Luftwaffe Soldbuch to Unteroffizier Herbert Eidner  Eidner was born on the 23.2.1918 in Chemnitz Germany. In his civilian career he was a hairdresser. He was enlisted in the Luftwaffe in January 1940, serving with Flak replacement units till 24.6.1940, when he was assigned to the Aufklarungsgruppe 11 serving in the Balkans. On the 2.1942 – 8.1944 – Flakabteilung 733 in Berlin Tegel  – Awarded the: Flak Artillerie Specialist Badge On the 24.8.1944 – 1945 – Übungsbatterie zbv (Schwere Flak Abteilung 211) – in Berlin Sputendorf. During the Battle of Berlin 1945 (Defence Sector D) Uffz Eidner was wounded due to grenade splinters in his right foot, he was then captured by Soviet Soldiers. Soviet Documents in the back of the Soldbuch reveal that he was in the hospital in Potsdam and was seen by Generalmajor Dr Pawlow, who decided to release Eitner from the hospital, by June 1945 he was declared 40% disabled due to the injury.  

Wehrpass to ME109 Pilot –  Fähnrich Gerhard Penner   Penner was born in Russia on the 12.August 1924. Likely the family returned to Germany before the outbreak of the war, he lived with his father in Kiel. Penner was a student and could speak English, he demonstrated good physical fitness in the Hitler Youth. Earning the HJ Leistungsabzeichen.  Penner was enlisted into the Reichsarbeitsdienst in February 1942, and by January 1943 he volunteered to go to Officer school and try and be a pilot. By AMrch 1943 Penner swore an ath of alliegence to Adolf Hitler, during his training in Oschatz. By February 1944 Penner arrived to the 1./Jagdgeschwader 104 for fighter pilot training, by August 1944 he was qualified as a fighter pilot. Penner spent one month in active service with Jagdgeschwader 5 in Norway, before his final posting to Jagdgeschwader 4 in October 1944. Interestingly in the Wehrpass is the entires for his Flying Helmets – both Winter and Summer Versions. Since September of 1944, Penner was stated to have taken part in the defence of German Airspace. But on the 2nd of November 1944, the day fighter pilot Penner would fly his last mission. Penners’ unit was sent to intercept American bomber formations in the Leipzig area, attacked the 457th Bomb Group and destroyed nine B-17s. Penner did not return, stated in the Wehrpass: ‘Im Luftkampf Gefallen’ Killed in air combat, Penners’ body was recovered and he has a marked grave in Zerbst-Heidetorfriedhof, Germany.        

SS Soldbuch – SS Rottenführer Andreas Ischkum Ischkum was born on the 4.8.1924 in Hungary into a catholic family. His Soldbuch was issued on the 9 April 1942 in Prag at the Himmler Kaserne. Initially Ischkum  was assigned for training to the SS Ersatz SS Regiment Deutschland.  Ischkum joined his frontline unit in early 1943: SS Gebirgsjäger Regiment 2 – Prinz Eugen (But this was for a very short time). SS Gebirgsjäger Regiment 11 ‘Reinhard Heydrich’  Serving in the 7th and later Panzerjäger Kompanie ! Promotions April 1943 – SS Oberschützen (Promotion certificate included) hand signed by the Company Commander. September 1943 – SS Sturmmann (Promotion certificate included) hand signed by the Company Commander. September 1944 – SS Rottenführer (Promotion certificate included) hand signature SS-Standartenführer Berthold Maack – Maack has an extensive history, one of the men who took part in the killings in 1934 during the Night of the Long Knifes. He later served in the concentration camp Dachau, his last postings was as commander of the Hungarian and Estonian Waffen SS Divisions. For more information on Maack see here: http://www.dws-xip.pl/reich/biografie/lista3/15690.html Equipment Issued K98 Rifle and a Walther P38 Pistol. Divisional and Regimental History  The 6th SS Gebirgsjäger Division “Nord” was deployed in the front section of Louhi. The regiment itself was south of the Werchn. Chjornojesee it was depolyed. The front section  remained relatively quiet in the following months, and in 1943 there were no major undertakings. On July 2, 1944, parts of the SS Aüfklarungs Abteilung 6 and the SS Brigade Norge were encircled at the so-called “Mungohöhe”. The SS-Gebirgsjäger-Regiment 11, which stood south to Lake Jeletjosero, was able to briefly establish a connection via Lake Sennosero to the trapped units, whereby it was possible to evacuate numerous wounded. After the Finnish armistice with Russia came into force on September 5, 1944, the German withdrawal from Finland towards Norway began. On September 8th the regiment began to break away from its positions. The withdrawal led the regiment via Rovaniemi to the northwest to Skibotten, where the German troops were gathered. In mid-September there were heavy defensive battles in the Salla area. In mid-September 1944, the important Korpijärvi – Tuhkala retreat route was interrupted in several places by the Red Army. The SS-Gebirgsjäger-Regiment 11 was able to occupy and secure the bridge of Tuhkala, which was important for the relief of the trapped troops. The battalion also managed to break through the enemy lines between Korpijärvi and Tuhkala and to establish brief contact with the trapped troops. Other parts of the regiment tried to set up security at Tuhkala and north of Suvanto. On September 18, the 1st Battalion and parts of the SS-Gebirgsjäger-Regiment 12 overran the positions of the enemy and liberated the enclosed German units. Then the regiment withdrew together with other parts of the 6th SS Mountain Division “North” along the border with Sweden via Kittilä to Mouonio. On November 5, 1944, the regiment reached the Karesuando position. In the next few days the first parts were moved to Narvik via Skiboton. From here the regiment marched via Moo i Rana to Oslo, where it was transferred by ship to Jutland, where it arrived in mid-December 1944. The regiment was then transferred to the Pirmarsens area, where it replaced the 361st Volksgrenadier Division. In mid-January 1945, the regiment was replaced by units of the 256th Volksgrenadier Division and was ready to attack the Moder in a south-easterly direction. On January 16, the 1st and 2nd Battalions of the regiment were used to clean up an American break-in at the 256th Volksgrenadier Division, with the American forces being encircled and captured by January 20. Operation Nordwind began for the regiment on January 24, 1945. The regiment was to advance through the Offweiler forest to Offweiler and take Rothbach. After the enemy resistance increased on January 25th, the German attack was stopped the next day. In the heavy offensive and defensive battles, the regiment had lost about 50% of its combat strength. The regiment took up positions between Ingweiler and Mertzwiller. On February 4, 1945, the 6th SS Gebirgsjäger Division “Nord” took over the defense section of the 256th Volksgrenadier Division. From February 28 to March 2, 1945, the regiment was moved via rail and motorized march to Hermeskeil – Reinsfeld – Bierfeld. Here the regiment suffered heavy losses from fighter-bomber attacks. On March 6, 1945, the regiment moved to its staging area east of Hinzenburg in order to occupy the Trier – Zerf road from here and cut off Trier from the south. The next day parts of the regiment crossed the Buwer at Hinzenburg on makeshift bridges. Ollmuth, Niedersehr, Obersehr, Lampaden and Schömerich, among others, could be occupied. The regiment advancing on the right wing reached the target in the morning one kilometer south of Pellingen. A battalion of the regiment was enclosed by American troops. On the night of March 8th, the regiment was then withdrawn behind the Buwer. The 6th SS Gebirgsjäger Division “Nord” was pulled out of the front section after the attack failed and transferred to the right wing of the LXXXII. Army corps relocated. In the early morning of March 15, 1945, the regiment reached the area 10 kilometers south of Boppard. Here the enemy had already succeeded in crossing the Moselle to the eastern bank. Heavy fighting broke out and it was not possible to throw the American forces back across the river. On March 16, 1945, US troops attacked from the direction of Boppard. In the afternoon the order was given to stop behind the Rhine. The regiment’s strength had dropped to 600 men. It was used on the Rhine between Nastätten and Boppard. On March 22, the remnants of the regiment (excluding 1 battalion) were pulled from the front section and marched to Limburg. It was no longer possible to build a continuous front line. Here the regiment ceased to function as a closed unit. The last remnants made their way through the Spessart to Bamberg with the…

Wehrpass to Unteroffizier Hundeshagen  Interesting and unusual unit! Hundeshagen was a prewar volunteer, who would leave the army in 1937 only to rejoin in 1942, serving with various units he spent the majority of the war in various units in Norway and on the North Pole.  Festungs Infanterie Battalion 664  The 210th Infantry Division was established from July 10th – July 13th 1942 set up in Kassel, Dönchelager. On September 1, 1942, the division took command of the Norwegian coastal area from the Kirkenes section to the Tana section and was subordinated to the Norwegian Corps. After Finland surrendered, the division was deployed to northern Norway.  He was trained on the following weapons: Panzerschreck (38), Rifle M.95 (j), Rifle 302 (f), MG 138 (l), 8,8mm Panzerscheck (54)  Awarded the War Merit Cross with Swords and the Lappland Shield.  Hundeshagen surrendered on the 8th of May 1945 in Norway, and it seems he was sent to France to a POW Camp (come swith French POW release papers).