Cross Second class in December 1941. Panzer Aufklärungs Regiment 9 Deployed on July 5, 1943. On July 12, 1943, they were thrown into the Orelbogen, where they fought south of Szuchinitschi. The division stayed in the Orelbogen and took part in the retreat battles of Army Group South. On October 7, 1943, the division fought near Zaporozhye. From February 8, 1944, the department was in action at Nikopol and Apostolowo. From February 22, 1944, the division was used at Krivoy-Rog. The Vossnesensk area was reached by mid-March 1944. From there, the division with the 9th Panzer Division was loaded to the south of France for refreshment. However, they did not achieve its full target and was posted on July 27, 1944 to reinforce the invasion front. Alencon was reached on August 10, 1944, but the division was then removed from division leadership and deployed further north. After that she stayed in the Falaise basin with mass and after a short defensive deployment on the Seine at the end of August 1944, the Reich territory was reached. In the run-up to the West Wall, the defense of the Reich began with fighting at Stolberg from September 4th to 23rd, 1944. This was followed by fighting around Arnhem from September 27th to October 8th, 1944. Between October 25th and 29th, 1944, the division was involved in fighting used around Venlo. This was followed by the defensive battle near Geilenkirchen from November 10, 1944 to December 4, 1944. After that, the unit with the division was made available for the Ardennes offensive. During the Battle of the Bulge, the department was used from December 25, 1944 to January 4, 1945 around Rochefort and then at Houffalize. In February 1945, after being taken back to the Siegfried Line, the department was deployed near Brno in the Eifel and then further north of it. In the Cologne-North – Worringen area, the unit bled to death by March 7, 1945 and was worn out on the left bank of the Rhine. Awards: Wounds Badge in Black – 31 (Bullet) in France June 1940 Panzer Assault badge in Bronze Eastern Front Medal Iron Cross 2nd Class Wounds Badge in Silver – 31b Shrapnel March 1943 Clearly it is stated in the Soldbuch that Wagner is to be used as a Kradmelder (Motorcycle Dispatch) Equipment: Luger P08 Signal Pistol Included: Iron Cross Second Class Certificate – Signed by Knights Cross winner Generalmajor Scheller (KIA) Rare Signature Allied Captured Papers , also describes his wounds as giving him trouble again. Comments A nice Soldbuch to a Soldier who saw the full war, for the most part in different vehicles as well as being a designated Motorcycle Dispatch rider, a nice and unusual entry.
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Soldbuch – Funker Herbert Bischoff – Wounded Ardennes 1944 (Sold)
Funker Herbert Bischoff Bischoff was born in Offenbach on the 8th of May, 1925 in a Catholic family, and was a mechanic in his civilian career. His Soldbuch was issued on the 1st of October 1943 by Panzer Nachrichten Ersatz Abt 81. By December 1944, Bischoff was on the frontline in the Ardennes with Nachrichten Abteilung 9, fighting under the 9th Volksgrenadier Division. He was wounded by shrapnel on the 28th of December 1944, and evacuated from the frontline. Awarded the Black Wounds Badge in a military hospital in Bad Schwalbach in January 1945. Included Wounds Badge in Black Document for the Wounds Badge EKM (Tag) Matching to his Soldbuch and complete. Ration card Picture of Girlfriend (?) Workbook Comment A nice set, as found and not messed with. Not easy to find such small complete sets.
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SS Soldbuch – SS Oberscharführer Fritz Matton – LSSAH – EK1 – Captured by US Army (Hold)
Dog Tag/EKM: 7. LAH -83- Bloodgroup: AB Wehrrnumber: 7./LSSAH 12/35/1027 Fritz MaOon was born on the 23.4.1912. He was a member of the NSDAP (Nr.1748098) and the SS (SS.Nr.126086). It seems he enlisted directly with the LSSAH in April 1936 in Berlin. Matton was a Berliner, living with his wife Lotte, they actually lived in Lichterfelde not far from the LSSAH barracks! In 1940, they later moved to Berlin Karlshorst. An extremely early member of the LSSAH – In January 1936 there were only 2,650 men in the LSSAH, one of them was Matton. Matton’s Career He served with the LSSAH in the 7th Company, and in 1941 he transferred to the 8th Company. By May 1941, Matton again assigned to another unit, and was a Field Police man in the LSSAH. Later in the war, he was transferred into a special unit under control of the Sondertruppen der Reichsführung-SS these units are symbolised by the 500 series unit 2 number. These troops came under the direct control of the RF-SS and were deployed all over where needed. In Mattons case he would serve under the 1st SS Panzer Korps to the Wars 3 end. Matton took part in all the early campaigns with the LSSAH winning in the process both classed of the Iron Cross! In 1938, he took part in the annexation of Austria under General Guderian. An interesting story about how they arrived at the ‘front’ their commander Papa ‘Sepp’ Dietrich had organised busses from the BVG Berlin to take them south. By late 1938, they had taken part in the invasion of Czechoslovakia. In 1939 the LSSAH would take part in heavy fighting during the invasion of Poland. The in 1940 in the invasion of the low countries and France. Following the armistice, the LSSAH was to rest and be upgraded to a brigade while training amphibious warfare for the planned invasion of Britain (Unternehmen Seelöwe). This invasion was cancelled and LSSAH was transferred to Romania for the invasion of the Balkans. It fought its way through Yugoslavia and Greece chasing the Allied troops to Kalamata, from where they were evacuated by sea to Crete. LSSAH took part in Unternehmen Barbarossa (the invasion of the Soviet Union) aOached to Heeresgruppe Süd and saw ac_on at Kiev and Rostov. It was transferred to France for refitting in 1942 and was upgraded to a Panzergrenadier-DIvision. It returned to the Eastern front 1943 and fought at Kharkov and Kursk. Amidst the failure at Kursk, LSSAH was sent to Italy on anti partisan duty but it soon was sent back to the Eastern front this time as a Panzer-Division. LSSAH was one of the divisions encircled near Kamenets-Podolsk and though it was saved by 9. SS-Panzer-Division Hohenstaufen and 10. SS-Panzer-Division Frundsberg it suffered heavy losses and was sent to France for rest and refitting. It fought in Normandy following the Allied invasion and saw action at Caen, Falaise and Aachen as it was pressed back towards Germany. It took part in the offensive in the Ardennes attached to I SS Panzerkorps. Amidst the failure of that offensive LSSAH was once again sent to the Eastern front to take part in the offensive to break the siege of Budapest (Unternehmen Margarethe). Following that failed offensive it was transferred to Austria where it surrendered to the American troops at the end of the war Medals: Anschluss Medal (Austria) – 3.1938 Sudetenland Medal (Cz) – 10.1938 Iron Cross Second Class Iron Cross First Class War Merit Cross Second Class -7.1944 by 1.SS Panzer Korps Matton Post War He was captured by US Troops: POW Number G31 6059 122 Matton was interned in the former KZ Dachau, along with many other men of the LSSAH, in the War Crimes Enclosure No.1 Dachau: around 30,000 people in total were interned there. ‘’ Waffen-SS soldiers in the prestigious Liebstandarte-SS Adolf Hitler Division, known as the LAH, were separated from the other Waffen-SS POWs and brought to the War Crimes Enclosure at Dachau where they were interrogated by a special team that was investigating the “Malmedy Massacre.” This resulted in a scandal that was investigated by the U.S. Congress amidst accusations by the LAH soldiers that they had been tortured at Dachau by the Jewish interrogators to make them confess to crimes which they claimed they didn’t commit.’’ It also seems Matton was enlisted to work on the 21.6.1945 – with the US.Zone – Munich Resettlement Center. They were responsible for the redistribution of people, including Jewish people and or former KZ inmates. Matton seems to have made it through not only the whole war, but through the post war processes at Dachau, and even ended up working rather quickly again. Comments on the Soldbuch Grouping. An incredibly desirable unit for collectors. I have only seen a handful of Soldbücher from such early members of the LSSAH. The picture in the Soldbuch shows a on the shoulder board the LAH Symbol. He made his own cover, likely due to the fact in his civilian career before the war he was a Tailor! Matton seen the early days of the LSSAH, in the first campaigns showing his bravery he was awarded both classes of the Iron Cross! All in all, the Soldbuch is a highly desirable item in any advanced ID collection.
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Soldbuch – Unteroffizier Ewald Hoffmann – Grenadier Regiment 338 (208 Inf Div) – Close Combat Days – Combat Report (Hold)
Wehrmacht Soldbuch Unteroffizier Ewald Hoffmann Hoffmann had his Soldbuch issued in Cottbus on the 10th of May 1940 with 14.(Panzer Abwehr) Infanterie Ersatz Regiment 208 Promotions Gefreiter 21.12.1940 – 14/. Infanterie Regiment 338 Obergefreiter 1.4.1943 – 14/. Infanterie Regiment 338 Unteroffizier 1.5.1945 – Stab/ Feld Ersatz Bataillon 208 Frontline Units From 1940 till 1944, Hoffmann served with Grenadier Regiment 338, in the 14th Kompanie which was the designated company for fighting tanks and was likely armed with a small field gun. The Regiment fought under the Command of the 208th Infanterie Division. Interestingly the Regiment was used to break out an encircled unit under orders from the Regiment commander ‘Gruppe Kuzmany’ in January 1942. According to the Lexikon der Wehrmacht the following information builds a picture of what Hoffmann and his Soldbuch bore witness to. The Gruppe Kuzmany was placed under the 18th Panzer Division in order to liberate the Gilsa Group (216th Infantry Division) in Sukhinichi, which had been encircled since December 29, 1941. Fighting their way through Bukan, Bryni and Popkowo to Sukhinichi. Finally, on January 24, 1942, the ring was breached and Gilsa’s Group was liberated. The remaining parts of the 208th Infantry Division were fighting northeast of Shisdra at this time. These advances served as flank protection for the operation to liberate the troops in Sukhinichi. The focal points of these battles were in the towns of Paliki, Duminitschi-Stadt, Duminitschi-Bahnhof, Uwertnoje, Usty and Kasar. In March 1942 the fighting began, which ended on April 1, 1942 in the Shisdra – Drowotan position. It was here that Hoffmann was first wounded. Soviet Counter Attack at Orel July 1943 (Also known as Operation Kutuzov) On July 11, 1943, the Soviet major attack on the Orel front arch began. At the beginning of this attack there were strong artillery fire and ground attack aircraft on the front and rear areas of the 208th Infantry Division and the most severe defensive battles developed again in the area between Tolkatschewo and Paltschikowo in the next few days. Again and again the enemy attacked the positions of the 338 Grenadier Regiment lying there with strong infantry and tanks. The losses here were extraordinarily high. But although the enemy also suffered heavy losses, the force of his attack continued undiminished and the division ultimately had to withdraw gradually and fight. By July 17, 1943, the left wing of the division withdrew to the Mashok and the right wing to the Nugr. On the same day the enemy managed to cross the Nugr and pushed the division back to the Roshok. The situation in this section of the front was so dramatic that the 208th Infantry Division was ordered to hold the line from the grove south of the Viehfriedhof-Rjalowo-Roschok – Abschnitt-Messenka-Mashoklauf to the last man! Arbitrary, retrograde movements should be brought to a stop with the firearm. The division commander was personally held responsible for carrying out this order. On July 18 the staff of the 208th Infantry Division was moved to Bolchow and he took over the business of the city commandant there. Beginning on July 20, 1943, the division received the order to assemble in the area 15 km southeast of Bolchow (at the Orel-Bolchow road). On July 25th the division had to dig in again as quickly as possible in the line height 246.4 (500 m south of Nowsynez) -height 230.6-height 237.5-north edge Trubchewo, with the front to the north and east. Due to the division’s heavy losses in July 1943, it was only managed as the “Combat Group 208th Infantry Division”. The division’s losses for July 1943 totaled: 20 officers and 480 NCOs and men were killed. 76 officers and 2,450 NCOs and men were wounded. 13 officers and 630 NCOs and crews were considered missing. Hoffmann had managed to see the month of July out without injury, after seven days of Close Combat… With Grenadier Regiment 338 / 208 ID fought hard to the end of the war, and has many mentions in the Lexikon der Wehrmacht – http://www.lexikon-der-wehrmacht.de/Gliederungen/Infanteriedivisionen/208ID.htm 208th Infanterie Division was ordered to disengage with the enemy and make its way to the West, but it was too late and the remnants were taken prisoner in Hohenelbe – Turnau by the Red Army. It is unknown if Hoffmann ever returned home, he is not listed in any grave lists or missing lists. Awards 1.8.1942 – Wounds Badge Black 20.8.1942 – Eastern Front Medal 15.3.1943 – Iron Cross Second Class – Awarded in the Orel area. 7.4.1943 – Silver Wounds Badge 5.8.1944 – Infantry Assault Badge in Silver – Awarded in the Beskiden area. Assault Days 12.7.1943 – Paltschikowo 15.7.1943 – Reprino 4.10.1943 – Borki 5.11.1943 – Rakowka Singed off by Oberleutnant Günter Zippel (DKiG) Close Combat Days 12.7.1943 – Platshikowo 13.7.1943 – Chomjakowo 14.7.1943 – “ 15.7.1943 – Reprino 16.7.1943 – “ 17.7.1943 – Rjaplowo 18.7.1943 – “ Singed off by Oberleutnant Günter Zippel (DKiG) Wounds 2.3.1942 – Arrived at the reserve hospital in Memmingen, with a sprinter stuck in his left upper leg. 22.9.1943 – Infantry Bullet again in his left upper leg, this time it went right through his leg. 24.2.1943 – Grenade Splinter right temple.
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Soldbuch – Gefreiter Gerhard Wulf – Luftnachrichten Regiment 301 – Belgium “La Roche” Radar (Hold)
Gefreiter Gerhard Wulf Wulf was born on the 10th of September 1923 in Hamburg, and worked as a bar tender. His Soldbuch was issued on April 1942 with: Luftnachrichten Ersatz Regiment 311 He would later serve in: Luftnachrichten Regiment 301 5. Funkmess-Ausbildungs-Kompanie in La Roche (Stellung “Rochen”) It would seem they were responsible for monitoring enemy air-traffic with Wurtzburg Radar, in Belgium It is unknown what happened to Wulf, the Soldbuch seems to just end, there was never a photo entered in this Soldbuch. Wulf is not recorded as killed or missing, and it could be safe to assume he lost this Soldbuch.
