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Heer Wehrpass – Schütze Hägele – Infanterie Regiment 591 (323 ID) – Last Letters – Sad grouping
Grouping to Schütze Hägele.
He served with Infanterie Regiment 591 (323 ID) in Russia, from March 1942 till he was killed in August of 1942 in the Woronesh Area.
He was hit in the head with a bullet according to his Wehrpass.
Letters:
Sadly, he wrote to his wife just before his death (Feldpost 15.8.1942).
A letter from his Commander to his wife states the details of his last days, stating that he was hit in the head with a bullet and was killed immediately, that he was buried in the Divisions Cemetery in Nikolaijewka near Woronesch.
A tragic grouping, highlighting the loss of a young married man. With further research his last letters could be translated.
Footage of the Battle where he was killed.
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Heer Wehrpass – Uffz Blumenroth – Schützen Regt 4 (6 Panzer Division) Panzer Badge & EK2 – KIA in 1941 (Sold)
Wehrpass to hans Blumenroth born in Düsseldorf in 1917.
His service began prewar with:
Infanterie Regiment 64 ‘Soest’ (16 Infanterie Division)
December 1940 the division was relocated to the Paris area and in mid-March 1941 to the Vienna area. F
in August of 1940 he joined :
Schützen Regiment 4 (6 Panzer Division)
On May 10, 1940, the division crossed the Belgian border and advanced through the Ardennes. On May 13-14, the division forced the crossing over the Maas at Montherme. By May 18th she reached the Oise and by May 21st the canal. From May 22nd to 26th the division took part in the fighting for Flanders and on May 27th fought for Cassel, Hazebrouk and Poperinghe. After the end of the Battle of Northern France and Belgium, the division was subordinated to the Guderian Panzer Group. From June 9th to 11th the division broke through the Aisne position at and west of Rethel. From June 12th to 17th the division broke through Champagne and the Rhine-Marne Canal and captured Epinal from June 18th to 25th. They then occupied the area between the Saone and Doubs. On July 1, 1940, the division began to move back to its garrison.
At the beginning of the Russian campaign, the division of Panzer Group 4 was subordinate to Army Group North. From June 22nd to 25th, 1941, it broke through the Russian border positions, which led to the tank battle near Rossienie. By July 7, the division advanced across the Daugava and fought in eastern Lithuania and Latvia. From July 4th to 12th, the division participated in the capture of Ostrow. This was followed by the fighting on the Luga and from August 18-28, 1941, the breakthrough through the Luga position. From August 29 to September 25, the division broke into the fortifications in front of Leningrad. The division was then removed from the front and transferred to Army Group Center. From October 2-4, the division broke through the Kokosch and Dnieper positions and then took part in the Battle of Vyazma until October 11, 1941. The division then turned on Moscow and was able to advance to the Moskva Canal by December 5, 1941. From here the defensive battles for Klin followed.
He was killed in Russia, a bullet hit him in the head.
Awarded.
- Panzer Assault Badge
- Iron Cross Second Class
Trained on:
K98, MG08/15, MG34, as well as MG34 on Tripod, MP40, Luger P08, and a small Mortar.
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Heer Wehrpass – Obergefreiter Laskowski – Infanterie Regiment 123 (50 Inf Div) Ek2 / Krim Schild – WIA
Wehrpass to Berliner, Hans Laskowski.
Hans was in the army long before the war started, in 1934 in the Zossen (OKH Area).
In 1942 he joined his frontline unit:
Infanterie Regiment 123 (50 Inf Div)
First the regiment was used at the beginning of the 2nd World War in the Polish campaign. On November 10, 1939, the two regiments were reunited as a company and now consistently called the 123rd Infantry Regiment. The regiment was formed by three MG, one IG and one anti-tank company, which were formed with teams from Military Districts VI and IV were brought to full strength. In the spring of 1940 the regiment was then used in the western campaign. At the beginning of 1941 the regiment with the 50th Infantry Division was transferred to Romania. In the spring of 1941 the regiment was then used in the divisional association in the Balkan campaign. At the beginning of the summer of 1941 he was then used in the eastern campaign in the southern section of the eastern front. On October 15, 1942, the regiment was renamed the Grenadier Regiment 123.
At the beginning of May 1942 the Kerch peninsula was recaptured and from the beginning of June the second and this time successful attack on the Sevastopol fortress began. At the end of September 1942, the 1., 2. and 3./PiBtl. 71 relocated to Stalingrad under Captain Graumann. The battalion is deployed on October 1st in the area of the 295th Infantry Division and loses 10 dead (1 officer / 2 NCOs / 7 men), 74 wounded (4/8/62) and 43 missing (1/2/40 ), among them the battalion commander, and on the following day still had a trench strength of 121 men in total. The battalion sank in the Stalingrad pocket, and only a few would return from captivity after the war. In the autumn of 1942 the SS division “Wiking” was relieved of the Terek in the Caucasus, followed by heavy battles for positions and, in early 1943, retreats in the Kuban bridgehead. Along with many other members of the division, their commander, Lieutenant General Friedrich Schmidt, also fell here at the end of June. He is the first of a total of four fallen division commanders of the 50th ID. After the protracted fighting in the lagoons of the Kuban sector, they crossed the Kerch Strait to the Crimea. Here the division is at times widely distributed on the Kerch peninsula, at Feodossia and on the isthmus at Perekop.
Hans was hit according to his Wehrpass with a direct hit of an exploding tank shot which took his foot off. He was sent home after this injury to his home city of Berlin, taking up his old job in Berlin Tempelhof.
Awards
- Eastern Front Medal
- Krim Shield
- Iron Cross Second Class
- Wounds Badge in Silver
- Rumanian Award against Communism
A nice complete grouping with a Soldbuch size photo with Hans wearing all his awards.
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Heer Soldbuch – R.O.B Steeg – Div 466 – Captured on the Western Front (Hold)
Heer Soldbuch issued in September 1944 in Minden.
To Pioneer Hans Steeg (Later: Officer Cadet 1.2.1945)
Issued a Rifle in 1945 as well as combat kit.
Pi Brückenbau-Ersatz-Bataillon 2 (Minden) Under Division 466
In the division area, the English landed near Bocholt on March 24, 1945. The division’s battalions were individually captured by the front. On March 29, 1945, the headquarters in Driburg took over the Grenadier Training Regiment 571, which had arrived from Military District XI.
Capture Papers are in the back pouch of his Soldbuch.
A cheap Western Front Soldbuch!
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Luftwaffe Soldbuch – Feldwebel Deimann – LN Reg 22 – Ground Assault Badge Italy!
Original price was: $265.00.$245.00Current price is: $245.00.Luftwaffe Soldbuch issued in 1939, to Georg Deimann.
He raised the ranks from the bottom to Feldwebel.
Was in the following units:
Luft Nachrichtren Regiment 6
Luft Nachrichten Regiment 12 (Area of Luftflotte 2 – Brussels, Belgium)
Luft Nachrichten Regiment 22 (Area of Luftflotte 2 – Italy till 6.1944)
Frascati (Rome), Malcesine (Lake Garda), Abano Terme, near Padua
Awards
- War Merit Cross second Class with Swords
- Eastern Front Medal
- Luftwaffe Ground Assault Badge – Awarded in Italy!
- War Merit Cross First Class with Swords
Equipment
MP44 issued! Luger Pistol, Also before he had a MP38!
Summary, a nice combat Luftwaffe Soldbuch related to the Italian Campaign!
Seems he was captured and worked as a Post Employee for the Allies.
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Heer Wehrpass – Uffz Bayer – Front Stalag 341 – Died of Typhus in Minsk
Original price was: $165.00.$140.00Current price is: $140.00.Heer Wehrpass to Uffz Bayer.
Interesting photo showing him in a SA uniform and with the Party badge.
He fought in France, Western Prussia and Russia with various units.
His last unit was:
Front Stalag 341 (Front Stalag XI E) – A POW camp that was based in Belarus.
It seems there was an outbreak of Typhus and Bayer was also killed as a result.
An interesting Wehrpass worth of further research.
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Heer Soldbuch – Panzer Grenadier Scheuringer – 232 Panzer Division – Kampfgruppe Fuchs Austria 1945 – 18 Year Old Captured! (Sold)
A late war Soldbuch, issued to a 18 year old called Otto Scheuringer in March 1945!
Interesting addition to the Soldbuch is the Inspection leaflet under the picture!
He would during his training be sent to the front, receiving a full combat kit including a rifle in March 1945!
He was with:
Panzergrenadier-Ersatz- und Ausbildungs-Bataillon 2 (232. Panzer-Division)
The division was broken up in the bridgehead on the Raab, Austria at the end of March 1945.
A nice late war Soldbuch, from a lucky young man as he survived the war.
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Heer Soldbuch – Schützen Neuböck – Artillerie Regiment 171 (71 ID) – Missing in City Stalingrad (on Hold)
Heer Soldbuch issued to Franz Neuböck from Austria.
His picture: Is named on the reverse along with his date of birth along with his Feldpost number.
After a short training he was sent to his frontline unit:
Artillerie Regiment 171 (71 ID)
In April 1942 the division was moved to the Kharkov area by express transport in order to take part in the fighting there. Parts of the division were in action in the area north of Isjum. The defensive battle for Kharkov followed and the defensive position on the Babka followed. Then the division advanced through Nikolayevka into the Oskol sector. The unit took part in pursuit battles via Belovodsk, Morozovskaya, the Tschir to the Don at Generalow. Further defensive battles developed to the west of Kalatsch. From August 1942, the 71st Infantry Division crossed the Don, taking Karpovka and Rossoshka, until they finally reached Stalingrad. Here the division was destroyed in January / February 1943.
Included in the grouping, is his Soldbuch (Sent to his wife). Also some letters stating that he was missing in the city of Stalingrad.
He is also on the German War Graves commission Website as still missing in the City.
Not often Stalingrad related IDs come up, especially for Missing in Action Soldiers.
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SS Soldbuch – SS-Standartenoberjunker Englehard – LSSAH – SS Junkerschule Tölz – ISA (On Hold)
SS Soldbuch for an early LAH member!
He raised the ranks, going through the war until his injury (31a – Gunshot wound) then he was posted to SS Junker Schule Tölz!
Needless to say this Soldbuch is super rare!
His career started out in 4th Kompanie, Leibstandarte Adolf Hitler!
Unit Synopsis:
On the 26th of February, 1935, a small group of LSSAH men was sent into the Saarland as an advanced group, and soon after, on the 28th of February, the 5./I.Btl, 6./I.Btl, 7./II.Btl, and 8./II.Btl, along with the Bataillone stabs, were sent into the Saarland to take part in the festivities marking the recent return of the Saarland to Germany. Later on the 1st of March, other units of the LSSAH joined the rest of their unit in the Saarland.
After the Polish Campaign, the LAH was pulled back into Germany for rest and refitting. The LAH then took part in the Western Campaign, first against the Low Countries and then against France. The LAH was initially in Army Reserve, while one of its motorcycle battalions linked up with the Fallschrimjager troops that had jumped into Rotterdam. After a lull in the action for the LAH, it fought against the shrinking beach-heads of the evacuating British Army at Dunkirk but were only able to maintain pressure against their lines. During the second phase of the Campaign in France, the LAH was once again organized as an independent regiment, this time under 14 Armee Korps(mot). 14th Armee Korp initially attacked south from a bridge-head at Amiens but was stopped by a severe French resistance. After limited successes and little advance, the 14th Armee Korp was withdrawn and transferred 75 miles to the East. This time the attack was very successful and the 14th Armee Korps rapidly advanced, crossing the Seine River, and moving to cut the retreat of numerous French units at Loire. After the Armistice was signed ending the Campaign in the West, the 14th Armee Korps continued down the French coast to the border with Spain, securing the rest of occupied France.
After the Campaign in France ended, the LAH was stationed in France for rest and refitting. Initially, the LAH was going to be given a partial lead role in the planned invasion of England. To prepare for the upcoming invasion, the LAH trained extensively in amphibious warfare. In August 1940, the LAH was raised to brigade status, although its title did not reflect this change.
The invasion of England was canceled, and in March of 1941, the LAH was moved to Rumania where it was to take part in the invasion of Yugoslavia and Greece. Now under the 40th Armee Korps, the LAH first broke into Yugoslavia, met the retreating Italians (Who the Germans were now rescuing), and then moved into Greece. The LAH then used a number of flanking maneuvers that continuously pushed the British further south into Greece, literally chasing them through Greece in 18 days. The LAH then crossed the Gulf of Corinth in fishing boats rather than follow the British to Thermopylae and managed to meet the retreating Allies on the Peloponnesus. By the end of April, the British had been forced into another situation like that at Dunkirk, this time at Kalamata, where they barely managed to retreat to the Island of Crete.
After the successful campaign in Yugoslavia and Greece, the LAH was refitted and brought up to divisional status, but only in name, and then attached to the 54th Armee Korps for the invasion of the Soviet Union. The LAH was part of Amy Group South, and as such, did not itself see combat until it was used to assault the Tarter Ditch blocking the way into the Crimea. Next, LAH was transferred to Panzer Group 1 to take part in the massive encirclement of the Kiev Pocket. Still, under Panzer Group 1, the LAH then took part in the drive on Rostov. The LAH took Rostov but was forced out by Soviet counter-attacks, pushing the LAH back across the Mius River where it set up defensive positions. In the Summer of 1942, the severely mauled LAH was pulled back to Paris to refit and was upgraded to a Panzer-Grenadier Division in name, although it had the strength of a full Panzer Division at the time. In 1943, the LAH was again recalled to the East Front where it took part in the massive battles for the recapture of Kharkov and in the largest tank battle in History during the epic struggle for Kursk in the Kursk Salient. After being stopped by fierce Soviet resistance in the Battle for Kursk, the LAH was pulled out and moved to Italy to be used in anti-partisan operations. Reequipped and renamed as a full Panzer Division the LAH was sent to rescue the crumbling situation on the Eastern Front.
He was wounded at the battle of Charkov, hit by bullet. It would take many months for his recovery, after which he was sent to SS Junkerschule Tölz for Officers training.
Awards:
- Annexation Medal
- Wounds Badge in Black
- Infantry Assault Badge in Silver
- Wounds Badge in Silver
- Sports Award (?)
It would seem he was sent to a Police School where he seen the end of the war. It is unknown if he survived the war or not, he is not listed as KIA or MIA.
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