Soldbuch & Award Docs Grouping – Bau-Abteilung & 70. Infanterie-Division Walcheren / Scheldt

Rare and historically compelling original WWII German Wehrmacht Soldbuch and award document grouping belonging to Otto Hesse, later serving with Pionier-Kompanie 170 of the 70. Infanterie-Division, a unit heavily engaged during the desperate fighting in the Netherlands and the Scheldt estuary in 1944.

The grouping includes Hesse’s original wartime Soldbuch with portrait photograph, together with multiple award documents and extensive service entries documenting his wartime career from early construction and pioneer formations through late-war combat service.

Included in the grouping:

• Original Soldbuch with photo
• Award document for:
  • Kriegsverdienstkreuz 2. Klasse mit Schwertern
  • Medaille Winterschlacht im Osten 1941/42 (Ostmedaille)
  • Verwundetenabzeichen in Schwarz

Documented Units Include:

• Baukompanie 214
• Baukolonne (mot.) 214
• Bauabteilung 214
• Reserve-Pionier-Bataillon 9
• Pionier-Kompanie 170 of the 70. Infanterie-Division

A particularly interesting aspect is the late-war service in the Netherlands during the fighting around Walcheren and the Scheldt estuary. The Soldbuch records a wound entry from late October 1944 with diagnosis code 31a, indicating a bullet wound (Schussverletzung), likely sustained during the fierce combat operations against Allied forces in the Netherlands.

An outstanding and highly researchable late-war Wehrmacht grouping with strong Eastern Front and Western Front historical connections.