Interesting Grouping – Oberfeldwebel Heinemann, 19. Panzer-Division – KIA Warsaw Uprising 1944!

A poignant and historically important grouping to Oberfeldwebel Heinemann, a veteran NCO of the 2. Kompanie / Panzer-Aufklärungs-Abteilung 19, 19. Panzer-Division, who was mortally wounded in combat during the ferocious fighting of the Warsaw Uprising.

Heinemann was severely wounded on 29 September 1944 in Warsaw during the unit’s brutal house-to-house fighting to crush the Polish resistance. Despite medical treatment, he succumbed to his wounds on 7 October 1944. The 19. Panzer-Division had been redeployed into the city specifically to combat the uprising, and its Panzer-Aufklärer fought deep into the heart of Warsaw.

Decorations:

• Wehrmacht Dienstauszeichnung up to the II. Klasse

• Ostmedaille

• Kriegsverdienstkreuz 2. Klasse

• Verwundetenabzeichen in Schwarz

• Eisernes Kreuz 2. Klasse

Grouping includes:

• All original award documents

• Wehrpass documenting his service

• Period photographs

• Letters from his doctor and comrades to the family reporting on his wounding and death

• Additional related papers

Why this grouping stands out:
Groupings to soldiers killed during the Warsaw Uprising are extremely scarce. This set not only connects directly to the historically significant and politically charged events of late 1944 but also represents a decorated veteran NCO of an elite Panzer-Aufklärungs unit engaged in some of the most intense urban combat of WWII.

A rare opportunity to acquire a well-documented, wartime grouping tied to the crushing of the Warsaw Uprising, complete with exceptional provenance and personal history.