Description
An incredibly sought after unit.
Otto Hamm was born in Webenheim, Homburg (Germany) into a protestant family on the 22nd of September 1926.
He joined the Waffen SS in November 1943, enlisting iin the SS Panzergrenadier A.u.E Batl 12 (Germania) for basic training.
He would join the following frontline units according to his Soldbuch:
SS Panzergrenadier Regiment 37 (7th Company) – 17th SS Panzergrenadier Division “Götz von Berlichingen”
Although it seems shortly after his deployment something (medically) happened to him and he was recovering till April 1944. After a short stint in another training unit he was once again deployed.
The next unit he was assigned to was:
SS Panzer Grenadier Regiment 2 ( 15 Komp, Combat Pioneers) – III Batl – 1. SS-Panzer-Division “Leibstandarte-SS Adolf Hitler”
He would be deployed into the Ardennes, but would arrive on the 11th of January 1945 in a hospital with a code 33 (Freezing Wounds), the harsh winter of 1944/45 would leave Hamm in hospital till late 1945, suffering from various organ failure to to the freezing wounds.
There are two security stamps signed by two different SS Officers.
In the back pouch of the Soldbuch is a portrait of Hamm in uniform, interestingly this was taken in a Totenkopf Uniform. Which was likely issued to him during training.
Comments: This Soldbuch is from a super hard unit to find anything for, the fact that he took part in the Ardennes Offensive with the LAH is astounding. Very hard to find item.
