3x Polizei ID Set of KIA Polizei-Hauptwachtmeister (KIA Dec. 44, Slovenia)

**Complete Grouping of Polizei-Hauptwachtmeister Rudolf Muhr

Dienstausweis – SS-Soldbuch – Polizei-Soldbuch – With Death Documentation**

A compelling and complete identification grouping to Rudolf Muhr, born 10 November 1907 in Fürstenfeld, a Polizei-Hauptwachtmeister who was killed in action during anti-partisan operations in late 1944. The set includes his Dienstausweis, SS-Soldbuch, and Polizei-Soldbuch, all complete and with photographs, plus original paperwork reporting his death and returning his Soldbuch.

Historical Background

Rudolf Muhr served as a senior NCO within the Gendarmerie. During the final phase of the war he was deployed in Untersteiermark (Lower Styria), an area plagued by heavy partisan activity. On 7 December 1944, he was killed in action at Rassbank, Kreis Pettau (Steiermark) during a partisan engagement.

A death-notification document from the Gendarmerieposten Bergneustift, dated 18 December 1944, accompanies the grouping. It confirms the circumstances of his death and the forwarding of his Soldbuch to the Gendarmerie command in Graz. His fall in combat is also recorded inside his Polizei-Soldbuch.

According to the Volksbund, Muhr could not be recovered during post-war reburial efforts, and thus no grave exists. His name is honored in the remembrance book of the German War Cemetery in Celje.

Contents of the Grouping

1. Dienstausweis (Service ID)

• Named to Rudolf Muhr

• Rank: Bez. Oberwachtmeister der Gendarmerie

• Complete with photo

• Very good condition

2. SS-Soldbuch

• Fully complete, with photo

• Served in SS-related police structure

• Entries consistent with late-war police/SS administrative integration

• No missing pages

3. Polizei-Soldbuch

• Complete with all pages and photo

• Includes the death entry:
  “Gefallen am 7. Dezember 1944” (Killed on 7 December 1944)

• Contains combat participation notes and Gendarmerie stamps

• Includes the accompanying typed death report submitted to Graz HQ

4. Additional Document

• Original death report / forwarding note from Bergneustift (18.12.1944), stamped and signed

• Confirms his death during partisan operations and the handling of his Soldbuch

Awards

• SA Sports Badge (SA-Sportabzeichen)
  (As recorded in his personnel documents)

Condition

All documents are complete, with original photos and no missing pages. The Polizei-Soldbuch cover is loose but present—typical for field-used examples. Stamps and signatures are crisp and fully legible.

Summary

A highly desirable and historically important three-document grouping to a fallen Gendarmerie Hauptwachtmeister involved in anti-partisan operations in the volatile Steiermark region. The inclusion of both SS-Soldbuch and Polizei-Soldbuch, each complete with photo, plus the original death paperwork, makes this an outstanding set for collectors of Polizei, SS-Polizei, or late-war Balkan operations.

A tragic but very compelling grouping with strong provenance and excellent research potential.