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WWII German Army Wehrmacht Soldbuch – Oberkanonier Walter Braun – Werfer Regiment 89 – IV. SS-Panzerkorps – Volkswerferbrigade 17 – Nebelwerfer Hungary 1945 – Died in Austria 1945
Walter Braun was born in Neunkirchen Austria on the 6th of April 1907, was employed before the war and married to his wife Johanna living in Tirol Austria. Enlisted in 1944, his Soldbuch was issued in October of 1944 with a Mountain troop Nebelwerfer replacement unit. After a short stint of training which lasted till February 1945, he was promoted to Oberkanonier and sent to his frontline unit: Stab/Werfer Regiment 89 – 17 Volks Werfer Division – IV. SS-Panzerkorps 03/05/45: The Stuhlweißenburg area, the 5th and 6th batteries were tactically assigned to I./89 for the upcoming deployment. The department now had 174 pipes. The department was led by the commander of II./ 89, as the commander of I./ 89 represented the regimental commander during the operation. Until the attack began, the positions were expanded, ammunition was brought in and the B points were explored and occupied. For reasons of camouflage – the enemy could see the terrain from the heights east of Stuhlweissenburg – all movements were only allowed to take place during darkness. All trips were carried out without lights. 03/06/45: Start of the attack on Seregelyes.03.52-04.04, preparatory fire of heavy weapons, artillery and launchers. Our own VBs advanced with the infantry. I./ 89 fired four volleys into the Seregelyes area (366 explosives and 15 smoke). 07.20 a.m., I./ 89 fired a volley with 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 5th and 6th batteries at the castle park of Seregelyes. 07.43 a.m., I./89 fired a salvo with 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 5th and 6th batteries on the northwest part of Seregelyes. 12.45 p.m., I./89 fired a volley with 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 5th and 6th batteries into the area 500 m northwest of Seregelyes train station. By the afternoon most of Seregelyes was in German hands. 03/21/45: 4.15 p.m., battery volley (30 cm) by I./89 subordinate with 7./89. On the orders of the regiment, the 7./89 was pulled out after the ammunition was exhausted and moved to the rear. 5.30 p.m., commander I./89 made contact with the commander of the artillery regiment and found out that he was changing positions at 7 p.m. in the area north of Füle. Infantry left Stuhlweißenburg at 7 p.m. After the commander returned, a brief briefing took place. The department was supposed to fire the remaining ammunition except for a hand volley, after which the batteries were supposed to change positions. Papkesci was agreed upon as the meeting point. Only the Urhida-Jenö-Küngös route was open as a route. Issued a full set equipment including a Helmet and a Rifle – with the designation russ – meaning he was given a Russian made Mosin Nagant Rifle. Braun arrived in Hospital on the 17th of August 1945 – suffering from kidney problems. Walter Braun died a few days after arrival in the hospital in Peuerbach Austria. I was unable to find out an more information on Braun, and if he even has a marked grave.
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WWII German Reichsarbeitsdienst ID – RAD Arbeitsmaid Alice Bittermann – 1941 Magdeburg
Original price was: $95.00.$75.00Current price is: $75.00.The RAD was divided into two major sections, one for men (Reichsarbeitsdienst Männer – RAD/M) and the voluntary, from 1939 compulsory, section for young women (Reichsarbeitsdienst der weiblichen Jugend – RAD/wJ). The RAD was composed of 33 districts each called an Arbeitsgau (lit. Work District) similar to the Gaue subdivisions of the Nazi Party. Each of these districts was headed by an Arbeitsgauführer officer with headquarters staff and a Wachkompanie (Guard Company). Under each district were between six and eight Arbeitsgruppen (Work Groups), battalion-sized formations of 1200–1800 men. These groups were divided into six company-sized RAD-Abteilung units. Conscripted personnel had to move into labour barracks. Each rank and file RAD man was supplied with a spade and a bicycle. A paramilitary uniform was implemented in 1934; beside the swastika brassard, the RAD symbol, an arm badge in the shape of an upward pointing shovel blade, was displayed on the upper left shoulder of all uniforms and great-coats worn by all personnel. Men and women had to work up to 76 hours a week.
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WWII German Army Soldbuch – Stabsgefreiter Ferdinand Stocker – Gebirgsjäger Regiment 137 – 2 Gebirgsjäger Division – Issued Close Combat Knife – Operation Silberfuchs – Saar-Moselle Triangle 1945 – Rare Unit (Sold)
Stabsgefreiter Ferdinand Stocker Builder from Tirol, born in February 1910. He was married to his wife Rosa and they lived in Salzburg. Soldbuch Issued with Gebirgsjäger Regiment 137 (replacement unit) Gebirgsjäger Regiment 137 – ( 14th MG Company ) – Following the Anschluss, the annexation of Austria by Nazi Germany in March 1938, the 2nd Mountain Division was formed on 1 April 1938, with personnel of the 6th Division of the Austrian Army. Based at Innsbruck, part of Wehrkreis XVIII, most of its men were from the Salzburg and Tyrol region of Austria. Commanded by Generalleutnant (Lieutenant General) Valentin Feurstein, it fought as part of Army Group South during the Invasion of Poland and then took part in Operation Weserübung, the Norwegian Campaign in 1940. It carried out a cross country march to rescue the 3rd Mountain Division, which was under siege from British forces during the Battles of Narvik. The division moved into Lapland as part of Mountain Corps Norway in 1941, to participate in Operation Silberfuchs (Operation Silver Fox), the attack on the Soviet Arctic as part of Operation Barbarossa. It drove for Murmansk but was unsuccessful in the face of strong Soviet defence. It continued to serve in the Arctic region until late 1944, when the Finns negotiated the Moscow Armistice with the Soviet Union. The division had to withdraw to Norway, fighting off Soviet forces as it did so. Back in mainland Europe, its depleted infantry regiments were brought back up to strength. In 1945, the division was transferred to the Western Front, where it fought in the Saar-Moselle Triangle against US troops. During this period, its commander, Generalleutnant Hans Degen, was wounded and had to be replaced by Generalleutnant Willibald Utz. While earlier in the war it was considered an elite unit, the 2nd Mountain Division was well below strength and combat effectiveness. It finished the war in Württemberg where it surrendered it to the Western Allies. Awards 14.12.1942 – Eastern Front Medal 17.3.1943 – Infantry Assault Badge 1.9.1944 – War Merit Cross with Swords – 2nd Class Issued Winter – Pelzmütze fur hat. Windjacke – Wind Jacket – Berghose – Mountain Trousers. Fully Gebirgsjäger kit – Cap, trousers, climbing shoes, Close Combat Knife – Maker “cof” – in May 1944 – Rare Entry Führerpaket – given in late 1943. It seems he was taken Prisoner – at the rear of the Soldbuch his POW Number – 563354 Interesting Soldbuch, comes with a portrait photo of Stocker in a uniform of a NCO. Suggesting he had a higher rank at the end of the war, not entered into his Soldbuch.
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WWII German Army Soldbuch – Gefreiter Alois Hirzy – Gebirgsjäger Regiment 144 – 3 Gebirgsjäger Division – Norway – Infantry Assault Urkunden
Soldbuch issued to Gefreiter Alois Hirzy Born in Feldbach, Austria on the 3rd of July 1922. His Soldbuch is a replacement issued in 1945, interestingly he was issued with a small piece of paper stating that he is not to be blamed for the loss of his Soldbuch as it is reported as missing. The paper asking for a replacement to be issued if possible, dated February 1945. Gebirgsjäger Regiment 144 – 3 Gebirgsjäger Division The division took part in the Invasion of Poland 1939 as part of Army Group South, but was transferred to garrison the West Wall before the end of the campaign. In 1940 it joined the invasion of Norway, most famously sending its 139th Mountain Regiment under General Eduard Dietl to seize the ice-free Arctic port of Narvik. The Allies briefly managed to take the town back, but abandoned it to the Germans after the invasion of France. In 1941 the division moved into Lapland to participate in Operation Silberfuchs, the attack on the Soviet Arctic as part of Operation Barbarossa, but failed to capture Murmansk. The division was withdrawn to Germany for rehabilitation at the end of the year, but left its 139th Mountain Infantry Regiment behind to operate independently. After rehabilitation, the division returned to Norway in 1942, where it served as a reserve. It was then transferred to the Eastern Front, where it served as a reserve for Army Group North near Leningrad. In November 1942 it was committed to the front where the Soviets had surrounded Velikiye Luki, and then transferred to the far south to help in the attempt to relieve Stalingrad. It fought the remainder of the war in the south, retreating with the front lines through Ukraine, Hungary, Slovakia, and finally surrendering to the Soviets in Silesia at the end of the war. On 1 January 1945, the 3rd Mountain Division (then under Army Group Heinrici of Army Group A) had a strength of 9,805 men. Regimental History for the period he was with them: There the regiment was loaded and shipped by ship to Kristiansand, Norway. It was quartered in the towns of Lillehammer, Hamar, Gjövik, Elverum and Stören. In August 1942 the regiment moved by ship to Hangoe. From there it marched into the 11th Army area in the Mga area outside Leningrad. On September 28, 1942, the regiment marched into its staging area. On September 29, 1942, the attack on the Soviet troops encircled near Gaitolowo began. They were destroyed or captured by October 1, 1942. At the beginning of October 1942 the regiment returned to Mga. After the regiment was refreshed, it was loaded onto the railway and moved south to the Millerowo area. The regiment had to protect the city, which had extensive supply depots, from the Soviet troops who had broken through. On December 23, 1942, the Red Army reached the city. After the first Soviet attack on the city failed on December 24, 1942, the city was surrounded by the Red Army on December 25, 1942. On January 15, 1943, the defenders’ situation had become hopeless and the breakout to the west began. The regiment fought its way through heavy fighting to the Donets and its own lines near Voroshilovgrad, which was reached on January 18, 1943 Awards Interesting and not so often seen: Antrag auf verleihung des Infanterie Sturmabzeichens – Application for the award of the Infantry Assault Badge Stating that he had taken part in Assaults on the 29.9.1942 / 30.9.1942 / 28.12.1942 Wounds Badge in Black – January 9143 Infantry Assault Badge – GJ 144 – Signed by Regimental Commander Oberst Friedmann Knighs Cross Signature KIA 1943 (Seen Below) The following death notice for Friedrich Friedmann describes why he received the Knight’s Cross. The action took place in the Millerowo area as part of the battles of Gruppe Kreysing. “Oberst Friedmann has Fallen in the East: Oberst Friedrich Friedmann, commander of a Gebirgsjäger-Regiment, commanded the rearguard during the breakthrough battles along the Don in February 1943. When the columns marching in front of him found the hitherto open road once again occupied by the enemy, Oberst Friedmann independently decided to reopen the road. Despite being hotly pursued by the enemy, elements of the Regiment succeeded in clearing the retreat route and forcing a breakthrough. Oberst Friedmann was thereupon awarded the Knight’s Cross. This brave officer died a heroes’ death on the 21.08.1944 during the fighting in the East.” Final Comments His Soldbuch was found in an attic and the pins have came loose or are gone. Still a nice addition to any serious GJ collector. Other paperwork includes permits for entering base in Austria, and a small CV detailing his time in the HJ through to the Wehrmacht.
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WWII German Airforce Luftwaffe Soldbuch – Stabsgefreiter Otto Schalk – Amsterdam-Schiphol (Holland) – Luftgau-Nachrichten-Regiment z.b.V. 1 – Wounds Badge Awarded July 1945! (Sold)
Stabsgefreiter Otto Schalk Schalk was born in Graz in 1920 and was a electrician by trade. Soldbuch issued in October of 1939, with a Luftwaffe transport company. Fliegerhorst-Kommandantur E 9/I Fliegerhorst-Kommandantur E (v) 202/XI Jul 1940 – 1944 in Amsterdam-Schiphol (Holland) Luftgau-Nachrichten-Regiment z.b.V. 1 Its seems Schalke was wounded on the 25.4.1945 and was in the Marine Hospital at Sanderbusch, the hospital was moved to the Marine hospital in Wihlemshaven. Final Comments Interestingly, Schalk was awarded the Wounds Badge in Silver, which means what ever injury he sustained it was likely the loss of a limb. He continued to get his pay till late 1945, suggesting he was still not discharged from a military hospital. The Awarding of a Silver Wounds Badge Post war is very uncommon and only was applicable in specific cases. It was likely already denazified (he may have gotten nothing in terms of the medal itself). His service spanned the whole war, although I was unable to find out where he may have went into action in April 1945. Although it was likely in North Germany as they retreated from Holland. Another point to note was that there is a piece of Paperwork allowing Schalk to drive to Amsterdam in late 1944. An interesting Soldbuch given the fact he was one of the occupying forces in Amsterdam working around the Airport facilities.
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WWII German Army Wehrmacht Soldbuch Set – Wachtmeister Ehrlich – Italy & Slovenia – Gebirgsjäger Artillerie Regiment 1088 – Division 188 – Partisan Action – Hidden Award
Heinrich Ehrlich was born in 1915 He was a butcher by trade, and was born into a catholic family. Ehrlich was married to Anne and lived with his wife in Würzburg, Germany. He worked there as a Butcher in Würzburg, serving once pore war then went back to the Army in 1940. He was enlisted in 1940, issued a Soldbuch in Amberg with Artillerie Regiment 173. His frontline units are: Leichte Artillerie Abteilung 752 Gebirgsjäger Artillerie Regiment 118 The 6th Mountain Division (German: 6. Gebirgs Division) was a German army Division of World War II. It was established in June 1940, and was deployed to France for occupation duties. In December it was relocated to Poland, where it remained until the spring of 1941. It then took part in Operation Marita, the invasion of Greece during the Balkans Campaign. In September it was relocated to northern Finland, where it operated in Lapland (west of Murmansk). From July 1942 onward it was part of the 20th Mountain Army along the Arctic coast. Leichte Feld Haubitze Zug der III (S.mot) Artillerie Ersatz Regiment 112 – September 1944 Security Stamp Leichte Feld Haubitze Zug der II Gebirgsjäger A.E.u.Artillerie Regiment 112 4.Gebirgsjäger Reserve Artillerie Regiment 112 4 Gebirgsjäger Artillerie Regiment 1088 German Division Nr. 188 was raised in late 1939. It consisted of the 136th, 138th and 139th Mountain Replacement Regiments and the 112th Artillery Replacement Regiment, plus supporting units. It began the war on border guard duty in the mountainous region between Austria and Yugoslavia with the primary mission of training reservists and replacements for the regular mountain divisions. In the spring of 1941 it joined the invasion of Yugoslavia, with the three mountain regiments given responsibility of seizing control of Carniola and Carinthia on the Yugoslav side of the border, which they carried out quickly and effectively against little to no resistance. After the campaign, the division remained in reserve at Innsbruck. On 8 October 1943 it was redesignated as the 188th Reserve Mountain Division and reorganized with Reserve Mountain Regiments 136, 137, 138, and 139, each with two battalions, and Reserve Artillery Regiment 112, also with two battalions, and transferred to northern Italy. On 27 February 1944 it was transferred to Istria to conduct security warfare (Bandenbekämpfung). A few days later it was again redesignated as the 188th Mountain Division and its regiments were redesignated as Mountain Regiments 901, 902, 903, 904 and Mountain Artillery Regiment 1088. It surrendered in Istria when the war ended in 1945. Italy & Slovenia – as 188. Reserve-Gebirgs-Division (October 1943 – March 1944) Italy & Slovenia – as 188.Gebirgs-Division (March 1944 – May 1945) Awards: Annexation Medal 1938 – Austria – Award Certificate with Artillerie Reg 74 Long Service 4 Years War Merit Cross Second Class with Swords – Award Certificate dated 1.9.1944 – Under the 118 Res Geb Division. HIDDEN AWARD – Partisan Medal? Issued with: Camo Net & Winter Camo Blouse and Trousers October 1943 Hospital Visit in November 1944 – Vechelade Final Comments Ehrlich tried to hide one award, the front cover has a star on the front of it. I was unable to find any other records on Ehrlich. Comes with his work book Arbeitsbuch and a Certificate for a Sport even in Berlin 1936 and a Collection Book for Insurance. Interesting is the Non Regulation Photo applied during the war to his Soldbuch, pictures wearing headgear were not allowed.
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WWII German Army Soldbuch – Obergefreiter Ferdinand Offermanns – Panzer Aufklärungs Abteilung 116 “Windhund/Greyhound Division” – Sdkfz 234 Puma – Panzer Recon – Battle of the Bulge – Battle of the Hürtgen Forest – Ruhr Pocket – Captured by US Troops in 1945 – Rare
Unit Motto: Schnell wie ein Windhund, Zäh wie Leder, Hart wie Kruppstahl, Windhund Vor! – “Fast as a greyhound, tough as leather, hard as Kruppsteel, Greyhound forward!” Soldbuch opened on the 4th of October 1941 with Kf.Erst Abt 26 in Euskirchen, Germany. Issued to Driver – Ferdinand Offermanns born April 1922, in Köln (Cologne) Germany, he was born into a Protestant family and worked in his civilian life as a Postal Worker. It seems his driving skills were very good and was then sent to a Motorcycle and side car unit tasked with providing recon activities. Promotions 1.10.1942 – Stab – Kradschützen Btl 165 – Gefreiter 1.11.1943 – Stab – Panzer Aufklärungs Abteilung 116 “Windhund” Awards 1.December 1943 – Wounds Badge in Black – Injured in Ukraine – 14.12.1943 – MP Bullet in the left lower leg – Lubltz – (CZ) – moved with Hospital Train to Bad Griesbach, he was released from hospital Pützchen on July 1944 and rejoined his unit. 18.June.1943 – Iron Cross First Class and Second Class – Rare entry both at the same time – with Kampfgruppe Eusermann (see below) 1.9.1944 – Iserlohn Germany – Panzer Assault Badge in Silver & Eastern Front Medal AWARDS PAGE – Security stamps were somewhat tampered with. If he got these awards or not or tried to hide it for a while we will never know sadly. Kradschützen Btl 165 – 16th Panzer Division History The 16th Motorized Infantry Division, nicknamed Windhund (“Greyhound”), participated in the Balkans campaign in 1941 along with the 16th Panzer Division (see above). It took part in Operation Barbarossa with Army Group South later in the year. It advanced on the Caucasus with elements coming to within 20 miles of Astrakhan in 1942 – the most easterly point reached by any German unit during the war. »Kradschützen-Bataillon 165« • Oberst Eisermann, Johannes; • Hauptmann/Major Brede, Hans; 1942 • Hauptmann Ganter, Gustav; Herbst 1942 bis 16.04.1943, gefallen The 16th Panzer Division served as a reserve in Romania during the Balkans campaign in 1941. It then participated in Operation Barbarossa with Army Group South, also in 1941. A Kampfgruppe of 16th Panzer Division, led by Count Strachwitz, reached the outskirts of Stalingrad on 23 August 1942, brushing aside the sole Soviet defences, anti-aircraft guns manned by female factory workers[1] (possibly the 1077th Anti-Aircraft Regiment). The 16th Panzer Division was encircled and ultimately destroyed at Stalingrad during the winter of 1942–43. Interestingly, Kampfgruppe Eisermann in early 1943. A full history of the tasks that the unit undertook can be found on this great resource /forum: https://www.wehrmacht-forum.de/index.php?thread/3708-16-infanterie-division-mot-16-panzer-grenadier-division-116-panzer-division-die/ Panzer Aufklärungs Abteilung 116 “Windhund” By September 1944, Offermanns had rejoined his unit, missing the units destruction in Normandy. By 21 August 1944, the “Greyhound Division” was down to 600 men, 12 tanks, and no artillery. It was the only German unit garrisoning Aachen on 13 September 1944 when the US 3rd Armored Division began its assault on the Westwall and by 22 September 1944, the US First Army’s initial attempt to breach the German defenses had been thwarted. Shortly before the fighting began, the divisional commander, Generalleutnant Gerhard Graf von Schwerin-Krosigk, was relieved of his command by Hitler for ordering an unauthorized withdrawal from the city. Offermanns unit was equipped with both Sdkf 222 Converted Panzerspähwagen Sd.Kfz.231 Windhund Sdkfz in Bovington Tank Museum in England. From late September through October, the 116.Panzer-Division was inDüsseldorf reforming and was refitted to a total strength of 11,500men and 41 tanks. Returning to the Aachen area from the reserve, assigned to Georg Keppler’s I.SS-Panzer-Korps, the division made an unsuccessful attempt to stop the US XIX Corps on 10 October 1944 and subsequently withdrew before the city fell to the Allies on 21 October 1944. In late October, the US 28th Infantry Division was holding Schmidt when Generalfeldmarschal Walter Model committed the 116.Panzer-Division tore-capturing the city. From 4 November to 8 November 1944, the division sustained a loss of only 15 tanks while successfully seizing Schmidt in what became known as the Battle of the Hürtgen Forest. The 116.Panzer was then sent to Cologne later in the month. Assigned to 5.Panzer-Armee, LVIII.Panzer-Korps, the 116.Panzer began preparations for Operation WACHT AM RHEIN, subsequently re-named AUTUMNMIST, on 16 December 1944 when it was sent to the Ardennes assembly area. Enroute, the Greyhound Division had participated in the fighting which resulted in the St. Vith salient. Sweeping past the city to the south, St. Vith fell to the 5.Panzer-Army on 23 December 1944, creating the”Bulge”. It then spearheaded the southern prong of the Ardennes offensive, which became known as the Battle of the Bulge, in December 1944, again suffering heavy casualties, and was withdrawn to Kleve, along the border with Holland/Netherlands, in January 1945. On 17 December 1945 they captured a bridge over the Our River at Ouren, but it was too damaged to support heavy equipment, so 16. Panzer-Regiment (Kampfgruppe Bayer) was forced to retrace their steps and cross the Our at Dasburg. Having reassembled at Heinerscheid on 18 December the division spearhead captured Bertogne on 19 December. However, the Ourthe River bridge there had been destroyed. Instead they withdrew to Houffalize and continued west on the north side of the Ourthe and captured Samree in the evening of 20 December.On 21 December 116. Panzerdivision crossed the Soy-Hotten road and attacked Hotten. Their attack on Hotten meet fierce US resistance and was repulsed. They were ordered to again retrace their steps and return to La Roche where they crossed to the south side of the Ourthe and continue westward. For the next several days the division was completely worn down in continuous combat against the US 84th Infantry Division in the area of Verdenne and Marenne, between Hooton and Marche-en-Famenne. The division switched over to the defensive by the month’s end. The First Canadian Army and British XXX Corps commenced Operation VERITABLE on 8 February 1945, facing the division as it defended the damaged Roer River Dams and by 3 March 1945, the US Ninth Army…
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Korean War US Army GI Photo Album- Third Infantry Division – Cpl Clinton Skelson – North Korean Propaganda – Patches – Rare
Here we have stunning original US Korean War Veterans Photo Album. He has kept all the newspaper clipping and even taken items from dead Chinese soldiers and put them in his album. There is some great photos of a battle in which he was injured. Deserves further research.
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