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Pre-WWII German Luftschutz Pouch with some contents 1940
£140.00Seems to still have some contents inside, this could be prewar as some people describe them. Priced with shipping.
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Original WWII Waffen SS EM M44 Shoulder Boards Transport / Supply Matching Set (Possible Fakes Removed from Webshop)
Original WWII Waffen SS EM M44 Shoulder Boards Transport / Supply Matching Set lightly worn. Price Shipped Tracked World Wide.
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Original WWII German Freikorps Medal 1919 – 1939 – Albert Leo Schlageter – First Storming of Riga Deutsche Friekorpskämpfer – Very Rare Large Badge
£208.00Here we have a very rare badge commemorating the first Freikorps Storming of Riga in April 1919. “Albert Leo Schlageter” Schlageter was a Freikorps member executed by the French in 1923 for sabotage during the Ruhr occupation. In the Nazi era he was elevated to a propaganda martyr, so 1930s and WWII-era organizations produced commemorative badges and medals in his name. “First Storming of Riga” Refers to the Freikorps capture of Riga (Latvia) in May 1919 during the chaotic post-WWI conflicts in the Baltics. Badges commemorating the “Storming of Riga” were made for veterans of the Iron Division (Eiserne Division) and other Freikorps units. “Deutsche Freikorpskämpfer” Many commemorative or veterans’ organization badges used this wording in the 1920s–1930s. The Badge is made by Wilhelm Helbing, Leipzig W33 Measures 6cm long and 5cm wide
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Original WWII Soldbuch – TSD Offizier Weber – Berlin 1945 – Döberitz / Wundsorf
Interesting Soldbuch, (although sadly missing pages) issued at Döberitz Training base to Kurt Weber, from Berlin Karlshorst. He was awarded the War Merit Cross with the HVA in Wunsdorf. (Units and Personal Information are still inside along with a photo of Weber in Uniform!) He served with: Heeresverflegungsamt Döberitz Interesting Barracks, today in ruins outside Berlin and can be visited on tours. Döberitz military training area, a major military installation near Berlin used by the Prussian Army, the Wehrmacht, and later Soviet forces until 1992. It served as a large-scale training ground for troops, a site for officer and pilot training, and a testing area for new aircraft and motor vehicles. During World War II, it was also a site for training various German units, including foreign volunteers, and housed a subcamp of the Sachsenhausen concentration camp. Heeresverflegungsamt Wunsdorf Wünsdorf–Zossen military complex, south of Berlin was one of the most important German command centers during both world wars. By WWII it served primarily as: Headquarters of the Oberkommando des Heeres (OKH) – the German Army High Command. Part of the Oberkommando der Wehrmacht (OKW) – the High Command of the Armed Forces also operated from the complex. A huge underground bunker system including the famous Maybach I, Maybach II, and the Zeppelin bunker, all designed to withstand bombing. A major communications hub using the Amt 500 complex with advanced telephone, teleprinter, and cipher services. Because of its role, Wünsdorf-Zossen was sometimes referred to as “the brain of the Wehrmacht.” What happened there in April 1945 During the Soviet offensive on Berlin, the Wünsdorf–Zossen area became a major target. Key events (April 20–24, 1945): 20–21 April: Soviet forces of the 3rd Guards Tank Army and 28th Army reached the area during their rapid advance toward Berlin. Fighting around the base occurred as German rear units and training formations attempted to defend the complex. The Luftwaffe bombed nearby areas trying unsuccessfully to halt the Soviet breakthrough. 22–23 April: The Soviets overran the positions around Zossen. The Maybach bunkers and the OKH/OKW command complex were captured almost intact because German forces had evacuated most leadership personnel shortly beforehand. 24 April: The entire Wünsdorf military complex fell under Soviet control. Large stores of documents, communications equipment, and intact bunkers were seized. Weber was in March of 1945 in Wunsdorf, and seems he was captured by the Red Army shortly after during the Battle of Berlin and for some reason was pressed into some sort of service given there is entries of payments by the Red Army in Russian language.
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Original WWII German Wehrmacht Soldbuch – Stabsintendant Meusel – Landeschutzen Batl 822 (Prag) – POW Diary – Fully Translated – Incredible Story – Rare
£261.00Soldbuch issued in 1939 to Hans Meusel. By: Landeschützen Regiment 1 – Prag The Landesschützen-Regiment 1 was formed on 29 August 1939 in Prague, in the Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia. The regiment was organized into a staff and 3 battalions. The regiment was created from Landesschützeneinheiten that had been transferred to the Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia during mobilization. He was assigned to Landesschützen Batl 822 (Prag) Already on 29 August 1939, the battalion was transferred to the Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia. There, the battalion was incorporated as II. Bataillon into Landesschützen-Regiment 1 and was thus subordinated to Landesschützen-Kommandeur I. On 9 September 1939, the battalion was renamed Landesschützen-Bataillon XXII/XIII. After the redesignation of the higher command, the battalion was subordinated to Division z.b.V. 539 as of 15 October 1939. It continued to be employed in the Prague area. On 1 April 1940, the battalion was renamed Landesschützen-Bataillon 822 in the Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia. The battalion remained under Division z.b.V. 539. It was then stationed in Bochdanetsch near Pardubitz, also in the Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia. On 11 September 1943, the battalion was reorganized into 5 companies. It was now structured into a 1st and 2nd Radfahr-Kompanie, a 3rd Schützen-Kompanie, a 4th schwere Kompanie, and a 5th Pionier-Kompanie. At the beginning of 1945, the battalion was mobilized with 4 companies. Capture – POW Camps – Return Home – Translated Short Report about my Captivity On 19 March 1945, I was captured by the Russians near Krappitz an der Oder, between Ratibor and Oppeln, after my regiment was encircled and the attempted breakout failed. From my battalion, about one-third of the men are missing; about 25% were captured, and the rest, as stragglers, managed to rejoin the main combat troops. After a march of several days through the Russian rear area, partly under German artillery fire, I was taken to the collection camp Heidebeck bei Kossel. From there, at the end of March 1945, we went on a three-day march to the camp Tarnowitz, where our group of 1,300 prisoners on Good Friday had to make a detour through the towns of Hindenburg and Gleiwitz to demonstrate to the remaining population the condition of the German army. From Tarnowitz, on 17 April, I was sent to the camp Oppeln, and from there at the end of September on a four-day march to Hundsfeld bei Breslau; along the way we had to sleep four times in the open during pouring rain. I remained in Hundsfeld until the end of March 1946. Then came the emergency transport to Frankfurt an der Oder, and from there my release. While the Unteroffiziere and Mannschaften were already released a short time after May, several hundred officers—who had already been captured in January 1945—came to Oppeln from the camp Tschenstochau. However, the majority only arrived after the capitulation, from the West. In the end, about 2,000 Offiziere were there. From August onwards, prisoner transports of enlisted men were each accompanied by about 200 Officers. At the same time, several transports of sick and wounded returned from the East (Kyiv, Armawir, Krasnodar, etc.) and were released from Oppeln, with the exception of about 2,000 men unfit for service and youths under 18 years, who likewise remained only in German camps. In total, about 60,000 men are thought to have passed through the camp at Oppeln. The remainder, about 300 Officers and 100 men, were then transported further east, moving at the end of September to Breslau, especially Hundsfeld. From there, transports continued to the East in the same way until the beginning of December. Then there was a pause until the end of February 1946. At that time, and at the beginning of March, about 25,000 prisoners (including Officers aged 33–60) were transported eastwards for “reparations work.” Their destination remained unknown. Before this, there had been at least 10 medical examinations by Russian commissions, and those unable to work—classified as permanently disabled—were selected for release. About 1,400 prisoners were considered for this, namely around 600 amputees and 800 with internal illnesses (by rank: about 300 Officers and 1,100 men). I myself was among this group. In August 1945, I fell ill with typhus-like symptoms and during this time my weight dropped from 170 pounds to 95 pounds. I am 52 years old. The journey home from Frankfurt/Oder was very complicated, and since the crossing point at Plauen Hof was closed, I had to travel back via Leipzig, Halle, Tannroda, Jena, Hameln, Hellingsstadt, Flüchtlingslager Friedland, Kassel, Warburg (crossing into the American zone), Bebra, Fulda, Nürnberg, in order finally to reach my homeland. This journey lasted almost three weeks, and I arrived home very exhausted on 12 April 1946. Since I was supposed to notify the relatives of about 60 comrades, and in the first days was not able to write, I ask permission to use the typewriter in order to record part of my communications, which in all cases is again confirmed. .
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Original WWII Wehrmacht Soldbuch – Raimund Glanbauf – MG Gunner – 44 Reichs Grenadier HuD Division – Italy 1944 – Battle of Monte Cassino – Stepped on a Mine – War Crimes in Italy / Massacre of Capistrello – Interesting Photo! (sold)
Soldbuch to Raimund Glanbauf Page 1 is sadly missing, but the important information still is inside. He served with Pioneer Batl 80 – 44 Reichsgrenadier Division – Hoch und Deutschmeister From the Alpine border to Monte Cassino Following the armistice between Italy and the Allies on 8 September 1943, the division played a central role in disarming and interning Italian troops in the Trentino and South Tyrol regions. In October 1943, it was transferred to the Operational Zone of the Adriatic Littoral, where it engaged in anti-partisan operations in Istria and Slovenia. In late November 1943, the division was redeployed to Southern Italy, holding positions along the Gustav Line near Monte Cairo and the surrounding area. It took part in the Battle of Monte Cassino, suffering heavy casualties during the fighting. On 4 June 1944, near the Capistrello train station, soldiers from Pioneer Battalion 80 executed a group of Italian civilians arrested during these searches. The massacre of Capistrello At the start of the Allied offensive in May 1944, the division was stationed in the sector east and northeast of Roccasecca. Following the collapse of the Gustav Line, its troops retreated along the Roveto Valley toward Balsorano. During the retreat, they conducted search operations in the hills around Capistrello, where partisans and British parachutists were believed to be hiding. On 4 June 1944, near the Capistrello train station, soldiers from Pioneer Battalion 80 executed a group of Italian civilians arrested during these searches. The retreat through Umbria and the Casentino In its continued retreat, the division moved through the Sabina region in Latium toward Rieti and Leonessa, eventually advancing into Umbria. Along its route north, it passed through towns such as Terni, Assisi, Città di Castello, Umbertide, Sansepolcro, and Pieve Santo Stefano. In early July 1944, the division carried out anti-partisan search operations in the Monte Santa Maria Tiberina area and engaged in combat in the Perugia region. Crossing into Tuscany, the division advanced through the Casentino mountain region and established positions at the Passo dei Mandrioli. On 20 and 21 August 1944, its units carried out a major operation, code-named Maskenball, near the pass and the village of Badia Prataglia. The operation aimed to clear the area of partisan forces. The Sassoleone reprisal action and combing operations in Budrio and Medicina In September 1944, the division was positioned in the northern Apennines, south of Imola and Castel San Pietro. On 24 September, the Pioneer Battalion conducted a reprisal operation in Sassoleone, during which 23 civilians were killed in response to the killing of a German officer in a partisan ambush. After suffering heavy losses in the fighting in Valsanterno, the division withdrew to the area around Budrio to reorganise. On 9 October 1944, one of its battalions carried out search operations in the towns of Budrio, Medicina, and Sesto Imolese, detaining 269 men. Two were identified as partisans and immediately executed, while 120 others were deported to Germany for forced labour. Transfer to Hungary and the end of the war In November 1944, the division was transferred to Hungary, where it fought in the Lake Balaton area. Toward the end of the war, its remaining units retreated to the Austrian-Hungarian border. To avoid capture by the Red Army, these units withdrew to Linz, where they surrendered to American forces. Other notes: He was issued either a MG42 or MG34 in 1944 – MG (Machinengehwehr) is not to be confused with MP (Machinenpistole) ! Glanbauf stepped on a mine in February of 1945, damaging the right side of his face and his right leg. For which he was given the Wounds Badge in Black. He was found fit for service again in April 1945, but what happened to him after that I was unable to find anything out. Also a really nice and rare page is entered in at the start of the Soldbuch – This describes that he is a member of a Traditions Unit and this comes with benefits. That he belongs only to that unit and that he is to be returned to the unit in the case of injury or sickness. That this paper must be shown when asked for and that it is not to be removed from the Soldbuch. Under order of the Divisions Commander! On his Photo it can be seen he is wearing his Combat Equipment Y Straps and the photo was likely taken in Italy as it is dated 1944! For more information on this unit: https://www.ns-taeter-italien.org/en/perpetrators/44th-hoch-und-deutschmeister-reichsgrenadier-division https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/44th_Infantry_Division_%28Wehrmacht%29
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Original WWII German Silver Ceremonial Bowl – Reichsleiter/SS-Obergruppenführer Walter Buch – Beer Hall Putsch 1923- Stosstrupp Hitler – Ernst Rohm Execution – Kristallnacht 1938 – Extremely Rare Item
£3,584.00A very interesting Third Reich Ceremonial Bowl made by Kleemann of Munich in 925 Silver, Commemorating the 5th Edition of the “Brown Ribbon of Germany” and presented to the then Reichsleiter Walter Buch (see below for history). Reichsleiter & SS-Obergruppenführer Walter Buch Walter Buch (October 24, 1883-November 12, 1949) is one of the more mysterious and intriguing characters of the 3rd Reich. Head of the Nazi Party Courts, father-in-law to Martin Bormann, Reichsleiter, and NSDAP member since its earliest days in 1922, Buch relished his role as Hitler confidant and advisor. A vehement anti-semite, he was a vigorous defender and promoter of National Socialist ideology and did much to legitimize Party actions considered controversial at the time. Buch took part in the Beer Hall Putsch in 1923, was one of the founding members of the Stoßtrupp-Hitler (precursor to the SS) Personally recognized by Hitler as a champion of the Party and its profound mission, Buch rose to numerous titles within the Third Reich thanks in part to unquestionable loyalty to the NSDAP. He was personally in attendance for Ernst Rohm’s arrest and execution, and was also responsible for the legitimization of Kristallnacht, rendering the participants free of responsibility. As the Supreme Judge of the Nazi Party Court system, Buch was able to settle disputes within the Party between members with absolute finality, as the only recourse was to appeal to Adolf Hitler himself. An enormously powerful man, Buch, who was arrested following the war and found guilty of the of worst war crimes, took his own life in 1949. More information on Buch can be found here: Following Awards: Golden Party Badge, Blood Order, Deaths Head Ring, SS Honour Sword and more… https://www.tracesofwar.com/persons/83364/Buch-Walter.htm https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walter_Buch A little History on the Brown Ribbon of Germany: The Brown Ribbon of Germany was a Horse – flat race held during the Third Reich at the Riem racecourse in Munich. The race for the “Brown Ribbon of Germany,” a 2400-meter flat race for three-year-olds and older, was part of and the highlight of the “International Riem Racing Weeks ” From 1934 to 1944, the races were held annually in the summer. The races had a distinctly international character. Besides horses from Germany, the winning horses in the annual Brown Ribbon races came from France and Italy. The most famous winner was Heinrich Thyssen’s Nereide from the Erlenhof Stud, who won in 1936. The purse for the inaugural race was 19,500 Reichsmarks, rising to 50,000 Reichsmarks in 1935, and subsequently reaching 100,000 Reichsmarks. This made it one of the richest horse races in Europe. The “Brown Ribbon” for the first-placed horse is a sash in brown color. This item is extremely rare, as anything remotely related to Buch is just not on the market. Price Includes World Wide Tracked Shipping. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4A5_03u8XSc
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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
£1,396.00We 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.
