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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…
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WWII German Soldbuch – Gefreiter Müller – Panzer-Grenadier-Regiment 146 – 25 Panzer Division – 1945 Kampfgruppe Michalke
Josef Müller was enlisted in 1944 into the German Army. Frontline Units Panzer-Grenadier-Regiment 146 The division was reorganized here. Parts of the division were to be reorganized in Grafenwöhr, but then had to be handed over to the 103rd Panzer Brigade. Although the formation was not yet complete, the 25th Panzer Division, still only in combat group strength, had to be relocated to the Eastern Front again at the end of August 1944. This was relocated to the Warsaw combat area as an OKH reserve to continue its reorganization there. At the beginning of October 1944, the 25th Panzer Division combat group was deployed in association with the 3rd Panzer Division, the 252nd Infantry Division and the 104th Army Panzer Brigade in the HKL around the Russian “Narew bridgehead around Serok”. However, it was not possible to eliminate the bridgehead here. The 25th Panzer Division combat group was then deployed to fend off the major Russian offensive on the Narew. After completing this mission, the 104th Panzer Brigade was integrated into the 25th Panzer Division’s combat group at the end of October 1944. In November 1944, the 25th Panzer Division and its combat groups fought in the Warsaw area to iron out dangerous incursions by the infantry divisions deployed there. At the end of November 1944, the division was withdrawn from the 9th Army, then assembled in the area southwest of Warsaw and then moved to the Radom-Bialobrzegi area, where it was briefly refreshed near the front. After the start of the Russian winter offensive in January 1945, the division was deployed in the Warka bridgehead north of Radom. After three days of major fighting, the division had to withdraw to the west, found loose contact with the “Nehring Pocket” and crossed the Oder north of Glogau at the end of January 1945. It seems Müller was wounded in December of 1944… Kampfgruppe Michalke Panzergrenadier-Ersatz- und Ausbildungs-Bataillon 115 Marsch Kompanie 115 It seems that in February of 1945, Müller was mobilised once again. Issued combat equipment and a weapon (P38 Pistol in April 1945) . What seems to be clear is that the unit was put into action in April 1945 under the Panzer Ausbildungs Verband Franken. They were later encircled near Stuttgart a few weeks later. Missing Pages – 9/10/11/12, Photo is loose but original to the Soldbuch. Priced accordingly
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WWII German Kriegsmarine Soldbuch – Ob.Masch Höfeld – Destroyer Z30 – Battle of the Barents Sea 1942 – Sunk Submarine!
£425.00Soldbuch issued in 1941 to Höfeld He would serve on Destroyer Z30 Ships History: Z30 was one of fifteen Type 1936A destroyers built for the Kriegsmarine (German Navy) during World War II. Completed in 1941, the ship was transferred to Norwegian waters in early 1942 where she remained for most of the rest of her career, escorting convoys and laying minefields. She played a minor role in the indecisive Battle of the Barents Sea at the end of the year and was damaged during the raid on the island of Spitsbergen in September 1943. Z30 was crippled when she struck a mine in late 1944 and spent the rest of the war under repair. The ship was allocated to Great Britain after the war who used her to test the effects of underwater explosions. Upon their completion in 1948, Z30 was broken up for scrap. Decorated with the Destroyer Badge and EK2 for service on Z30. “On 5–8 September Z30, her sister Z29, and the destroyer Z4 Richard Beitzen laid a minefield in the Kara Strait between the island of Novaya Zemlya and Vaygach Island. Later that month, she participated in Operation Zarin, a minelaying mission off the coast of Novaya Zemlya from 24 to 28 September, together with Admiral Hipper, and her sisters Z23, Z28, and Z29. On 13–15 October, Z30, her sister Z27, Z4 Richard Beitzen and the destroyer Z16 Friedrich Eckoldt laid a minefield off the Kanin Peninsula at the mouth of the White Sea that sank the Soviet icebreaker Mikoyan. Three weeks later, the same four destroyers escorted Admiral Hipper as she attempted to intercept Allied merchant ships proceeding independently to Soviet ports in early November. They intercepted and sank the westbound Soviet oil tanker Donbass and the submarine chaser BO-78 on the 7th” Awards 3.11.1942 – Iron Cross Second Class 20.11.1942 – Destroyer Badge Seems he ended the war in a POW camp in Norway, Kaland. Then in France at Camp de Stetten June 1946. Rare to find a nice KM book like this with such a unique story. Hs Brother Kurts Death Notice was in the back of his Soldbuch. As well as his POW release papers and ticket home. Worthy of deeper research.
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WWII Wehrmacht Soldbuch – Oberschirrmeister Krzisinski – KIA Rhine Crossing March 1945 – US 45th “Thunderbird” Infantry Division – Gernsheim, Germany – Rare
£432.00This is a rather interesting Soldbuch, issued to Krzisinski in 1943, when serving with the Pioneer Batl 134. The unit served under the 134 Infanterie Division From June 1941, the 134th Infantry Division took part in the invasion of the Soviet Union as part of the Army Group Center. In December 1941, the division was involved in the Battle of Moscow. Together with the 45th Infantry Division, she was temporarily surrounded as part of the 2nd Army at Livny and lost a large part of her artillery. The division was destroyed in the Soviet Bobruysk Offensive, part of Operation Bagration in the summer of 1944. Krzisinski arrived at the Hospital in August of 1944, with a wound code 34, meaning an accident. He was awarded the Eastern Front Medal and the War Merit Cross with Swords. March 1945 The very nice late war ID permit for the area he was allowed to travel in was key in understanding where he was in the last days. With the Pioneer Ausbildungs Batl 837 in Gernsheim on the Rhine River. He is mentioned on a Memorial next to the graveyard, where he is buried beside. His brother was KIA, What happened on the 26th of March 1945 in Gernsheim? On the 26th of arch 1945, the 179th Infantry Regiment “Tomahawks” of the 45th “Thunderbird” Infantry Division crossing of the Rhine River on March 26, 1945 as part of the US 7th Army attack to breech the river. The Germans fell back destroying the bridge, which till today was never repaired and is left as a memorial to the horrors of war. A memorial to the US Soldiers can be found next to it and they have a breif synopsis of the the attack across the Rhine. https://www.uswarmemorials.org/html/monument_details.php?SiteID=2207&MemID=2908 When studying the KIA lists for the Town in March of 1945, it is clear that the only German Soldiers killed defending the town were all Pionner/Sappers. A handful of Germans were killed there, including a list of Civilians caught in the Artillery strikes in Gernsheim. List can be found here: http://www.denkmalprojekt.org/dkm_deutschland/gernsheim_wk1u2_hess.htm Here is the combat diary of the 179th Inf Regiment Us Army, they mention in depth the attack on Gernsheim. https://worldwartwoveterans.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/The-story-of-a-regiment-a-history-of-the-179th-Regimental-Combat.pdf US Hero at Gernsheim on the Attack ! http://veterantributes.org/TributeDetail.php?recordID=1571
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WWII Waffen SS Soldbuch – SS Sturmmann Wichmann – SS Jäger Btl 500 – Wounded Fighting Partisans – SS-Jagdverbände – Very Rare Unit
£1,840.00Here 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.
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WWII Luftwaffe Stuka Pilot Oblt Wanner Soldbuch & Wehrpass Set – Ju 87 D-5 – 189 Missions! – Missing in Action – FFS Gold – Ultra Rare
£1,990.00We 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.
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Early SS Members Fencing Jacket & Trousers
£1,273.00Early 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: £488.00.£290.00Current price is: £290.00.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.
