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WWII German Army – Westfront – Match Box Holder with empty match box – Pocket Litter
$135.00Nice little item
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WWII German SA Dagger – Fighting Knife – Aescular Tuttlingen – Antler
$465.00A rare SA blade to find, but this was made into a fighting knife. Price is shipped worldwide.
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WWII German Fire Police Visor – Original
$275.00Worn Condition Chinstrap broken (held together) And stitching came loose. priced to sell, as it displays well – world wide shipping included
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WWII German Waffen SS Soldbuch – SS Rottenführer Hellwig – Battle of Arnhem & Ardennes – 9. SS-Panzer-Division “Hohenstaufen” – Ultra Rare (Sold)
SS Soldbuch issued to Hans Hellwig, born on the 6th of March 1924 in Kiel, Germany. Personal details: Roman Catholic, trained as a sales man. 1,76cm tall, he had a scar on his forehead. Hellwig was not married and his next of kin was his father in Kiel. Hellwig was serving with the Luftwaffe (as his EKM states: 288 Schwere Flak Ersatz Abt 62) before being transferred to the Waffen-SS in early September (also carried his rank over!) he was in Nürnberg for further training at the Signals replacement base. He was issued full uniform and equipment on the 5th of September in Nürnberg. This included his SS Helmet, tent and poles, ammo pouches, rucksack and eating utensils. It would seem he passed the course fairly fast and was sent to his frontline unit (as page 22 indicates an SS Untersturmführer sent found him fit for duty on the 9.9.1944): SS Panzer Nachrichten Abteilung 9 (9. SS-Panzer-Division “Hohenstaufen”) When the Allies landed in the Arnhem area on September 17, there were still around 2,500 men from the division in this area. These were assembled in the Velp area and then faced off against the landed paratroopers who had landed east of Oosterbeek. After the end of the fighting for Arnhem (17.09 – 26.09 – note that Hellwig has a security stamp from the 25th signed by SS Ostuf. Herbert Escher during the battle on the 25.09) , the remaining parts of the division followed to the Westerwald, where the division was finally reorganised. The division reached a strength of around 13,000 men by seconding members of the Air Force and Navy. On October 17, 1944, they were transferred to the Münster – Hamm – Paderborn – Gütersloh area and two weeks later to the Euskirchen – Münstereifel – Neuenahr area. By mid-December the division had reached a strength of 19,605 men and was thus above the target strength. However, the teams were insufficiently trained. On December 17, 1944, the division was moved to the Stadtkyll – Jünkerath – Blankenheim area. The following day they attacked Schoenberg via Losheim. Initially fighting with Teieln for St. Vith, the division was placed under the I. SS Panzer Corps on December 19 and was supposed to relieve the SS Kampfgruppe “Peiper” at La Gleize by advancing on the right. By the time the division arrived in the Vilettes area, however, the combat group had already been wiped out. At the end of December 1944, the division then moved to the area north of Bastogne. After heavy fighting for the city, the division was replaced by army units on January 6, 1945 and commanded to the area of Vielsalm. Then pushed back to the St. Vith area, the division was finally pulled out of the front on January 23 and transferred to the Prüm area. Four days later, she was transferred to the refreshment room in Mayen. By the end of January 1945, the division had again reached a strength of 19,462 men due to new Luftwaffe deployments. Already on February 9, the division began to be transferred to Hungary for the planned offensive on Lake Balaton in the Kisber area. Two days later, it moved into the starting position for the “Spring Awakening” operation in the Seregélyes area, about 15 km south-east of Stuhlweißenburg. In heavy fighting, however, the division could only make small gains in terrain. On March 17, 1945, the division still had a strength of 10,820 men. On March 19, the division was replaced by army units and moved to the area south-west of Stuhlweissenburg. During the retreat that followed, on March 22, 1945, the division was already around 30 km to the north-west in the Berhida – Ösi – Vár-Polata area. After fighting in the Veszprém area, the division went back to the Reichsschutz position on April 7, 1945. Deployed in the Radkersburg area, the division was refreshed again by the end of April 1945. The transfer to the Amstetten area followed at the end of April. From here she reached the Enns on May 8, 1945, where she was taken prisoner by the Americans. Signatures: 25.09.1944 – SS Ostuf. Herbert Escher (2 Kp.) SS-Nr. 455.980 He served with 2. (Funk-)Kompanie from SS-Nachrichten-Abteilung 9 with 9. SS-Panzer-Division ‘Hohenstaufen’. Between September 1944 and May 1945 he was commander from 2. (Funk-)Kompanie with SS-Nachrichten-Abteilung 9 from 9. SS-Panzer-Division ‘Hohenstaufen’. He took part in the fightings in Hungary in 1945. 14.4.1945 – SS Ostuf. Gerhard Knabe (2 and 3 Kp.)SS-Nr. 456.073 In 1945 he served with 2. (Funk-)Kompanie from SS-Nachrichten-Abteilung 9 with 9. SS-Panzer-Division ‘Hohenstaufen’ and he took part in the fightings in Hungary. Other Soldbuch entries to note: Payment in Dachau – he was given a special payment in Dachau, signed off by SS Ostuf. Herbert Escher. Another note is entered into the Soldbuch, likely after a small dental treatment that he is to report to SS-Feldersatz Brigade 102 (II SS Panzer Korps) directly after. Issued a rifle K98k – 17.10.1944 Promotion: 1.12.1944 – from SS Sturmmann to SS Rottenführer. Permit to carry a pistol number 15828 – 5.2.1945 Captured by Allied troops: Cover Page: POW Number, 31G 5064964 he was sent to the United State of America, on the last page of the Soldbuch his POW number was written once again this time long after the wars end in February of 1946. Last comments: This SS Soldbuch is a highly desirable item, the story of Hellwig is quite remarkable he made it through the last years of the Division and survived fighting on both fronts and managed to see the last days luckily making it out to the US lines to surrender. The signature for Escher during the Battle of Arnheim, and the Ardennes link make this Soldbuch a highly sought after piece. Find another one! They are just not out there!
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WWII German Army Soldbuch – Obgefr Franz Reitter – Festungs Infanterie Batl 1008 – 22 Infanterie Div – Greece Anti-Partisan Actions
$185.00Nice clean Soldbuch opened in 1942 to Franz Reitter. He served in many units, most notable: Landesschützen-Bataillon 252 Festungs Infanterie Batl 1008 – seems he served a while in Greece, members of his unit have been accredited with being awarded the Anti-Partisan Badge. https://www.tracesofwar.com/persons/107669/Orichel-Aloysius-Festungs-Inf-Bat1008.htm It seems he was captured with Feldzeug Kompanie 141. Included is a letter to his loved ones from a POW Camp, nice and easy to read, states he is alive and well, and he sent the letter with a wounded soldier who was being discharged. A nice little set with a nice Portrait of Franz.
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WWII German Army Soldbuch – Oberfeldwebel Pangerl – Grenadier Regiment 978 (271 Inf Div) – Normandy Caen and Falaise 1944 – 1 Mark Occupation Money Souvenir 1944 (Sold)
Issued to Karl Pangerl, born in 1915. He raised the ranks to Oberfeldwebel He served with the following units: 1939 till 1942: Infanterie Regiment 97 / Inf Reg 72 – 46 Inf Divison From September 1, 1939, the division took part in the Polish campaign, crossed the border in the direction of Czestochowa and then marched south via Prtzysucha past Radom via Grabow and Warka to the Vistula. Eventually the division reached the area south of Warsaw, where it remained until the Polish surrender. The division was then used for a short time as an occupation force in Poland and moved to the Bad Driberg area as an OKH reserve in December 1939. There the division handed over Field Replacement Battalion 46 to the 183rd Infantry Division in January 1940. At the beginning of the western campaign, the division followed the fighting troops from the area west of Aachen via Maastricht, Namur, Cambrai to the west of Amiens. Here the division for the second phase of the campaign, the “Battle of France”, was prepared. At Flixécourt the division crossed the Somme and fought its way to the Seine at Donains. The division then advanced via Chateauneuf and Le Mans to the Loire in the Angers area. After the end of the western campaign, the division was used for coastal protection on the Atlantic coast. In March 1941, the division was then transferred to Romania as a training force in the Prilep area. In April 1941 the division took part in the Balkan campaign. However, she did not intervene in the fighting, but was towed to the Banat via Belgrade, where she remained for security purposes. At the start of the western campaign, the 46th Infantry Division was again assigned to the OKH reserve and moved to Romania. It was not until July 1941 that the division took part in the Russian campaign and was integrated into the Prut front with the 11th Army. In mid-July 1941, the Prut was crossed and the division marched to the Dniester, which was crossed in mid-July 1941. The division then advanced via Balza to the Dnieper near Bereslaw and turned here to the Crimean Peninsula. After the Perekop Isthmus was breached, the attack on the Parpach Isthmus began. After the Russian positions could be breached here, the city of Kerch itself was conquered. The 46th Infantry Division was then used for coastal protection on the Kerch Peninsula. After the surprising landing of large forces of the Red Army on the coast of the Kerch Peninsula in early 1942, the entire eastern part of the peninsula had to be abandoned. The division retreated to the Koy Assan – Vlandislavowka area. The Commander-in-Chief of Army Group South then sent her the following telex: “I deny the soldierly honor of the 46th Division for the flopping action during the landing of the Russians on the Kerch Peninsula and their hasty withdrawal from the peninsula. Awards and promotions are blocked until further notice. This telex is only up to the regiment commanders inclusive to announce.” signed by Reichenau Field Marshal Due to the protest of the division commander and the regiment commanders, the following telex was sent to the division by Field Marshal von Reichenau’s successor: “I express my special appreciation to the 46th Division for the outstanding performance in the defensive battles in the Isthmus since the beginning of January and look forward to corresponding proposals for promotions and awards.” Signed by Bock, Field Marshal In May 1942, the division then took part in the reconquest of the Kerch Peninsula and then took over the coast protection on the peninsula again. In September 1942, the division crossed over to the Halinsel Taman and then took part in the advance into the western Caucasus. Here the division was deployed in the Maikop area and fought at Kotlowina, Massnikova and Oplepen Berg, among others. When the retreat from the Caucasus began in January 1943, the division had to retreat to the Kuban bridgehead amid heavy fighting. The division was torn into individual combat groups and suffered heavy losses. At the beginning of April 1943, she was therefore transferred to the Zaporozhye area to be refreshed there. 1943 – 1944: Grenadier Ausbildungs Batl 72 – 46 Inf Div Training soldiers in Czech for the 46 Inf Div. 1944 – till capture: Grenadier Regiment 976 ( 271 Inf Division) On June 23, 1944, the division’s command post was moved to Chateaux de Cabrials (4 km east of Beziers). From June 30, 1944, the division was replaced by parts of the 198th and moved to Normandy. During the transfer, the rail transports were attacked by Allied fighter-bombers, resulting in casualties. The division was unloaded in Rouen and set out west across the Seine from there. On July 12, 1944, the foremost parts of the division reached Bernay (130 km east-southeast Lisieux). From July 17, 1944, the foremost units replaced the 10th SS Panzer Division on the Normandy front southwest of Caen. On July 21, most of the division was in the front line, with parts in the areas of Urville, Lisieux and Orbec. By July 25, 1944, the division had taken over the right section of the II SS Panzer Corps, replacing the 10th SS Panzer Division. Right border of the division section formed the division border, left border Fontaine – 1.8 km west of Vieux. The division was annihilated in August 1944 by the 5th Panzer Army in the Falaise pocket. Medals: 1. War merit Cross with Swords – 11.1941 2. Eastern Front Medal – 8.1942 3. Krim Shield – 10.1942 4. Romanian Medal Against Communism . 11.1942 Final Comments: He had a full line of equiptment issued, and the clues to him being in Normandy are clear, he has a promotion his last to Oberfeldwebel on the first of June 1944, and the next entry is for replacement uniform in July of 1944 with the 271 ID. The last entry in on August 1944. After which corresponds with the…
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WWII German NSDAP Political Leaders Belt and Buckle – RZM M4/24 “Friedrich Linden, Lüdenscheid” – Nice matching set – US Bring Back
$475.00 An orginal example, untouched. Maker is RZM M4/24 for Friedrich Linden, Lüdenscheid
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WWII Imperial Japanese Navy IJN Type 1 Mark III Transceiver – Mitsubishi A6M “Zero” – Type 1 – Air Force – 2nd Known Example – Very Rare
WWII Imperial Japanese Navy IJN Type 1 Mark III Transceiver for the Mitsubishi A6M Zero ‘Type 1 Air Force, Air No. 3 Radio Matsushita Electric Corporation Aircraft Division, February 1945’ with Navy Acceptance Anchor. Matsushita Electric eventually became the Panasonic Corporation. This Exceptional Imperial Japanese Zero Radio is the Successor A6M Communication System to the Type 96-1 Transmitter / Receiver. This Particular Radio is the 2 nd Example of the Type 1 Mark III Transceiver Known to Exist, the Only Other Known Example Worldwide Resides in The UEC Radio Museum in Tokyo (see: https://www.museum.uec.ac.jp/database/sf/sf350/s355.html ). Museum Grade
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WWII German Luftwaffe Soldbuch – Flieger Fritz Krause – Fallschirm-Jäger-Ersatz- und Ausbildungs-Regiment 3 – Late War FJ
$165.00This Soldbuch was issued to Fritz Krause born in 1924, he was drafted into a Luftwaffe replacement unit in late 1944. By 1945 he was in training with Fallschirm-Jäger-Ersatz- und Ausbildungs-Regiment 3 (20 FJD). During the period 4-8 May 1945, the remnants of the 9. Armee, attached to the 12. Armee, crossed to the west bank of the Elbe and surrendered to the U.S. Ninth Army. It would seem he was involved in the last battles although there are not many entries more to follow. A nice example of a late war FJ, who seen the end of the war out he is not listed as KIA.
