Original Soldbuch of Oberschirrmeister (F) Birkenhake. During the war he served with the Stab/ Divisions-Nachschubtruppen 122 and the 1. Fahrschwadron 122 of the 122. Infanterie-Division. He earned the Winterschlacht im Osten 1941/42 , Kriegsverdienstkreuz 2. Klasse mit Schwertern and the ArmelbandKurland ("Conditions for Kurland Cufftitle are Fulfilled", written in German for the 11.5.45 award entry). He died in captivity in January 1946 in POW Camp Kolpino. Complete with photograph. Few extra papers. Condition as seen, inner pages are loose from the cover.
A rare set of two brothers from Schleswig who both were Killed in Action on the Eastern Front. Interesting, both served as occupational force in Denmark before transferred to a combat unit. One brother (Klaus) was KIA only 1 week after arriving in his front unit Infanterie-Regiment 257 of the 83. Infanterie-Division on May 6, 1942 and the second brother (Hugo) was KIA on November 6, 1944 in Gelauce in Courland while serving with Sturmgeschütz-Brigade 912. Comes with their postwar certificates of death and a wartime letter of a friend condoling the mother (who already lost her husband in 1933) and 5x Feldpostletters.
