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Original WWII Soviet Pilots Photo Albums – Epic Photos of Berlin in Ruins April 1945! – Ultra Rare
$975.00Here we have the photo albums of Soviet Pilot / Photographer : Ivan Ivanovich Puchko These images of Berlin in ruins are unpublished and extremely rare. Soviet Photoalbums for the Battle of Berlin are non existent, due to the lack of photo material in the Red Army for personal use. Any copying of the photos is strictly prohibited.
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Original WWII German Propaganda for Germans! – Deutsche Volksgenossen! – Fully Translated – Rare
$245.00The leaflet is addressed to “Deutsche Volksgenossen!” (German compatriots!) and was designed to instruct civilians in occupied or soon-to-be occupied territories on how to behave when Allied forces advanced into their towns and cities. German Comrades! Although our heroically fighting soldiers have done everything in heavy battles and exemplary bravery to repel the enemy, he has penetrated into our Lower Rhenish homeland.If you now have to live under foreign occupation, then be aware that you have great duties towards your people and Führer, your fighting sons and fathers. The entire nation looks to you!The fallen call upon you! Ask yourselves, in every difficult situation, what is expected of you, and then act as is right. What is expected of you? How should you behave? 1. You must uphold the honor of your great nation.If the enemy proclaims: “Germany will collapse the moment our soldiers set foot across its borders,” then he has deceived himself.Prove to the enemy that you will never surrender your honor.Whoever forgets dignity and honor is despised not only by us but even more so by the enemy. 2. Whoever cooperates with the enemy, whoever gives voluntary assistance to the hostile military power, commits treason against Germany. 3. No German will consider the enemy worthy of even a glance, none will converse with him, none will associate with him. 4. Should anyone be found who betrays his honor, he will be despised and treated worse than the enemy himself, for he is a traitor. 5. If they force you under duress to perform services, remember the names of the units, officers, and officials; in due time they will not escape just punishment. 6. When you see the ruins of your cities and villages and see the enemy soldiers, then you see the criminals at the scene of the crime. If the enemy asks you the way, show him the way to the cemeteries where thousands of Rhineland men, women, and children are buried, murdered by this very enemy. If anyone says that the English and Americans are innocent, remember how many innocent women and children were horribly killed under their carpet bombings and in the infernos of fire. 7. If the enemy demands services from you, you have the right to refuse. You can rely on international law, the Hague Convention of October 18, 1907, signed by all states. The article reads:“Services and deliveries can be demanded from municipalities or inhabitants only for the needs of the occupying army. They must be proportionate to the resources of the country and of such a nature that they do not force the population to take part in military actions against their homeland.”You must therefore refuse any service that would aid the enemy army in its war against Germany. 8. Do not look at newspapers, leaflets, or printed matter distributed by the enemy. Do not listen to his radio. Let his films roll before empty benches, despise every amusement and distraction with which the enemy wants to ingratiate himself with you. For every hour that you indulge in such things, German soldiers and civilians are dying under his bombs and shells. 9. Do not grant the enemy any applause when he stages a military spectacle. Every hostile column must pass through a gauntlet of contempt. Not a single enemy soldier should feel comfortable for even one hour in our land. No one among you should allow it to be said that the Germans fight like lions in the field but behave like tame lambs at home. 10. No woman and no girl must ever show the enemy the slightest kindness. Above all, her honor must remain untouchable, for the honor of the woman is the honor of the entire nation. 11. The more sharply you reject the enemy, the more you close ranks as Germans. Help one another in your distress. Stand by each other as you have done in the nights of bombing, without orders, without command, and without reminder. The enemy has refused to believe that we were a united, content, socially advancing people. Prove to him how united we are and how unbreakable our cohesion is. Let it be read on our foreheads and in the eyes of every German person that no word of the enemy penetrates our hearts. We have a cause to defend, for which millions of Germans have already given their lives, and for which an entire people continues to fight. So be worthy and fight on! Our heroically fighting soldiers will return! Long live Germany!Long live the Führer!
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Original WWII German Propaganda Leaflet – Antisemitic – Rare
$75.00A really rare leaflet dropped by German Propaganda Units on Soviet Trenches to try and get them to surrender. Translation This pass is valid for an unlimited number of commanders and soldiers of the Red Army who cross over to the side of the German troops. The bearer of this, not wishing senseless bloodshed for the interests of Jews and commissars, leaves the defeated Red Army and crosses over to the side of the German Armed Forces. German officers and soldiers will receive the one crossing over well, feed him and arrange work for him. Commanders and fighters of the Red Army! Your situation is hopeless.The iron ring of German troops is tightening tighter and tighter around you.You lack ammunition, supplies, and food; your rulers and leaders are incapable of anything, they flee and abandon you to fate.Many of you have been oppressed until now, deprived of rights — now you are being used only to defend their regime. Your struggle is useless!Is it really permissible that your command, out of stubbornness, still drives you mercilessly to inevitable death?No — your life is dear! Save it for a better future and for your families. Cross over to the Germans — there you will find good treatment and food, as well as a quick return home. Hurry!In the areas occupied by them, the Germans have already begun resolving the land question. Red Army soldiers, do not delay, otherwise you will be left without land! Headline (Russian): “Beat the Jew–political commissar, his mug begs for a brick!”(antisemitic slogan, repeated twice on the page) Top image caption:“Commissars and political instructors force you into senseless resistance.” Bottom image caption:“Drive away the commissars and cross over to the Germans.Cross to the Germans using either the slogan or the pass:” Final Comments: This is an extremely rare historical item and is only sold for historical purposes. They are filled with propaganda, disinformation, and hate speech.
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Oil Painting by Ernst Frommhold – “Feldbergblick” – Famous Third Reich Artist – Reichsführung SS – Deutsche Kunst 1944
$995.00Here we have a rather odd item for a change! Feldbergblick by Ernst Frommhold Ernst Frommhold (* November 17, 1879 in Leipzig; † June 24, 1955 in Leipzig) was a well-known German landscape and marine painter. Ernst Frommhold came from a farming family living in the Leipzig area. After completing school, he was not allowed to study painting at the Leipzig Art Academy, as he had chosen to do, but instead had to complete an apprenticeship as a merchant and eventually became self-employed in this field. He continued the artistic pursuits he had devoted himself to since childhood in his free time. Numerous study trips took him to Italy, Switzerland, and twice on a steamship across the North Sea to the coast of Iceland. After the inflation following the First World War, he gave up his business and made his living exclusively from painting. In order to gain the necessary professional recognition, he planned to study at the Academy in Leipzig after all. There, however, he is said to have received a warning from Professor Hey that he could no longer teach him anything new and that Frommhold should simply continue as before. Frommhold was represented with six paintings at the Great German Art Exhibition in Munich in 1937, 1938, 1939, and 1940. Of these, “In the Heart of Greater Germany” was purchased by Emil Georg von Stauß, General Director of the Deutsche Bank, in 1939, and “Fertile Land” was purchased by the Reich SS leadership in 1940. In 1951, the artist moved to Karlsruhe, where he drew particular inspiration from the neighboring Black Forest in his final years. Having just recovered from a heart condition, he died unexpectedly in 1955. More information about his paintings during the TR. https://www.gdk-research.de/db/apsisa.dll/ete Price includes shipping and handling.
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Original WWII German Luftwaffe Silver – 1.L Tea Pot – Luftwaffe Offiziersheim Kaufbeuren – Fliegerhorst Kaufbeuren- Rare
$385.00Here we have a really nice Luftwaffe Officers Mess item, marked with O.H.K – for Offiziersheim Kaufbeuren. This was found in Ireland in 2024, likely a British Army bring back after WWII The Swastica and Luftwaffe Adler has taken some beating, although this could be polished out to some extent/restored as I have been told. The maker of this item is: Württembergische Metallwarenfabrik, in Geislingen and der Steige. History of the area: In 1934, the city of Kaufbeuren sold the property on Apfeltrangerstraße to the German Reich. It was previously home to the “Tänzelhölzle,” a small wooded area with the Tänzelfest dance floor and labyrinth. Construction began in 1934, and the Reich Labor Service was among those involved. The first recruits were officially welcomed by Mayor Hans Wildung and other city dignitaries on October 29, 1935. The first permanent personnel of the newly established Kaufbeuren Aviation Training Center arrived at the facility on September 16, 1935. The first commander of an aviation replacement unit was Karl David (Karl Deinhardt from 1938 onward), who had been promoted to lieutenant colonel just a few weeks earlier. From October 1, 1936, the 25th Air Replacement Detachment was stationed there, which became the 23rd Air Replacement Detachment on November 1, 1938, both under Deinhardt’s command. On April 1, 1939, the 23rd Air Training Regiment was formed, consisting of the 1st Training Battalion of the 23rd Air Replacement Detachment and the Kaufbeuren Pilot Training School. International training was provided at Kaufbeuren Air Base during the pre-war period: in 1938, Spaniards and Romanians were stationed there, and in 1939, Bulgarians were still there for training. In addition to the training unit, an air base company was stationed at the air base for guarding, ground defense, anti-aircraft defense, and supplying the air forces. In November 1939, the air training unit and the pilot training school were relocated. The training battalion was relocated to Döberitz-Elsgrund, the pilot training school to Jüterbog-Damm, and a transport unit was stationed at the air base instead. From May 1940 until the end of the war, the pilot training school was stationed in Kaufbeuren again. The pilot training battalion returned to Kaufbeuren in June 1940 and was relocated to Belfort and Montbéliard in the summer of 1942. It was succeeded by a replacement battalion, which was responsible for replenishing the Afrika Korps’ material and personnel. At the same time, soldiers from the North African front came to Kaufbeuren for recuperation. From April to June 1942, Liaison Squadron 62, which had been disbanded in November 1941, was reorganized in Kaufbeuren and flew to the southern Russian front on June 14, 1942. From August to October 1944, III./KG 26 (III. Group of Kampfgeschwader 26) was stationed here. The air base was marked on Allied air force maps, but was only listed as a backup target throughout the war and, along with the town of Kaufbeuren, was spared major air raids. Air surveillance was controlled from the “Skihütte” in Oberbeuren, about one kilometer away. The air reporting and analysis center was located in the building, elevated on a slope. This center was designed to warn the air base crew of approaching enemy aircraft. In this case, the air base was evacuated, and the ski hut was used as the command post for the commanding officers. End of the War and Takeover by the US Air Force The pilot training school was officially disbanded on April 2, 1945, and a combat battalion was formed from the remaining soldiers. On the morning of April 27, 1945, the air base was completely evacuated. The American ground troops found the air base deserted but largely intact. After the Second World War, the Advanced Landing Ground (ALG R-70), as it was originally designated by the Allies after being occupied by the Americans, was used as “Kaufbeuren Air Base” by the United States Army Air Forces (from 1947 the United States Air Force). The facility was handed over to the Federal Republic of Germany on December 14, 1957, and continued to be used as an air base for the newly formed Bundeswehr.
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Original WWII German General Gause Photo Album – Rommel Inspection Denmark 1943 – Sabotage Troops – Atlantic Wall – Hanstholm – Very Rare Images
$5,130.00Extremely Rare Images of Rommel In Denmark Taken By General Gause.
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WWII German Waffen SS Pocket Diary SS Soldatenfreund 1944 -SS Unterscharführer Spitzhüttl – SS Panzergrenadier Regiment 20 – 9th SS Panzer Division “Hohenstaufen” – (RESERVED)
SS Soldatenfreund 1944 Owned by SS Unterscharführer Spitzhüttl According to his address, he was living in Sudetenland (Czech Republic) and was of German decent. His Feldpost Number is: 25405 C Stab II u. 5.-8. Kompanie Panzergrenadier-Regiment 20 (9. SS-Division) In October 1943, the regiment was renamed SS Panzergrenadier Regiment 20. In April 1944, the first battle took place near Tarnopol. On July 23, SS Panzergrenadier Regiments 19 and 20 suffered heavy losses and merged to form SS Panzerergrenadier Regiment “H.” On September 27, 1944, the regiment, together with SS Panzerergrenadier Regiment 19, the only half-strength Panzer Reconnaissance Battalion 9, the Divisional Escort Company of the 9th SS Panzer Division, SS Flak Battalion 9, elements of SS Pioneer Battalion 9, and a motorized artillery platoon, formed Kampfgruppe “Harzer,” led by SS Obersturmbannführer Walther Harzer. The KG’s troop strength was approximately 3,500 men. In November, the regiment was replenished and prepared for the Battle of the Bulge. On May 1, 1945, the regiment surrendered to US troops near Steyr along with the remnants of the division. More information: After the encirclement of General Hans-Valentin Hube’s 1st Panzer Army in the Kamenets-Podolsky pocket in Ukraine, Field Marshal Erich von Manstein requested that the Hohenstaufen and Frundsberg divisions be sent to attempt to link up with the encircled force. Arriving in late March 1944, the divisions were formed into the II SS Panzer Corps and were sent into the attack near the town of Tarnopol. In three days of combat, the Hohenstaufen destroyed 74 Soviet tanks, 84 self propelled assault guns, 21 anti tank guns, and 12 mortars. After heavy fighting in the season of rasputitsa (“roadlessness”), the division effected a link-up with Hube’s forces near the town of Buchach. The division’s actions helped prevent the encirclement of the 1st Panzer Army.[9] During these battles, Hohenstaufen had suffered 1,011 casualties. The II SS Panzer Corps was to act as reserve for Army Group North Ukraine. After the Allied invasion of northern France on 6 June 1944, the II SS Panzer Corps, including Hohenstaufen, was sent west on 12 June, to defend Caen in Normandy. Normandy Hohenstaufen suffered losses from Allied fighter bombers during its move to Normandy, delaying its arrival until 26 June 1944. Approximately 50% of the division’s tanks broke down during its movement to Normandy. The division’s armored forces would be reinforced by the newly attached 102nd SS Heavy Panzer Battalion. This would provide Hohenstaufen with 127 additional combat vehicles including 79 Panther tanks. The original plan for Hohenstaufen to attack towards the Allied beachhead was made impossible by a British offensive to take Caen. The II SS Panzer Corps was instead put into the line to support the weakened forces defending Caen, where Hohenstaufen suffered 1,891 casualties. On 10 July, the division was pulled back into reserve, to be replaced by the 277th Infantry Division. The division’s depleted Panzergrenadier regiments were eventually merged to form Panzergrenadier Regiment Hohenstaufen. The division saw much action defending against British armour during Operation Goodwood. During Operation Jupiter Hohenstaufen destroyed 58 British tanks with many of them being Churchill tanks. What we know from the entries, is that he was in Ukraine and in the battles, he earned a Panzer Badge in Bronze. It would also seem that he has made it out of there and by mid July is in France. Entries: there are scattered entries and notes taken the most interesting: Tactical Signs Journeys – naming every town/city and times he passed them. Award Entry – Panzerkampf Abzeichen – Panzer Badge in Bronze – 19.May.1944 Postal Record – Interestingly, he was recording when and from whom he was receiving post. With many entires in June 1944. Notes about places he was in 1943 till being sent to Lviv, Ukraine. Group Structure – Very detailed is the make up of the certain groups in the Company, this includes the names and dates. Basis for great research project. These entries shown in mid July 1944! Condition: Used, worn, and been there. It is in generally stable condition, with the map still inside, many have the maps missing. Final Comments: An interesting diary, with the potential for more research. Time could be invested into researching the individual soldiers. These are really rare with entries especially. It is unknown what happened to Spitzhüttl, it seems he is not on the VB Database as KIA and not on the Red Cross Missing Lists. He was most likely captured in France in the summer of 1944. Price includes World Wide Shipping!
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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…
