Original STUNNING Propaganda Photograph showing men of the Kleinkämpfverbände ("Einman-Torpedo") who earned the Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes and Deutsches Kreuz in Gold during Normandy! The RK bearer is Walther Gerhold! Size: 12,7x18cm. Condition as seen.
Original Soldbuch & Award document set + Driver's License for a Leutnant that served with the Grenadier-Regiment 29 of the 3. Panzergrenadier-Division! Most interestingly, is that he was decorated with the Eisernes Kreuz 2. Klasse in France, 1944! And the reason of awarding, was typed on the backside of the award document! Plus it was signed by Hauptmann Gerhard Türke (Received Ritterkreuz for actions in the Kessel of Stalingrad and one of the last of being flown out!)! Top set, soldbuch complete with photo. Condition as seen.
Original set of 2x Award documents (and extra documents not photographed) of Unteroffizier Heinz, who served with the Bau-Bataillon 406 under the 20. Gebirgs-Armee.
The award document for the Kriegsverdienstkreuz 2. Klasse is handsigned by Generaloberst Eduard Dietl!
Award document for the Winterschlacht im Osten 1941/42 is signed by an unknown officer.
Original Award document of Grenadien Jahn, who earned the Verwundetenabzeichen in Schwarz (Wound Badge in Black) for his wound sustained on February 3, 1944, while serving with the Sicherungs-Bataillon 738. Condition as seen, has been folded in the past.
Original Award document of Grenadier Hvalinka, who earned the Verwundetenabzeichen in Schwarz (Wound Badge in Black) for his wound sustained on December 8, 1942 during the Battle of Stalingrad, while serving with the 1. Kompanie/ Infanterie-Regiment 131 of the 44. Infanterie-Division. This division was destroyed in Stalingrad! Condition as seen, has been folded in the past.
Original worn and still stitched together "Hermann Göring" cuff title, made from wool fabric, with "Hermann Göring" Erkennungsmarke. Set came together. Condition as seen.
Original Award document of Gefreiter Fischer, who served with the 13. Kompanie/ Grenadier-Regiment 870 of the 356. Infanterie-Division, for the Eisernes Kreuz 2. Klasse (Iron Cross 2nd Class) for his service on September 30, 1944, which was signed by Generalleutnant Karl Faulenbach (DKIG) for actions in Italy 1944, likely in Rimini area. Has been folded in the past, bit torn in middle. Condition as seen.
Original Luftwaffe Krimschild (Krim Shield), backed with blue cloth, by an unknown maker. It was awarded to military personnel under the command of Field Marshal von Manstein, including supporting naval and air force units, who fought against Soviet Red Army forces between 21 September 1941 and 4 July 1942 and who captured the Crimea region (Krim in German). Condition as seen.
Original Fliegerschützenabzeichen mit Blitzbündel (Radio Operator & Air Gunner's Badge), made from Buntmetall. Maker marked by "Berg & Nolte". Condition as seen.
Orignal TOP Wartime Studioportrait of a Fallschirmjäger Unteroffizier who is wearing the ribbon for the Annexation of Sudetenland (Czechoslovakia), ribbon for the Iron Cross 2nd Class, Paratrooper Badge. FJ Helm might have been tarned? Condition as seen. Postcardsize.
Original Postwar Signature on a Postwar Photo & Letter of Walter Schmidt. SS-Obersturmbannführer Walter Schmidt (28.01.1917 † 28.07.2000) earned the Ritterkreuz on August 4, 1943 as SS-Hauptsturmführer und Kommandeur of the III. Bataillon/ SS-Panzergrenadier-Regiment “Westland” and the Eichenlaub on May 14, 1944 as SS-Hauptsturmführer und und Kommandeur of the III. Bataillon/ SS-Panzergrenadier-Regiment “Westland”of the 5. SS-Panzer-Division “Wiking”. Condition as seen. Postcardsize.
Original Scarce &TOP 5x award document set, TOP photo and Führerschein of Gefreiter Hochbein, who served with the Skijäger! The photograph is incredible stunning featuring Gefreiter Hochbein wearing a Fallschirmjäger helm, Gebirgsjäger Windjacke and Sturmgewehr! He served with the Jäger-Bataillon 2 and Ski-Jäger-Regiment 1. The award documents include:
Original Wartime Portrait of Paul-Friedrich Wiegert. Oberleutnant Paul-Friedrich Wiegert earned the Deutsches Kreuz in Gold on August 1, 1943 as Oberleutnant with the 7. (H) Staffel/ Aufklärungsgruppe 32. Dedicated on the reverse by him! Condition as seen. Postcardsize.
Original photolot (3x Photos - 1 Large A4 size hardcarton) & enveloppe of Paul Hüther. Oberleutnant Paul Hüther earned the Deutsches Kreuz in Gold on July 9, 1942 as Oberleutnant with the 6. Kompanie/ Infanterie-Regiment 268 of the 113. Infanterie-Division. Condition as seen.
Original 4x Photolot of bearers of the Deutsches Kreuz in Gold & Silber and the Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes. Likely propaganda shots. One of them has been cut out from larger photo? One has a staining. Priced accordingly. Condition as seen.
Original single ribbon bar for the Erinnungsmedaille für den italienische-deutschen Feldzug in Afrika (German-Italian African Campaign Medal). Condition as seen. Comes from a jewelers hoard that was recently found!
Original single ribbon bar of the Medaille zur Erinnerung an den 1. Oktober 1938 (1 October 1938 Medal also known as Sudetenland Medal) with 'Prague' bar! This medal was awarded to civilians and military personnel who took part in the annexation of the Sudetenland. Condition as seen. Comes from a jewelers hoard that was recently found!
Original 2x award document of Marineartillerie-Obergefreier Strucken who served with the Stabsbatterie IV. Marine-Flakbrigade and 6. Kompanie/ Wehrmacht-Regiment Lorient 3 in Festung Lorient!
Award document for the Kriegsabzeichen für die Marineartillerie, earned on October 14, 1944! Signed by Kapitän zur See Max Grotewahl.
Award document for the Verwundetenabzeichen in Schwarz for his wound sustained on March 29, 1945 and awarded on May 3, 1945!
Original Unmarked Eisernes Kreuz 1. Klasse (Iron Cross 1st Class) with Etui but attributed to Rudolf Wächter & Lange. Most likely little bent by hand back in the day to make it more attractive! Condition as seen.
Original Mutterkreuz in Gold (Mother’s Cross in Gold) award in its Etui, maker marked with A. Rettenmaier, Schwäbisch Gmünd. Condition as seen, near mint - mint!
The Mother’s Cross was instituted to award mother’s for their exhibited probity, exemplary motherhood and who raised at least 4 children. The Cross came in 3 grades: Bronze (4 or 5 Children), Silver (6-7) and Gold (8 or more) and was awarded from 1939 until 1945.
Original Mutterkreuz in Gold (Mother’s Cross in Gold) award in its Etui, maker marked with Ochs & Bonn, Hanau. Condition as seen.
The Mother’s Cross was instituted to award mother’s for their exhibited probity, exemplary motherhood and who raised at least 4 children. The Cross came in 3 grades: Bronze (4 or 5 Children), Silver (6-7) and Gold (8 or more) and was awarded from 1939 until 1945.
Original TOP award document grouping of Leutnant Heinz Dautzenberg, who during his service earned the Ehrenpokal für besondere Leistungen im Luftkrieg serving as a reconnaiscance pilot! The group contains:
Award document for the Ehrenpokal für besondere Leistungen im Luftkrieg
Award document for the Eisernes Kreuz 1. Klasse. Signed by Generalfeldmarschall Wolfram von Richthofen (RK+EL!).
Award document for the Eisernes Kreuz 2. Klasse. Signed by Generalleutnant Martin Fiebig (RK+El, Executed!).
Award document for the Frontflug-Spange für Aufklärer in Bronze
Award document for the Frontflug-Spange für Aufklärer in Gold
Original award document group of Obergefreiter Richard Held who served with the Flieger-Transport-Batterie 2/41 and the Fallschirmjäger Sturm-Regiment. Serving on the Eastern Front and Italy! The group contains:
Award document for the Winterschlacht im Osten 1941/42 (Winter War Medal). Beautiful!
Award document for the Eisernes Kreuz 2. Klasse (Iron Cross 2nd Class). Signed by Heinrich Trettner (RK+EL)!
Award document for the Verwundetenabzeichen in Schwarz (Wound Badge in Black).
Award document for the Kraftfahrbewährungsabzeichen in Bronze (Driver's Profiency Badge in Bronze).
Paper from Fallschirmjägerschule Wittstock regarding the estate of likely his brother?
Original Soldbuch & Award document of Gefreiter Weinitschke, who during his service served with the Artillerie-Regiment 33 of the 15. Panzergrenadier-Division. Apparently, he must have been wounded in circa December 1944 as he was decorated with the Verwundetenabzeichen in Schwarz in January 1945 however the hospitalpages don't really tell more, he suffered from an ear problem.. Might be related? During his service, he earned the Eisernes Kreuz 2. Klasse and the Verwundetenabzeichen in Schwarz. Both earned for service on the Western Front! Prior to entering the military, he also earned the Kriegsverdienstkreuz 2. Klasse ohne Schwertern. Condition as seen. Complete with photo.
Original Soldbuch of Fahnenjunker-Unteroffizier d.R. Giebelhoff, who during his service served with the Infanterie-Regiment 2, Grenadier-Regiment Mielau 2, Divisions-Kampfschule 1542 and 3. Kompanie/ Grenadier-Regiment 1077 of the 542. Volksgrenadier-Division. He was wounded in November 1941 when he was shot by an Infantry bullet in his left thigh and was again wounded in November-December 1944! During his service, he earned the Verwundetenabzeichen in Schwarz and the Eisernes Kreuz 2. Klasse. Comes with an interesting letter regarding the awarding of the Eisernes Kreuz 2. Klasse! While serving the Infanterie-Regiment 2 in 1941-42, he was decorated with the EK2 for extraordinary service as a Melder in the Granatwerfer-Zug (mortar platoon). He also was equipped with the MP42! Condition as seen. Complete with photo.
Original set of 2x award documents of Obergefreiter Gassenschmidt who served with the 1. Kompanie/ Kradschützen-Bataillon 36 of the 36. Infanterie-Division.
Award document for the Infanterie-Sturmabzeichen inBronze (!) (Infantry Assault Badge in Bronze). Signed by the Adjutant.
Award document for the Eisernes Kreuz 2. Klasse (Iron Cross 2nd Class). Signed by Generalmajor Hans Gollnick.
Award documents for the ISA in Bronze you rarely encouter unlike the common silver!
Original set of 2x award documents of Marineartillerie-Obermaat Blankertz who seemed to have served in Norway.
Award document for the Kriegsabzeichen für die Marineartillerie (Coastal Artillery Badge). Signed by Kapitän zur See und Kommand. Admiral der norw. Westküste i.V. Friedrich-Karl Wesemann.
Award document for the Eisernes Kreuz 2. Klasse (Iron Cross 2nd Class). Signed by Admiral und Kommandierender Admiral Norwegen Hermann Boehm (DKiG).
Original award document for the Medaille zur Erinnerung an den 13. März 1938 (Austrian Occupation Medal) for Feldwebel Trautmann, who served with the Gebirgsjäger-Regiment 100 of the 1. Gebirgs-Division. Condition as seen. Has been folded in the past.
Original award document of Schirrmeister Rösch for the Medaille zur Erinnerung an den 1. Oktober 1938 (1 October 1938 Medal also known as Sudetenland Medal) who served with the Gebirgs-Pionier-Bataillon 54 of the 1. Gebirgs-Division! Signed by Oberstleutnant Richard Zimmer (DKIG & RK!). Condition as seen.
Original Award document of Obergefreiter Kurt Zander, who served with the Stab II./ Grenadier-Regiment 914 of the 352. Infanterie-Division, for the Eisernes Kreuz 2. Klasse (Iron Cross 2nd Class) for his service on July 9, 1944, which was signed by Generalleutnant Dietrich Kraiss (Eichenlaub) (Killed on August 6, 1944!). Has been folded in the past.Condition as seen.
“The 352. Infanterie-Division was an infantry division of the German Army during World War II. Deployed on the Western Front, the division defended Omaha Beach on D-Day, 6 June 1944.”
Original TOP Wehrpass of Hetzer (!) Crew member Gefreiter Heinz Heise, who served with the Panzerjäger-Sturmgeschütz-Kompanie 1183 (shortened to Panzerjäger-Kompanie 1183) after training in the Panzerjäger-Schule Mielau and fought with the Hetzer in the end months of the war! Most interestingly, he earned the Eisernes Kreuz 2. Klasse in February 1945 and Panzerkampfabzeichen in Silber in March 1945 both entries were signed by Leutnant Josef Dallmeier! Leutnant Josef Dallmeier earned the Ritterkreuz des Eisernes Kreuzes on March 28, 1945 as Commander of the Hetzer Kompanie! He was one of two Hetzer Knight's Cross Holders! Top Wehrpass, Condition as seen. Complete with photo!
Reason of awarding for the Knight's Cross of Dallmeier and also why Gefreiter Heinze earned his awards!
Awarded for distinguishing himself as the commander of a Hetzer Kompanie during February 1945, as detailed in the following chronology…10.02.1945: Dallmeier’s Kompanie supports attack on Thomaswaldau during the evening, destroying 6 enemy tanks in the process.13.02.1945: Dallmeier’s Kompanie supports the breakthrough of Erpenbeck’s Bataillon from Birkenbrück to Paritz.17.02.1945: Soviets thrown out of Siegersdorf with the help of Dallmeier’s Hetzers.20.02.1945: Dallmeier supports recapture of Hennersdorf-Ost.21.02.1945: Dallmeier supports capture of Kol.Hennersdorf.Another notable action was when 14 enemy tanks thrusted from Wünschendorf towards the south. The two Hetzers of Dallmeier’s Kompanie destroyed 7 tanks out of this attacking force. Dallmeier would go on to distinguish himself during the recapture of Hennersdorf and the destruction of Soviet tanks in the graveyard north of Lauban.
Original Dienstbuch für Flakwaffenhelferinnen, Personal-Ausweis für Bund Deutscher Mädel, Reichsarbeitsdienstpaß etc. of Flakhelferin Schmelling. She server with the Bund Deutscher Mädel before signing up for military service as a Flakhelferin, where she ended up with the 6. Batterie/ schwere Flak-Abteilung 482. Top set, condition as seen.
Original DRK-Verwendungsbuch for a DRK-Helferin. Complete with photograph. Comes with extra DRK Personalausweis, Personal-Ausweis, Deutsches Reich Führerschein (driver's license), papers etc. Condition as seen.
Original Wehrmacht (Luftwaffe) Führerschein (Driver’s License) of Oberleutnant Otto Rudolf of the Reserve-Flak-Abteilung 304. Complete with photo. According to the Luftwaffe Officer's List of Larry Dezeng, Hauptmann Otto Rudolf may have commanded the III./Fallschirm-Artillerie-Regiment 6 in 1945.
RUDOLF, Otto. (DOB: 30.06.06). (W.B.K. Erfurt). 01.08.42 promo to Hptm.(Kr.O./Flak). 01.02.45 Hptm., appt Kdr. III./Fsch.Art.Rgt. 6?
Original Soldbuch of a Sanitäts-Feldwebel who served with the Sturm-Pionier-Bataillon 51, Panzer-Pionier-Bataillon 51 and eventually Heeres-Sanitätsstaffel Göttingen. As a Medic, he was credited with 31 Nahkampftage and was awarded the Nahkampfspange in Silber (II. Stufe) ! During his service, he also earned the Ostmedaille, Eisernes Kreuz 2. Klasse, Verwundetenabzeichen in Schwarz & Silber, Allgemeines-Sturmabzeichen and the Nahkampfspange in Bronze & Silber (!) Top Soldbuch from a Combat Medic! Condition as seen.
