Original set of Unteroffizier Siewertsen who during the war served with the Panzer-Pionier-Bataillon 32 of the 12. Panzer-Division and ended up with the Panzer-Pionier-Bataillon 1233 of the 233. Panzer-Division. After the war ended, he kept on serving with the Minenraumkommando Danmark to clear up mines that stayed behind on the Danish coast. Their story is told in the movie Land of Mine (Under Sandet)! The set includes:
Award document for the Eisernes Kreuz 2. Klasse
Award document for the Eisernes Kreuz 1. Klasse
Award document for the Verwundetenabzeichen in Schwarz
Award document for the Winterschlacht im Osten 1941/42
Several photographs
Booklet with clean-ups of his mine clearing in August 1945!
Straight from the family, original set of awards and documents from a father and son (both had the same name). The son was Killed in Action while serving with the 170. Infanterie-Division. The award include a Eisernes Kreuz 2. Klasse (marked "65"), Winterschlacht im Osten 1941/42 (marked "30") with ribbon & pouch, and a Ehrenkreuz für Frontkämpfer. Award documents include: Eisernes Kreuz 2. Klasse, Winterschlacht im Osten 1941/42 and Ehrenkreuz für Frontkämpfer. Includes extra papers and feldpost package.
Original Soldbuch of an Unteroffizier, who served with the 1. Kompanie/ Nachrichten-Abteilung 38 of the 2. Panzer-Division and took part in the Battle of Poland before transferring to the Panzer-Korps-Nachrichten-Abteilung 448. He was severely wounded by a bullet in January 1943 due Oberschenkeldurschuss links. He was decorated with the Eisernes Kreuz 2. Klasse, Ostmedaille and Verwundetenabzeichen in Schwarz. Condition as een. Complete with TOP photo!
Original Soldbuch of Unteroffizier Reisser, who during the war served with Infanterie-Regiment 435, Schützen-Regiment Graelen (?), Reserve-Panzer-Abteilung 7 and Panzer-Abteilung “Norwegen”! He was decorated with the Winterschlacht im Osten 1941/42 and Verwundetenabzeichen in Schwarz. Complete with TOP Photo in Panzer uniform!
Original NSDAP Mitgliedsbuch (“Parteibuch”), version of 1939. NSDAP Ortsgruppe St. Salvator. The Parteibuch contains stamps from 1940 until 1943. The SA Ausweis from the same person is in bad condition. Condition as seen.
Original Personalausweisfür Marinehelferinnen for a female born in 1921. Her I.D. was openened in June 1943 by the 2. Marinehelferinnenersatzabteilung. She served with the Marineoberkommando Italien and Marineoberkommando Süd. Seems in June 1945 she had to be hospitalized for a Amputation? Complete with photo. Condition as seen.
Original award document set of Gefreiter Herbert Miltenberger who served with the Schweres Bataillon and Panzergrenadier-Regiment 25 of the 20. Panzer-Division. Award documents include the:
Panzerkampfabzeichen in Bronze
Eisernes Kreuz 2. Klasse. Signed by Generalmajor von Thoma!
Original Reichsarbeitsdienst (RAD) studioportrait of an worker wearing awards (NSDAP-Parteiabzeichen, SA-Sportabzeichen). Postcardsize. Condition as seen.
Original Death Card (“Sterbebild”) of a Gebirgsjäger, who served with the 7. Kompanie/ Gebirgsjäger-Regiment 144 of the 3. Gebirgs-Division. Condition as seen.
Original Wehrpass of Unteroffizier Rakebrandt who served with the Panzer-Nachrichten-Abteilung 82 of the 6. Panzer-Division. Earned two awards during his service: Verwundetenabzeichen in Schwarz and Winterschlacht im Osten. Complete with photo. Condition as seen.
Original TOP award document set of Obergefreiter Liebetreu who served with one of the most famous units of Stalingrad! Obergefreiter Liebetreu served with the 6. Kompanie/ Infanterie-Regiment 577 of the 305. Infanterie-Division which was photographed during the fightings at Barrikady Gun Factory in October 1942 - I'll attach some images (not included only for illustraton). Condition as seen.
The award document set includes the documents for the Verwundetenabzeichen in Schwarz, Eisernes Kreuz 2. Klasse and Infanterie-Sturmabzeichen!
The award document for the Infanterie-Sturmabzeichen was signed on October 31, 1942 during the severe fightings and survived the pocket (perhaps send out before the encirclement). Document was signed by the regimental commander Brandt who was awarded the Ritterkreuz in Stalingrad but didn't survive and was KIA in January 1943 in Stalingrad!
Original Waffen-SS Wehrpass of SS-Obersturmführer Bernhard Poll, who served with the Fronthilfe Deutsche Reichspost - Kraftfahrerstaffel Ost and later incoorporated into the SS and became SS-Kraftfahrerstaffel/ Fronthilfe Deutsche Reichspost and SS-Kraftfahrerstaffel "Fronthilfe DRP". Decorated with the Baltenkreuz (Baltic Cross), Kriegsverdienstkreuz 2. Klasse mit Schwertern, Kubanschild and Eisernes Kreuz 1. u. 2. Klasse (Quenstionable look but still could be authentic. Poll has an SS-File and could be checked). Complete with all pages and photo. Priced accordingly. Good price for a Waffen-SS officer! Needs further research. Condition as seen.
Original Kriegsmarine (Navy) Soldbuch (Military ID) for Maschinenmaat Braun. Opened in 1941 by Kommandant der Seeverteidigung Calais. Discharged early. Complete with all pages. Never was a photo in. Mint conditon. Condition as seen.
Original Wehrpass (Military ID) of Gefreiter Görtz who served with the 11. Kompanie/ Grenadier-Regiment 736 of the 716. Infanterie-Division. Just prior to the Invasion of Normandy on April 1, 1944 he was promoted to Gefreiter. The unit was positioned near Luc-sur-Mer at Sword Beach! Comes with a few photos, paper and old money.
Find a little more info, that the Kompanie also defended itself against Canadian landings at Tailleville. Read more: Battle of Douvres Radar Station.
Battalion III./ Grenadier-Regiment 736, Feldpost FpNr: 43019 was commanded by Major Pipor. His HQ at Cresserons, was also the Gefechtsstand: KVU-Gr. Luc (KV-Gruppe Riva Bella). A Bodenständigen: static (garrison) battalion it had virtually no transport. Its commander positioned two of his companies, in such a way that he would influence the first two days of the battle of Douvres radar station.Kompanie 11 ( Kdr Hauptmann Hans Gutsche), with Stab-Zug: South of Tailleville, Second in command: Oberleutnant Heinrich Korzilius. Tasked as Battalion III./ Reserve Kp11., was sited Northwest of Douvres, South of Tailleville: Hinzu kommen Positionen in offener Feltmessige Anlage (Fa) in Type 1 Field Trenches, with 12 machine guns and one Kp. Mortar. It would hold up a Canadian attempt to flank the site and attack it from the northwestThe most strongly defended position, in the Canadian sector, it was not taken on D-Day, its approaches well defended by Kompanie 11./ Battalion III./ Grenadier-Regtiment 736., sited astride the D219 road and in La Bruyere Wood
Original Luftwaffe (Air Force) award document set of Ehrenpokal (Honor Goblet) Recipient Oberfeldwebel Willy Kuhn who served with the Küstenfliegergruppe 806 (later renamed to Kampfgruppe 806) and later became part of the Kampfgeschwader 54. He flew missions on the Western Front against the France and United Kingdom and later on the Eastern Front. Later on he even took part in North-Africa and Italy before being moved back to Germany. Most notably, on June 6, 1944 Kuhn's Junker Ju-88 was shot downover Lion-sur-Mer during bombing the Allied Invasion Fleet. He was first reported as Killed in Action however he was the sole survivor! He ended the war as a British POW.
Also interestingly, Kuhn earned BOTH the Frontflugspange für Kampfflieger in Gold and the Frontflugspange für Transportflieger in Gold! Normally, you only would earn one of the two! He was decorated with the Ehrenpokal, but this document is not within the group. Excellent grouping with lots of research potential.
The sets includes:
Award document for the Eisernes Kreuz 1. Klasse. Signed by General Kurt Pflugbeil (RK+EL).
Award document for the Eisernes Kreuz 2. Klasse. Signed by Generalmajor Joachim Coeler (RK).
Award document for the Frontflugspange für Kampfflieger in Silber. Signed by Oberleutnant Otto Höhne (RK).
Award document for the Frontflugspange für Kampfflieger in Gold. Signed by Generalmajor Heinz Funke.
Award document for the Frontflugspange für Transportflieger in Gold. Signed by Robert Ritter von Greim (RK+El+SW).
Award document for the Flugzeugführer-Abzeichen. A4 size.
Award document for the Dienstauszeichnung IV. Klasse. A4 size.
Original 2x Award documents of Fallschirmjäger (Paratrooper) Obergefreiter Karl-Heinz Ohl, who served with the II. Bataillon/ Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 7 of the 2. Fallschirmjäger-Division! During his service, he earned the:
Erdkampfabzeichen der Luftwaffe, earned on July 25, 1944 signed by GeneralleutnantBernard Ramcke (RK+El+SW+BRIL!).
Fallschirmschützen-Abzeichen, earned on May 5, 1942.
Condition as seen. There's a Obergefreiter Karl-Heinz Ohl within the Volksbund Database who was Killed in Action on August 31, 1944 near Brest, France! This is most likely him!
Original Soldbuch of Oberveterinar Knorr, who served with the Infanterie-Regiment 548, Veterinär-Abteilung 328 and Stab/ 353. Infanterie-Division. He was decorated with the Winterschlacht im Osten 1941/42, Kriegsverdienstkreuz 2. Klasse mit Schwertern and the Kriegsverdienstkreuz 1. Klasse mit Schwertern. The division was active in Normandy and was almost completely destroyed in the Falaise Pocket! Condition as seen.
Original award document set of a young soldier that was Killed in Action. Award documents are for the Panzerkampfabzeichen in Bronze and Verwundetenabzeichen in Schwarz both earned with the 1. Kompanie/ Panzergrenadier-Regiment 6 of the 7. Panzer-Division. Includes: 2x Award docs, photographs, Feldpost letters, letters from the unit regarding his death. Condition as seen.