Recipient: Polizei-Unterwachtmeister Oberpeilsteiner
Unit: SS-Gendarmerie-Bataillon 1 (mot.) — a rarely encountered formation that saw service on the Eastern Front.

Contents

• Award Document for the Verwundetenabzeichen in Schwarz (Wound Badge in Black), issued for his wound suffered on 1 August 1944

• Polizei-Dienstausweis (ID booklet, photo removed)

• Photographs (period originals)

• Letters & Personal Papers

• Various documents, including a paper mentioning his award of the Kriegsverdienstkreuz 2. Klasse mit Schwertern (War Merit Cross 2nd Class with Swords)

Collector’s Notes

• Rarely encountered unit: SS-Gendarmerie-Bataillon 1 (mot.) was part of the Ordnungspolizei and Waffen-SS structure, deployed in the East for security and combat operations.

• Grouping provides a valuable research opportunity with award papers, ID, letters, and period photographs.

• Solid centerpiece for a specialized Polizei, SS, or Eastern Front collection.

Condition

• As seen in photos: documents and papers show normal age-related wear; Wound Badge document well-preserved; Dienstausweis missing photo but otherwise intact.

Recipient: Obergefreiter Karl Baudisch
Unit: Stabskompanie I./Panzer-Regiment 3 & 1. Kompanie/Panzer-Regiment 3, 2. Panzer-Division

Set Includes (3 documents)

1. Panzerkampfabzeichen in Silber

   • Awarded for the Western Campaign, 1940

   • Signed by Generalleutnant Rudolf Veiel (later Knight’s Cross recipient, commander 2. Panzer-Division)

2. Eisernes Kreuz 2. Klasse (Iron Cross 2nd Class)

   • Signed by Generalleutnant Veiel

3. Verwundetenabzeichen in Schwarz (Wound Badge in Black)

   • For his first wound, October 1941

All three documents are original wartime issues, not copies. Condition: as seen in photos

Rare grouping tied to a named 2. Panzer-Division soldier with service in both the Western Campaign and on the Eastern Front. Excellent small set with strong unit attribution and two signatures by Generalleutnant Veiel. Highly desirable for Panzer and 2. Panzer-Division collectors.

Original Verwundetenabzeichen in Schwarz (Wound Badge in Black) award document, issued to Emil Löbert, who was wounded in action on April 12, 1941, while serving with the 7. Kompanie / Leibstandarte-SS Adolf Hitler.

Löbert’s military career continued with distinction, eventually attaining the rank of SS-Untersturmführer. He was later killed in action on December 19, 1944 in Büllingen, during the Battle of the Bulge, as an officer with 11. Kompanie / SS-Panzergrenadier-Regiment 26 of the elite 12. SS-Panzer-Division "Hitlerjugend".

A fascinating and poignant piece with direct ties to both the LSSAH and HJ Division, linking two of the most well-known Waffen-SS formations. Ideal for those collecting documents related to combat history or SS officers who participated in major WWII campaigns.

Comes with (his) photo and Verwundeten in Schwarz! A historically significant document with strong research potential. Condition as shown.

This is a superb and historically rich original grouping to SS-Unterscharführer Laspe, who served in 1. Kompanie / SS-Panzergrenadier-Regiment 37, part of the hard-fighting 17. SS-Panzergrenadier-Division “Götz von Berlichingen.” Laspe saw intense frontline action during the Battle of Normandy, and this grouping reflects his direct combat experience in one of WWII’s most brutal and unforgiving campaigns.

Included in the group are:

• 2 award documents, featuring a rare and highly desirable citation for the Nahkampfspange in Bronze (Close Combat Clasp) — awarded for sustained close-quarters fighting in Normandy. This is a seldom seen document, particularly to a soldier of Götz von Berlichingen, and notably signed by SS-Sturmbannführer Jakob Fick-Briehl, commander of SS-Panzergrenadier-Regiment 37 at the time — a highly significant and collectible signature.

• A certificate for the Verwundetenabzeichen in Schwarz (Wound Badge in Black), awarded after Laspe was wounded in July 1944, further attesting to his grueling frontline service in the Normandy campaign.

• 2 original wartime photographs, showing Laspe in uniform — a rare visual documentation of a Waffen-SS enlisted man of this division.

• A selection of wartime papers, adding personal depth and administrative context to his military service.

• 2 extensive wartime diaries, filled with vivid and detailed combat accounts, offering a rare firsthand perspective on daily frontline life, unit movements, engagements, and personal thoughts during the bitter fighting in France. These are genuine frontline soldier’s journals, not postwar reconstructions. In addition, several postwar diaries are included, providing continued reflections and insight into Laspe’s mindset and experience long after the guns fell silent.

This is an exceptionally complete and research-worthy grouping that not only documents Laspe’s role in the Normandy campaign but also provides rare award citations, battle-proven documentation, and deeply personal narrative material that is seldom available on the market.

A must-have for serious collectors of the Waffen-SS, the Normandy campaign, or award document groups, and an ideal centerpiece for any 17. SS or combat-decorated Waffen-SS soldier display.

Rare. Complete. Unquestionably authentic. A grouping with true historical weight.