Original Soldbuch of Feldwebel Egon Jas, born on September 29, 1908 in Wien. Soldbuch opened on November 13, 1939 by the Ers.Komp.mot.Schütz.Einh.4/10. He wore the Erkennungsmarke: -21- Schtz.Ers.Kp.4/10.He served with the following (notable) unit(s):
5. Kompanie/ Landesschützen-Bataillon 895
2. Kompanie/ Schützen-Regiment 11 of the 9. Panzer-Division
6. Kompanie/ Schützen-Regiment 11 of the 9. Panzer-Division
6. Kompanie/ Panzer-Grenadier-Regiment 11 of the 9. Panzer-Division
5. Kompanie/ Panzer-Grenadier-Regiment 11 of the 9. Panzer-Division
Auffangstab Simmering, Wien-Strebersdorf and Auffangstab 417 in Wien
He earned the following award(s):
Winterschlacht im Osten 1941/42 on August 1, 1942
Eisernes Kreuz 2. Klasse on September 7, 1942
Verwundetenabzeichen in Schwarz on September 20, 1942
Panzerkampfabzeichen in Bronze on September 24, 1942
Verwundetenabzeichen in Silber on July 14, 1943
Promotions:
01.9.1940 to Feldwebel
Interesting Signatures:
Page 15: The first signature with the stamp “II./Pz.Gren.Rgt.11”is most likely that of Oberleutnant Fritz Jacoby (RK, KIA on March 19, 1943)!
Hospital entries: In June 1940, he suffered a Nervenzusammenbruch (mental breakdown) and was discharged to the Ersatztruppen on June 28, 1940. In May 1941, he suffered a shrapnel wound (code: 31b) and was discharged on June 4, 1941. In January 1942, he was found “Gesund und Marschfähig k.v.” - k.v. = kriegsverwendungsfähig) and send back to the field units. However, on May 29, 1942, he was hospitalized again at Hauptverbandsplatz 2/60 in Kursk for a Nervenzusammenbruch. Almost a year later, on March 4, 1943, he was treated at Feldlazarett 602 (mot.)for a shrapnel wound (31b) and send to Kriegslazarett 2/615and Reserve-Lazarett Brest am Bug, Teillazarett IVbecause he lost his left eye due shrapnel (Granatsplitter, Verlust linker Auges). He was discharged on March 31, 1943 and sent to the Panzergrenadier-Ersatz-Bataillon 10.Complete with photo. Nothing was denazified or censored. Condition as seen.
Original Postwar Signature on a Postwar Photo of Max Sperling. Oberst Max Sperling (04.09.1905 in Kulm † 06.06.1984 in Heidelberg) earned the Deutsches Kreuz in Goldon November 27, 1941 with Kradschützen-Bataillon 18 and the Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzeson April 6, 1944 as Oberstleutnant und Kommandeur in the Panzergrenadier-Regiment 11 of the 9. Panzer-Division.
Provenance: This signature comes from one of the largest postwar signature collection I’ve ever commissioned. This collection was started by a Waffen-SS Veteran, Werner H., in the 1950’s until he passed away.
