Original set of a Soldbuch, Wehrpass & Arbeitsdienstpass of Gebirgsjäger Unteroffizier Knorr. He served almost exclusively with the Gebirgs-Pionier-Bataillon 99 of the 7. Gebirgs-Division from 1941 until 8th May 1945! During his service, he earned the Kriegsverdienstkreuz 2. Klasse mit Schwertern on 1.9.44 with the 7. Gebirgs-Division. Fought in Finland and Norway!
Original Death Card (“Sterbebild”) of Schütze (Jäger) Karl Götz, who served with the 9. Kompanie/ Gebirgsjäger-Regiment 206 of the 7. Gebirgs-Division when he was Died after being severely Wounded in Action on June 28, 1941 at Kriegslazarett 3/526 by Zahlreiche Splitterverletzungen Rücke und Kopf (“Numerous shrapnel wounds Back and Head”). Born in Burglengenfeld. Condition as seen.
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The death card may have a different color than the scan shows. The scan seem to make the death cards more white than they are.
The “Sterbekartei” (Card from Ancestry that shows the unit, fate..) provided here is only a digital copy! Not part of the original sale.
Original Scarce Wehrpass and Soldbuch set of Ritterkreuzträger (Knight's Cross Holder) Karl Oberkircher! Feldwebel Karl Oberkircher (10.12.1916 † 28.11.1976) earned the Ritterkreuz on October 12, 1943 as Oberjäger und Gruppenführer in the 6. Kompanie/ Gebirgs-Jäger-Regiment 218 of the 7. Gebirgs-Division. Both the Soldbuch and Wehrpass are nicely filled out and carried them both throughout the war (no zweitschrift etc.). A few loose pages and feldpostnumbers that were blackened. Awards entered in the Wehrpass: Schützenabzeichen f. M.G. 36, Infanterie-Sturmabzeichen, Eisernes Kreuz 2. Klasse,Verwundetenabzeichen in Schwarz, Eisernes Kreuz 1. Klasse, Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes and Lapplandschild. All awards are also entered in the Soldbuch minus the Schützenabzeichen. Excellent ID Photo in the Soldbuch!
The following newspaper article describes why Oberkircher received the Knight’s Cross…
“Westmärker Receives the Knight’s Cross:… Oberjäger Karl Oberkircher was born in Oberbexbach (Homburg District) on the 10.12.1916 as the son of miner and farmer Jakob Oberkircher. During a friendly attack in the high North he smashed a breach into an enemy bunker position whilst leading at the head of a Gebirgsjäger assault troop. Then, acting on his own initiative, he was able to roll up the position with just 3 other Gebirgsjäger. In the process he and his men eliminated 6 hostile battle positions and thereby enabled the rest of the Kompanie to capture the enemy trench network.”This attack took place on the 08.08.1943, when the reinforced Gebirgs-Jäger-Regiment 218 attacked the so-called “Bunker Backbone”, which was located on a commanding piece of terrain. Oberkircher led an assault troop against the so-called “Sukkula” in the first stage of the attack. After overcoming the mine and wire barriers without loss, he and 4 troops attacked a bunker and knocked it out after a brief fight. At this point Oberkircher was supposed to have attacked the trench network towards the right, however he recognized that such a move would be foolish due to the fact that left-adjacent assault troop was pinned down by heavy opposing fire. He thus left part of his squad to cover the right flank and used the remainder to attack towards the left. He would be duly recognized for this feat."
