2x Original Award documents of a Obergefreiter, who served with the Gebirgs-Artillerie-Regiment 94 and Gebirgsjäger-Regiment 91 (?) (4 is most likely a type error) of the 4. Gebirgs-Division. Has been folded in the past. Condition as seen.
Award document for the Verwundetenabzeichen in Schwarz. Awarded on 20.3.1945 in Leermoos!
Award document for the Kriegsverdienstkreuz 2. Klasse mit Schwertern. Signed by Generalleutnant Friedrich Breith.
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 Wehrpass of Gebirgsjäger Unteroffizier Reiner who served with the M.-Btl. z.b.V. XVII/1 & 3. Gebirgs-Division and the 14. Kompanie/ Gebirgsjäger-Regiment 144. During his service, he earned the Eisernes Kreuz 2. Klasse and the Verwundetenabzeichen in Silber. In August 1943, he was wounded at his head, which ended his combat service. Condition as seen.
Original Wehrpass of Gebirgsjäger Obergefreiter Zirbisegger who served with the 1. Kompanie/ Gebirgs-Nachrichten-Abteilung 68 of the 3. Gebirgs-Division and from December 1944 with the Fernsprech-Kompanie (mot.) Südost? During his service, he earned the Verwundetenabzeichen in Schwarz. Condition as seen.
Original Soldbuch of Stabsgefreiter Anton Schöffl, who served with Artillerie-Regiment 402 & 206 and Gebirgsjäger-Beobachtungs-Abteilung 18 during his military career. He also was in possession of a personal Trommelrevolver ! (see page 8). For his service, he was decorated with the Ostmedaille & Lapplandschild. Nicely filled out & complete with photo.
Original award document of Gefreiter Josef Staudinger, who served with the 3. Kompanie/ Gebirgs-Pionier-Bataillon 54 of the 1. Gebirgs-Division, for the Allgemeines-Sturmabzeichen (General Assault Badge) on July 15, 1941 for 3 assault days during his service! Document was signed by Generalmajor Hubert Lanz (RK+EL). Has been folded in the past. Condition as seen!
Original Photograph of Adolf Seitz. Oberst Adolf Seitz (24.02.1891 † 16.11.1945) earned the Ritterkreuz on August 5, 1940 as Major und Kommandeur of the II. Bataillon/ Gebirgsjäger-Regiment 99of the 1. Gebirgs-Division. Good condition. Postcardsize.
Original 5x Photographs & 1x Paper (article on Harald von Hirschfeld) of Harald von Hirschfeld. Major Josef-Georg Mulzer (10.07.1912 † 18.01.1945) earned the Ritterkreuz on November 15, 1941 as Oberleutnant und Chef of the 7. Kompanie/ Gebirgsjäger-Regiment 98 and the Eichenlaub on December 23, 1942 as Hauptmann und Führer of the II. Bataillon/ Gebirgsjäger-Regiment 98of the 1. Gebirgs-Division. Good condition.
Ersatzsoldbuch (second issue / replacement issue) for SS-Unterscharführer Bernhard Schulz of the 16. & 20. Kompanie/ SS-Gebirgsjäger-Regiment 11 "Reinhard Heydrich" of the 6. SS-Gebirgs-Division "Nord". Comes with an extra promotion document. In total, SS-Uscha. Schulz earned 5 awards! He earned the Winterschlacht im Osten 1941/42, Infanterie-Sturmabzeichen, Kriegsverdienstkreuz 2. Klasse mit Schwertern, the Nahkampfspange in Bronze and Eisernes Kreuz 2. Klasse! Good condition. Soldbuch is complete, never had a photo in it.
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."
Original Postwar Signature on a Postwar Photocopy of Albert Stenwedel. SS-Sturmbannführer Albert Stenwedel (10.09.1908 † 29.07.1997) was an early volunteer for the SS (SS service number 28 762). During World War II he became the Commander of the II. Bataillon/ 27. Waffen-Gebirgsjäger-Regiment of the 13. Waffen-Gebirgs-Division der SS „Handschar“ (1st Croatian) and was awarded the Knight’s Cross near the end of the war in May 1945.
Original Postwar Signature on a Postwar Photocopy of Albert Stenwedel. SS-Sturmbannführer Albert Stenwedel (10.09.1908 † 29.07.1997) was an early volunteer for the SS (SS service number 28 762). During World War II he became the Commander of the II. Bataillon/ 27. Waffen-Gebirgsjäger-Regiment of the 13. Waffen-Gebirgs-Division der SS „Handschar“ (1st Croatian) and was awarded the Knight’s Cross near the end of the war in May 1945.
Original Wartime Studioportrait of Knight's Cross Holder Franz August Sorko. Oberstleutnant Franz August Sorko (09.08.1891 † 19.07.1941) earned the Ritterkreuz on June 20, 1940 as Oberstleutnant und Kommandeur of II. Bataillon/ Gebirgsjäger-Regiment 137 of the 2. Gebirgs-Division. Measuring 6,7x9,4 cm.
