Grouping — Polizei-Unterwachtmeister in SS-Gendarmerie-Bataillon 1 (mot.) — Eastern Front Service

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.