Soldbuch & Tank Licence – Feldwebel Arlt – PzReg27 (19PD) – Panzer Driver! (Sold)

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Soldbuch to Erhardt Arth

Born into a Catholic family, he was married and was a student before the war.

His Soldbuch was issued on in February 1940 with Panzer Ersatz Abteilung 1 in Erfurt.

After tank driver training he joined his frontline unit:

Licence is for a full tracked Tank to 30 Tons. (6.1941)

6.Kompanie – Panzer Regiment 27 (19 Panzer Division)

End of June 1941 for the first heavy defensive battles in the context of the ‘Kesselschlacht’ near Bialystok and Minsk. The division then marched through Minsk to Dzisna on the Daugava, which was taken on July 4th. On July 5, the division crossed the Daugava and then broke through the Stalin Line. Then the division marched towards Polotsk and broke through the Dryssa position. Before Polotsk, the division turned north on July 17 and reached Velikiye-Luki. The division stayed here until July 20th. That day the division evacuated the city and marched on Welish. Then it turned to the north, then later to the east over the Daugava to Ilino. This was followed by the advance on both sides of the Smolensk – Bjeloy road as far as the Pochenki area. After heavy fighting in this area, the division was withdrawn from the front in early August 1941 and refreshed near Shishkovo. On August 18, the division received the order to advance again on Velikiye Luki and to enclose suspected enemy forces there. The second battle for Velikiye-Luki took place. Before the final end of the fighting, the division marched on towards Toropyets, then towards Kholm and then towards Demyansk. After marching through Demyansk, the division closed the rear edge of the pocket formed around Staraya Russa.

It would seem that he was wounded as he arrived in a hospital in Cholm, and sent back from the front.

He would then attend the following Tank training units:

Panzer Lehr Regiment (Panzer Fahr Lehr Komp) 

Panzer Ersatz Abteilung 11 

Equipment:

Issued a Pistol

Awards:

It would seem removed the second part of his award page, but it was highly likely he had other medals.

At the very end of the war he was sent to Grenadier Regiment 32 – But suspect this was a reformation of the original unit.

Eastern Front Medal 

The Soldbuch seems to be missing several pages sadly, although the unit and division is desirable. The Licence has a perfect picture, and we can clearly see he was a Tank driver for heavy tanks!