WWII German Soldbuch – Gefreiter Müller – Panzer-Grenadier-Regiment 146 – 25 Panzer Division – 1945 Kampfgruppe Michalke
£132.00
Description
Josef Müller was enlisted in 1944 into the German Army.
Frontline Units
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 At the end of November 1944, the division was withdrawn from the 9th Army, then assembled in the area southwest of Warsaw and then moved to the Radom-Bialobrzegi area, where it was briefly refreshed near the front.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
