• WWII Waffen SS Soldbuch – SS Sturmmann Wichmann – SS Jäger Btl 500 – Wounded Fighting Partisans – SS-Jagdverbände – Very Rare Unit

    £1,933.00

    Here we have a rather rare SS Unit, I have not seen any to this unit in many years dealing in IDs. Siegmund Wichmann was born in 1923 in Romania. He was enlisted/Volunteered for the Waffen SS in April 1943 with: Stammkompanie / SS Grenadier Ersatz Btl “Ost”  After training he was posted to his frontline unit: SS Grenadier Ausbildungs Btl “Ost” SS Jäger Btl 500 – Stabskompanie Commander SS-Sturmbannführer Beilhack Manpower strength 30 June 1944 – 1.271 SS-Jäger-Btl 500 was under the administrative command of 292. Infanterie-Division, which was part of Armee Gruppe Mitte from June 1941 to January 1945. A quick bit of research shows the divisional commander from 30.6.1944 to 1.9.1944 to have been Generalmajor Johannes Gittner. SS-Jäger-Btl 500 was engaged in security and anti-partisan operations behind the German lines during its time with 292. SS-Jäger-Btl 500 was disbanded in October 1944, the survivors being sent to SS-Panzergrenadier-Ausbildungs und Ersatz Btl 35, which was the depot of the SS-Jagdverbände and SS-Fallschirmjäger-Btl 500 and 600. Tessin: SS-Jäger-Btl.500 * 15. 4. 1944 zu 5 Kpn. aus dem Jäger-Btl. der Nachschub-Kdtr. Rußland-Mitte in Moorlager (Bereza-Kartuska bei Brest-Litowsk); im Partisaneneinsatz Mittelrußland, zuletzt Sept. 1944 bei Warschau; Okt. 1944 aufgelöst; Abwicklung beim SS-A usb.und Ers.Btl. 35 in Konitz. U: Sondertruppe RF -SS In March of 1945, it seems he was issued combat equipment once again including a rifle for combat with his replacement unit. SS Grenadier Ausbildungs und Ersatz Batl 25 – Konitz Westpreussen  Interestingly, SS-Jagdverbände merely used SS-Panzer-Grenadier-Ausb.u.Ers.Btl. 35 as a ‘cover’. SS-Führungs-Hauptamt order of 1.12.1944 changes the nomenclature from SS-Grenadier-Ausbildungs und Ersatz-Bataillon 35 to SS-Panzer-Grenadier-Ausb.u.Ers.Btl. 35 with effect from 15.11.1944. The latter designation was used as early as October 1944 in paybooks issued to members of SS-Fallschirmjäger-Btl 600 and the SS-Jagdverbände. Promoted SS Sturmmann – February 1945 – SS Grenadier Ersatz Btl 35 Awards  Black Wounds Badge – Wounded on the 15th of July 1944 – fighting Partisans Given in June of 1944 a special Führer Paket along with money. Last comments Very rare unit, directly engaged with fighting partisans.

  • WWII German Wehrmacht M44 Original Tunic – RBNR – 1945 – Recon – Aufklärung / Nachrichten

    £1,385.00

    Really nice original M44, nicely marked and lightly worn. In the tunic pocket I found a Ticket for entry to a dance in Eschwege. No missing buttons, seems to be a 45 stamp beside the makers RBNR. Period applied Belt hooks as found, all the insignia seems to be period applied. Price is shipped tracked World Wide!  

  • WWII German Bekanntmachung Poster – “Avis” Paris 1941 – Execution of French Resistance Members – Large Poster – Very Rare!

    £434.00

    Here we have an original Large ( 29 3/4″ x 22 1/2″) Poster. See Below for the full story! Condition: Damaged as seen, could be correctly mounted for display.  Last Three photos are reference only. Consider Making an Offer, Shipping World Wide is Free!  Samuel Tyszelman (born Szmul Cecel Tyszelman; 21 January 1921 – 19 August 1941) was a Jewish Polish communist who was a member of the French Resistance during World War II (1939-1945). He and another man were arrested and executed for taking part in an anti-German demonstration. That started a series of assassinations and reprisals in which over 500 people were killed. Szmul Cecel Tyszelman was born in PuÅ‚awy, Poland, on 21 January 1921. His family was Jewish. During World War II (1939–1945), he was a member of the French communist resistance organization known as Bataillons de la jeunesse. He was in a group named the Main-d’Oeuvre Immigrée, whose members were Jews who had migrated from Eastern Europe in the 1920s and the 1930s. In early August 1941, three of them (Tyzelman, Charles Wolmark and Elie Walach) stole 25 kilograms (55 lb) of dynamite from a quarry in the Seine-et-Oise. On 13 August 1941, Tyszelman, known as “Titi”, was among a group of 100 young people, male and female, who walked out of the Strasbourg – Saint-Denis metro station and followed the tricolour flag of student Olivier Souef. They sang la Marseillaise and shouted “Down with Hitler! Vive La France!” French and German police intervened. German soldiers opened fire, and Tyzelman was hit in the leg. Gautherot fled, but was pursued by a German civilian and caught in a porter’s lodge at 37 Boulevard Saint-Martin. Tyszelman, pursued by German soldiers who were aided by an emergency police van of the 19th arrondissement, was finally arrested in a cellar of 29 Boulevard Magenta, where he had taken refuge. On 14 August, the Militärbefehlshaber in Frankreich (MBF: “German Military Commander in France”) banned the French Communist Party and announced that anyone who took part in a communist demonstration in the future would be charged with aiding the enemy. Tyszelman and Gautherot were tried by a German military tribunal and sentenced to death. They were executed by firing squad on 19 August 1941 at the Vallée-aux-Loups in Châtenay-Malabry, Hauts-de-Seine. Notices in black lettering on red paper were posted the same day to announce the sentence and the execution. Until this time the Jeunesses Communistes (JC: Young Communists) were mainly involved in propaganda, publishing tracts and clandestine newspapers, with minimal armed action. At a session from 15 to 17 August it was agreed that members of the JC should receive weapons training and should increase sabotage and attacks on occupation troops. There was some resistance but with news of the execution of Gautherot and Tyszelman it was agreed to take a more active role. Of the JC leaders, Pierre Georges became primarily involved in military operations in the Paris region, while Albert Ouzoulias was more concerned with recruitment and liaison between the regions. On 21 August Pierre Georges and three companions made a revenge killing of a German soldier named Alfons Moser when he was boarding a train at the Barbès metro station at eight in the morning. When Adolf Hitler heard of Moser’s death he ordered that one hundred hostages be executed at once. The German military commander in France, Otto von Stülpnagel, did not want to upset the Vichy government. He told Vichy he just wanted ten hostages, who would be shot if any Germans were attacked. On 27 August 1941 three Communists were sentenced to death by guillotine and were executed the next day. Over the next few days five more communists who had taken part in Tyszelman’s demonstration were shot and then three Gaullists. This was the start of a series of assassinations and reprisals that resulted in five hundred French hostages being executed in the next few months.

  • Stuka Pilot Soldbuch

    WWII Luftwaffe Stuka Pilot Oblt Wanner Soldbuch & Wehrpass Set – Ju 87 D-5 – 189 Missions! – Missing in Action – FFS Gold – Ultra Rare

    £2,091.00

    We lately got in a set of nice documents, coupled by the former collector with original awards. Although they were not the pilots awards and are offered here separately, we do not split groups that belong together.  Oberleutnant Will Wanner Born in 1920, he was enlisted after volunteering in the Luftwaffe in 1940. He went though almost three years of schooling on the Stuka before joining his Stuka unit in December of 1942. Wanner served with III/ Sturzkampfgeschwader 77  1943 SG 77 seen extensive action on the Eastern Front. By 20 December 1942 III./StG 77 had only seven serviceable dive-bombers. III./StG 77 lost 29 ground crew on the retreat from Rossosh to Kharkov. It probably took part in the air battles but was decimated and withdrawn to Würzburg. It was rebuilt with 37 Ju 87s and 245 officers and sent to Luftflotte 2, II. Fliegerkorps. The group moved to Cagliari, but was not to be used until the Allied invasion of Sicily (Operation Husky). In the event, the airfields were so badly damaged on the island it was ordered to return to IV. Fliegerkorps on 27 April 1943 On 8 July, StG 77 supported the Großdeutschland against the fortified village of Syrtsevo. StG 77 lost five Ju 87s and another damaged in combat with the 240 IAP. The air corps claimed, with contributions from SG 1, 84 Soviet tanks destroyed, 21 damaged, 40 vehicles destroyed, and five artillery pieces along with two anti-aircraft guns and two rocket launchers. By the evening of 8 July, 16 dive-bombers had been lost. The Germans halved the amount of Stuka sorties over the ensuing days. On 11 July, 9./StG 77, under III./StG 77 lost another five Ju 87s as it supported attacks against the 69th Army. The 183 IAP were their attackers. In the afternoon, 50 Ju 87s supported the 1st SS Panzer Division Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler’s attack on Hill 252.2. On 12 July StG 77 was involved in the Battle of Prokhorovka. While the Ju 87s could only fly 150 sorties in support, but with StG 2 the attacked with great success against Soviet armour advancing in the open. The 31st Tank Brigade, of the 29th Tank Corps, suffered heavy casualties. The 36th Tank Brigade’s commander was wounded by aircraft when his tank was destroyed. On 14 July, another six Ju 87s were lost supporting the XXXXVIII Panzer Corps The German offensive continued in the southern sector, but Operation Roland failed and the Red Army took time to begin the counter offensive, Operation Polkovodets Rumyantsev. Soviet forces slowly pressed the Germans back. On 19 July 7./StG 77 was wiped out by a Soviet attack on the base at Kramatorskaya and 4./StG 77 lost another three to Soviet fighters. At the beginning of August 1943, the Soviet summer counter offensives began. StG 77 lost 24 dive-bombers and 30 damaged between 5 and 31 July 1943. Their losses from July to December 1942 were just 23. The Stuka arm had also lost eight Knight’s Cross of the Iron Cross holders—Karl Fitzner of 5./StG 77 was one of them; he was shot down and killed on 8 July.III./StG 77 operated in the Kharkov and Belgorod sectors, after the fall of the latter on 5 August. From 6 to 12 August it lost four Ju 87s in combat and another three in the retreat to prevent their capture. On 17 August it was at Poltava, and the following day 7./StG 77 lost another four in combat near Sumy; four men were killed and two wounded. The group retreated to Stalino and lost another three on 2 and 3 September while 8. and 9. Staffel lost two Ju 87s near Kharkov on 5 September. Awards 4.12.1941 – Pilots Badge 8.7.1943 – Iron Cross Second Class 8.7.1943 – Front Flying Clasp in Bronze 26.7.1943 – Iron Cross First Class 24.7.1943 – Front Flying Clasp in Silver 6.2.1944   – Front Flying Clasp in Gold He flew a total of 189 Missions, according to the Luftwaffe Officer Lists he was shot down by Anti Aircraft Fire over Bialystok.   WANNER, Willi. 01.06.44 promo to Oblt./A1. 27.07.44 Oblt., 7./SG 77 MIA – Ju 87 D-5 (S2+CR) shotdown by AA vic Bialystok. According to the German War graves online archive he was never buried…  The both Certificates for the Front Clasps are attached to a card by the previous collector. Condition is as photographed.  

  • Early SS Members Fencing Jacket & Trousers

    £1,337.00

    Early SS Fencing Jacket and Trousers. Made by Max Richter, Curt Knoch in Berlin N.W7 Friedrichstrasse 122. There is really little known about these, there seems to be an accepted collector model of the Fencing Raute and it is mentioned in one book from the early 1990s. I have done a search into the firm and it was first registered in 1920s, with a direct link in the phonebook of 1926 in Berlin. An interesting piece and comes out of a large estate that was recently sold in the USA.

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    WWII German Red Cross DRK Nurse – Helferin Brigitte Reichstein – Battle of Berlin 1945 – Division Ulrich von Hutten

    Original price was: £513.00.Current price is: £304.00.

    ID Issued to German Red Cross DRK Sister Brigitte Reichstein born 18.9.1923 in Potsdam Germany. Her DRK ID was issued on the 19th of August 1943 in Potsdam. The ID has two validation stamps, one April 1943 till March 1944 and another for April 1944 till March 1945. The most interesting item in the group is a letter dated 1945, Kropstadt 10.4.1945 from the Artillery Regiment of the Division Ulrich von Hutten.  The letter state thats she is now embedded in the troop, with the III Artl Abt UvH. She is to wear a Red Cross Armband and will be assigned to the 7th Battery. The divisional history for 1945. The Infantry Division Ulrich von Hutten was an infantry division of the German Wehrmacht during World War II, comprising the Army (Heer), Navy (Kriegsmarine), and Air Force (Luftwaffe). The Wehrmacht had numerous divisions, including infantry, armored, and other specialized units, which were involved in various military campaigns throughout the war. It was formed at the end of March 1945, just over a month before the end of the war. The division was named after German Protestant reformer Ulrich von Hutten (1488–1523). The Infantry Division Ulrich von Hutten was formed on 30 March 1945 in Wittenberg in Wehrkreis IV. The Ulrich von Hutten Division was part of the 35th and final Aufstellungswelle of the German Wehrmacht. It was formed from students of various schools from all over Wehrkreis IV, as well as military replacement personnel.Many soldiers of the 190th Infantry Division were used to staff the Ulrich von Hutten Division. After 13 April 1945, Gerhard Engel became divisional commander, and remained in this post until war’s end. The division saw its first combat near Bitterfeld as part of the 11th Army. It was then moved to the 12th Army in preparation of the planned liberation of the encircled German capital, Berlin. The 12th Army reached Potsdam, but was then rerouted by its commander Walther Wenck to assist the 9th Army, commanded by Theodor Busse, which had sustained heavy damage in combat against the Red Army at the Battle of Halbe. The 9th and 12th Armies then turned west towards the Elbe river with the intention to surrender to the United States Army rather than the Soviet forces. The German formations as well as the civilians they escorted sustained heavy casualties, but ultimately fulfilled that goal. As part of the 12th Army’s surrender to the American forces, the Infantry Division Ulrich von Hutten was taken prisoner at Tangermünde in May 1945. Conclusion  It would seem that the division seen combat right at the final days of the war. It seems she has survived although no further research helped find out what may have happened to her. This was one of the final stories in the upcoming Berlin Book mentioned often on this website.

  • WWI US Army M1917 Battery & Store Wagon – Made by American Car & Foundry Company 1918 – For US M1902 3 Inch Field Gun & French 75mm mle/97 Cannon – Last 1 Known – Price on Request

    We are delighted to be able to offer this original WWI US Army M1917 Battery & Store Wagon Built in 1918 by AM Car & FDY CO, this has likely sat in storage since. The Original Brass plate still is perfectly readable No 1378 The American Car and Foundry Company During World War I, the American Car and Foundry Company (ACF) produced a variety of equipment to support the Allies, including: Freight cars ACF was the largest builder of freight cars for the USRA during the war. ACF also leased freight cars to railroads and private car companies through a subsidiary called the Shippers Car Line. Artillery ACF produced artillery gun mounts, three-inch shells, and artillery shells. Boats ACF produced submarine chasers and other boats. Railway cars ACF continued to produce railroad equipment while also filling military contracts. According to a snapshot from their website in 2003, ACF commented on their long History including their WWI production capabilities. ACF Industries traces its history to 1873, the year the St. Charles Car Manufacturing Company was founded. This was one of the thirteen railroad carbuilding companies that merged in 1899 to form the American Car and Foundry Company. The country’s first railroad tank car, a “tub car” was built by one of these companies in 1889. Five years after the 1899 merger, the first all-steel passenger car ever ordered from a car builder left our former Berwick, PA shop. It was the first of a shipment of 300 similar cars built for New York City’s pioneer subway, the Interborough Rapid Transit Company. By 1906, AC&F had steel shops at St. Louis, Detroit, Berwick, Huntington, and Madison, IL. American Car and Foundry Company’s reputation rapidly spread abroad and in 1905 more than 100 motor and trailer subway cars were shipped to England for use in London’s underground system. In 1917, a tank car leasing operation began which, in 1923, became Shippers Car Line, and later was acquired by AC&F in 1927. During World War I, AC&F produced artillery gun mounts and ammunition, field kitchens, pack saddles, submarine chasers, cloth shrinking machines and rollers, and even wooden tent pegs, as well as railway cars, for the Allies. AC&F’s Wilmington plant also produced boats for the navy, and after the war switched production to yachts. In 1922, AC&F expanded into the automotive field by acquiring Carter Carburetor Corporation of St. Louis. This was our first step in product diversification – planned and executed long before the diversification concept became the by-word of American industry. In 1925, AC&F acquired Fageol Motors Co, a bus builder, and the Hall-Scott Motor Car Company, which produced bus engines. In 1926, AC&F acquired the J. G. Brill Co, a streetcar builder. During World War II, several AC&F plants produced army tanks, aircraft subassemblies, artillery shells, armor plate, and hospital cars, as well as ordinary railroad cars. By 1954, the corporation’s interests had become so diversified that the name was changed from American Car and Foundry to ACF Industries Inc. ACF produced its last passenger car in 1959. It displays all its original paint and is in overall good condition given the age, and stands a near 87 Inches High by 77 Inches Wide with a length of 10 Feet.   The purpose of this Wagon was to service the Gun and Crew of either or both pictured below 75mm Cannons. US M1902 3 Inch Field Gun French 75mm mle/97 Cannon This is currently in our hanger in the USA, if you have any questions please do not hesitate to contact us directly. This appears to be the last original known, there are currently none on display in any museum next two either of the Artillery above.

  • WWII Waffen-SS Grouping – SS-Obersturmfuhrer Georg Kinzler (DKiG) – Totenkopf Division 1942 SS Pocket Diary – One of Kind – Very Rare (Offer / Reserved)

    SS Obersturmfuhrer Georg Kinzler (DKiG) This incredible SS Diary details the Demyansk Pocket 1942, transcribed into 53 Pages into English with Annotations. It is completed with a USB Drive with the 53 Pages. All Inside a Ring Binder.  Extra Research  Demyansk Pocket The Demyansk Pocket was the name given to the pocket of German troops encircled by the Red Army around Demyansk, south of Leningrad, during World War II’s Eastern Front. The pocket existed mainly from 8 February to 21 April 1942. A much smaller force was surrounded in the Kholm Pocket at the town of Kholm, about 100 km (62 mi) to the southwest. Both resulted from the German retreat after its defeat during the Battle of Moscow. The successful defence of Demyansk was achieved by using an airbridge and was a significant development in modern warfare. Its success was a major contributor to the decision by the Army High Command to try the same tactic during the Battle of Stalingrad, but it then failed to save the Sixth Army, commanded by Friedrich Paulus. In April 1941, the Totenkopf Division was ordered East to join Field Marshal Wilhelm von Leeb’s Army Group North. Leeb’s force was tasked with advancing on Leningrad and formed the northern wing of Operation Barbarossa. Totenkopf took part in the advance through Lithuania and Latvia, and by July had breached the Stalin Line. The division then advanced past Demyansk to Leningrad where it was involved in heavy fighting in August. During Soviet winter counter-offensive, the division was encircled for several months near Demyansk in what became known as the Demyansk Pocket. During the fighting in the pocket, it was re-designated “Kampfgruppe Eicke” due to its reduced size. In April 1942, the division broke out of the pocket. At Demyansk, about 80% of its men were killed, wounded or missing in action. The division was sent to France to be refitted in late October 1942. Comments This diary is a historical insight into the war year of 1942 with the Totenkopf Division, including in the Demjansk Pocket in 1942. Kinzler seemed to be very calculated, many original notes of orders numbers etc Battle of Kursk Kinzler is mentioned in the Battle of Kursk literature, LAST VICTORY IN RUSSIA , The SS-Panzerkorps and Manstein’s Kharkov Counteroffensive February-March 1943, George M. Nipe, Jr, Schiffer Military History Atglen, PA, Page 172 There were a number of forward defensive positions controlling the approaches to the village from the west and they held up the battalion until nightfall. After eliminating these defenders and driving the main body of Russians out of the town, Schubach rested and reorganized his battalion, planning to resume his attack at 0100 hours. 26 Meanwhile, SS-Hauptsturmführer Wilhelm Schulze’s II./Regiment “Totenkopf’ had begun its advance toward Pavlograd after the departure of Schubach’s battalion from Pereshschepino, taking a different road out of the town. Schulze’s objective was to assemble in the area to the north of Pavlograd, in preparation for attacking the town from the northwest. The battalion was reinforced by motorcycle troops, an artillery battery and the division’s Panzer-Pioniere Kompanie, led by SS-Obersturmführer Georg Kinzler. The long column, moving over narrow, icy roads, advanced slowly to the southeast of Pereshschepino, although its passage through the darkness was unimpeded, until just after midnight. At that point it ran into a detachment of Soviet cavalry troops, at the village of Popassnoje, fifteen km northwest of Pavlograd. The column deployed for battle and assaulted the village, supported by fire from a battery of 10cm howitzers. By daylight Popassnoje was in German hands and the Soviet cavalrymen had been put to flight, but the battalion was delayed and could not support “Das Reich’s” attack on Pavlograd. When the advance resumed Russian cavalry, numbering about 150-200 men, appeared on the flank of the march route, forcing Schulze to deal with them. A Kampfgruppe of the SS Panzer Pioniere-Kompanie, two assault guns, an SPW and the howitzer battery, set off in pursuit. The commander of the battery, SS Hauptsturmführer Friedrich Messerle, remembered the chase as a ‘crazy hunt out of the wild west.” Following the tracks of the Russian horses, the Germans made their way to a Soviet town, which was typically spread out along the road which ran through its center. By this time, nightfall was approaching and the Germans did not want to risk entering the village and stumbling into an ambush in the dark. The small Kampfgruppe circled its vehicles like wagon train threatened by Indians and positioned its howitzers along the perimeter, ready to go into action at a seconds notice. Just before the dawn, the SS Pioniere cautiously entered the village, feeling their way down both sides of the main street. This flushed out the Soviet cavalry, which suddenly took off across the snow, galloping hard for a hill behind the village. Messerle’s howitzers fired into their midst, but within seconds the Russians reached the edge of the hill, after suffering only a few casualties. By 1945, Kinzler was on the staff of the SS Pioneer School. SS-Pionierschule command structure was the following one. March 1945, the school staff was formed with the following officers : Kdr. : SS-Obf. Klein Adjutant : SS-Ostuf. Nägele Ia : SS-Ostubaf. Deschner (then SS-Hstuf. Kinzler in April) Ib : SS-Staf. Hermann IVa : SS-Hstuf. Förster IVd : SS-Ostuf. Hohl V Pi. : SS-Hstuf. Otto-Karl Witt TFK : SS-Hstuf. Paduch 01 : SS-Ostuf. Stelzenmüller Stamm-Kp. : SS-Hstuf. Schwarz SS-Pionier-Sperr-Bataillon “Brosow”  April 1945 – defended bridges while the school was being evacuated and its remaining personnel withdrawn. Kinzler was awarded the German Cross in Gold as per, Mark C Yergers book in 1945. We have chosen not to share the complete content of Georg Kinzler. Due to the fact that many details of the battle have not yet been published. This is a prime, first hand item for any serious Military Archive or Museum or an advanced Private Archive.

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    WWII German Passport 1936 – Escape Nazi Germany Jewish Lady Berta Elsa Schmidt – Belgium Ostend to UK – SS Britannic to USA – Rare

    Original price was: £777.00.Current price is: £513.00.

    Elsa Marburg was born in Alzenau Germany 1.3.1904 – and was a married housewife living in Frankfurt am Main, Germany. In 1936, Elsa decided to escape Germany. The Germany of 1936, with the enacted racial laws (below) likely cancelled her marriage to Mr Schmidt. Now she would have to escape Germany. The Passport was issued by the Police in Frankfurt on the 24th of June 1936, it was only valid till 23rd of December 1936. Five days later, Elsa arrived at the US Consulate in Stuttgart Germany, where a US Immigrant Identity was issued. 23th of September, the Police in Frankfurt entered that she is to be considered a Foreigner as of the 23rd of September. 25th of September Elsa paid a charge of 30 RM to the Police, the same day she went to the Passport off 29th of September 40RM at the Deutsche Verkehrs Kredit bank in Cologne, Germany 29th September 1936 – Was Stamped in Herbesthal, Belgium One day before her pass ran out 2nd of September 1936 – Stamped Ostend Belgium  Maritime Elsa entered the United Kingdom on the Transit, Police Stamp in Dover on the 2nd of October 1936. Else Bordered the MV Britannic set for the USA. Recorded on the Passenger List – Note Race or People Hebrew.