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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 Waffen SS Soldbuch Group – SS-Rottenführer Affeldt – SS Panzer Grenadier Regiment 5 “Thule” – Shot in the Face – Captured 1945 – Extremely Rare
$2,150.00Here we have a very interesting SS Soldbuch issued in May 1942 with the Replacement unit (Ersatz) SS Polizei Infanterie Regiment 3 in Holland/Netherlands – s-Hertogenbosch to: Kurt Affeldt (Born 1924 – Died 2012) from Steinhagen, Westfahlen Germany. In his civilian lifer before the war he was a Maschine Engineer/Worker. Units served in: SS Polizei Infanterie Regiment 3 SS Schutzen Regiment 3 The SS Polizei Infanterie Regiment 3 was formed on September 18, 1939, during the formation of the Police Division from militarily trained members of the Order Police. After being assembled and spending three months at the Wandern military training area, the regiment was deployed to the Upper Rhine at the end of February 1940. During the French campaign, the regiment was deployed in June 1940 to storm the Argonne Forest and cross the Ardennes Canal. The fighting for the heights of Rilly and Voncq on June 9 and 10 was particularly fierce. After the fighting ended, the regiment remained in France as an occupation force. Older men were exchanged for younger recruits. From mid-June 1941, the regiment was relocated to East Prussia. On June 30, 1941, the regiment crossed the Lithuanian border and followed the army units northeast. On July 14, it crossed the Daugava River near Dryssa. On the night of July 24, it crossed Ostrow. On August 1, 1941, the regiment moved to capture the key position at Luga. After suffering heavy losses, the regiment ceased its attacks and on August 22, 1941, moved southwest past Sopolje to attack the flank of the Russian positions. To avoid encirclement, the Red Army evacuated the city on September 1, 1941. After breaking through the Russian defenses, the regiment took part in the encirclement of Leningrad and subsequently remained in the Leningrad area. By order of February 10, 1942, the regiment was transferred from the Ordnungspolizei to the Waffen-SS on February 24, 1942, and renamed SS Police Infantry Regiment 3. The regiment remained outside Leningrad for the entire year of 1942 and took part in the heavy defensive fighting there. On January 12, 1943, the Red Army began its winter offensive on the Northern Front. When Russian troops were able to break through the XXVI Army Corps stationed to the south, the SS Police Division with the SS Police Infantry Regiment 1 received orders four days later to fight to free Schlüsselburg and liberate the German troops trapped there. By November 1942 – Affeldt was shot in the face and returned to Germany for treatment. 31a – Infantry Bullet – Left Cheek. He was not released till September 1943, after which he spent some time with a replacement unit in the Netherlands (Nijmegen). By Early 1944, he was assigned to the SS Panzer Division Totenkopf Affeldt spent some time with SS Panzergrenadier Regiment 5 – “Thule” then was assigned in September to the Stab of the Wirtschafts Batl of the SS Panzer Division Totenkopf. 1944: Defensive Battles in the East January–March 1944: Retreat from the Dnieper and the Korsun Pocket Totenkopf was part of Army Group South, fighting in Ukraine. In early 1944, the division was engaged in heavy defensive battles during the Soviet Dnieper–Carpathian Offensive. It helped to relieve and later withdraw from the Korsun–Cherkassy Pocket, avoiding encirclement, though with significant losses. April–July 1944: Poland and the Kovel Sector The division pulled back into Poland, regrouping near Kovel and participating in defensive battles in Galicia. It became part of SS-Obergruppenführer Herbert Gille’s IV SS Panzer Corps, within Heeresgruppe Nordukraine. July–August 1944: Operation Bagration Aftermath The division was ordered northward as part of efforts to stop the massive Soviet Operation Bagration, which devastated Army Group Centre. Totenkopf fought defensive battles near Warsaw and Modlin, facing continuous Soviet offensives. 1944–1945: Battles in Hungary October–December 1944: Operation Panzerfaust and Debrecen Sent to Hungary, Totenkopf took part in Operation Panzerfaust, where the Germans secured control of Hungary following its attempt to exit the war. It fought in the Battle of Debrecen, part of the defense against the Soviet advance into Hungary. December 1944 – February 1945: Battle of Budapest As part of IV SS Panzer Corps, Totenkopf was one of the key divisions involved in relief operations for the encircled German and Hungarian forces in Budapest. Engaged in Operation Konrad I–III, failed attempts to break the siege of the city. Totenkopf suffered extremely heavy casualties in these operations and had to withdraw toward western Hungary. 1945: Final Battles and Surrender March 1945: Operation Frühlingserwachen (Spring Awakening) The division took part in Operation Frühlingserwachen, the last major German offensive of the war, near Lake Balaton in Hungary. Totenkopf was part of 6th SS Panzer Army, tasked with protecting the Hungarian oil fields. The offensive initially made progress but was soon repulsed by the Soviets, leading to a major retreat. April–May 1945: Retreat into Austria The division retreated through Austria, fighting rearguard actions. By April 1945, its remnants were pushed back through Styria, near Graz and Vienna. May 1945: Final Surrender On May 9, 1945, the remnants of the SS Panzer Division Totenkopf surrendered to Soviet forces near Radstadt, Austria, after Germany’s unconditional surrender (May 8). Many surviving members were taken prisoner by the Red Army. Unlike Western Allies, the Soviets dealt harshly with captured Waffen-SS troops, often regarding them as war criminals. A significant number of Totenkopf soldiers were either executed or sent to Gulag camps in the Soviet Union, where many perished. Security Stamps 20.IX.1943 – 8. Genesenden SS Grenadier Ausb u Ers Batl 4 – Stationed in Nijmegen, Netherlands 6.XII.1943 – 8. Genesenden SS Grenadier Ausb u Ers Batl 4 – Stationed in Nijmegen, Netherlands 4.III.1944 – SS Totenkopf Infanterie Regiment 1.Sept.1944 – Wirtschafts Batl – SS Panzer Grenadier Regiment Totenkopf Awards Black Wounds Badge – 28.1.1943 Silver Wounds Badge – 2.12.1943 – Awarded by the Totenkopf Inf Regiment was likely an upgrade due to the nature of his facial wound. War Merit Cross with Swords – Awarded During the Hungary Operation in Feb 1945 Last Comments A fascinating bit of…
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Heinrich Himmler Signed Visitor Card with Dedication (1940) – Extremely Rare
$2,900.00Heinrich Himmler Signed Business Card with Dedication (1940) Description: Original business card of Heinrich Himmler, Reichsführer SS, with handwritten dedication and signature on reverse. Front : Name: Heinrich Himmler Title: Reichsführer SS Typeface: Fraktur (Gothic script) Inscription (German): „Meine herzlichsten Wünsche zur Hochzeit“ Translation: “Heartfelt Wishes on your Wedding Day !” Date: 25.VII.40 (25 July 1940) Period: Shortly after the German victory over France (May–June 1940) Extremely Rare item, Himmler has signed many documents but this is a first I have seen on his visitor card.
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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!
$565.00Soldbuch 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
$575.00This 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
$2,450.00Here 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.
