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WWI & WWII German Army Wehrpass – Muskiter Rücker – Infanterie Regiment Nr 68 – Battles 1914 France & Belgium – Ehrenkreuz Medal
$225.00Interesting little lot, for Jakob Rücker, who fought with Infanterie Regiment Nr 68 Fought in the battles of : Neufchateu, Mass, Marne, Champagne, wounded in December 1914 near Perhos. Interestingly the Boutonniere for the Honor Cross is seen in the Wehrpass picture! Comes with his Certificate and Medal also.
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WWII German Latvian “Im Ostland” Newspapers x3 – Rare
$90.00Interesting content here in these, shortly after Latvia was taken by the Germans.
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WWII Latvian Legion Waffen-SS Commander Voldemārs Veiss Portrait Original
$90.00Voldemārs Veiss (7 November 1899 – 17 April 1944) was a Latvian officer and prominent Nazi collaborator, who served in the Waffen-SS of Nazi Germany. When Riga, the capital of Latvia, fell to the Wehrmacht on 1 July 1941, the Germans began forming self-defence and police forces. Veiss was appointed the commander of such a Self Defence organization. On 20 July the Nazis disbanded this organization and ordered the formation of auxiliary police forces instead, with Lt. Col. Veiss being appointed Chief of the Latvian Auxiliary Police. At the end of 1941, he became the First Deputy Director General of the Director General of the Interior when the Latvian Self-Administration was reorganized. Veiss funeral in Riga As early as autumn 1941 Latvian auxiliary police units, temporarily attached to the Wehrmacht, were first used in front line duties. This occasional employment continued until the 2nd Latvian Brigade was formed from six Latvian battalions, four of which had combat experience. At the end of April 1943 a three battalion formation fighting under the name of the Latvian Legion was withdrawn from the front line and renamed the 1st Volunteer Regiment of the SS (Latvian), with a change of Wehrmacht ranks to those of the Waffen-SS. Voldemārs Veiss was given command of this regiment, which was a part of the 2nd Latvian Brigade, and received the rank of Legion-Obersturmbannführer. In January 1944, Veiss became the first Latvian to receive the Knight’s Cross. On 17 April 1944, Veiss died from wounds he had suffered seven days prior. Original a little bigger than A5 size, rear has a street name and number in Riga.
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WWII German Wehrmacht Soldbuch & Wehrpass – Kanonier Karl Lüddeke -Bautzen 1945 – 15cm Nebelwerfer 41 – Werfer-Ersatz- und Ausbildungs-Abteilung 1 – Ausbildungs-Division 404
$265.00Karl Lüddeke was born in Goslar 1927, his Soldbuch was issued in December 1944. He was enlisted into a Werfer training unit, where he was trained on the 98K Rifle, 15cm Nebelwerfer 41, MG34, Luger P08 and the Machine Pistol. He was promoted on the 19.3.1945 as a RUB – Reserve–Unteroffizierbewerber – an NCO candidate. Although by April 1945, his training school was deployed into the Ausbildungs Division 404 – The Division 404 was set up in April 1945 by renaming Division No. 404 in the Lübben – Görlitz – Bautzen area, including all the training units still remaining in this area. The division was deployed with the training troops against the Red Army and against the Americans. The division headquarters was in Dorfhain. Nice complete set to a late war very young Soldier.
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WWII German Passport ID – Reispass – Berlin Tempelhof 1935 – Film Industry Worker
$85.00Here we have an original German Passport for a Lady from Berlin Tempelhof. She worked in the German Film Industry, sticking film together. Tempelhof was known for the Film Studios, some ruins remain there today from the former studios. Price includes shipping.
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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
$2,650.00We 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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WWII German Flugblatt for Red Army Soldiers to Surrender
$75.00Interesting piece offering the Red Army Soldier safety if he surrenders and shows this. These were shot over the Red Army positions.
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WWII German Newspapers Late 1945 – Woman Fighting! – Last ditch Propaganda
$150.00Some last ditch propaganda, not often to find such later newspapers like this. Very interesting text for the German speaker and late war images.
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WWII German Berlin Verkehrs Betriebe BVG Ausweis – U-Bahn – January 1945 –
Original price was: $85.00.$45.00Current price is: $45.00.WWII German Berlin Berkehrs Betriebe BVG Ausweis – U-Bahn – January 1945 – Issued by the Commander of Berlin (See stamp) Rare
