Scarce Authentic SS-Führer-Ausweis (Nr. 277 663) authorized to SS-Obersturmführer Max Vögtel, born on April 15, 1916. His NSDAP Party Nr. was 4 313 412. The ID bears his handsignature as well as the handsignature of an unknown SS-Oberführer (who was ‘in Vertretung’ of ‘Der Chef der SS-Personalkanzlei’). The Heinrich Himmler signature is a (rubber) stamp (?) and not handsigned. Measuring 11x8cm. Comes with a A5-sized paper, which was handwritten by a comrade and has a death notice cut-out pasted on it.
In 1933, Vögtel joined the Hitlerjugend and served with HJ Bann 185 until 1935, when he joined the 3. Sturm/ SS-Pionier-Sturmbann der VT. Took part in various NCO and CO courses both in Dachau and Junkerschüle Tölz. Vögtel joined the Ordnungspolizei in 1937 and participated in a course in the Polizei-Offizier-Schulse Berlin-Köpenick in 1938. The following year, 1939, Vögtel served with the Polizei Bataillon V/I. Not much is known from ’40-’42 but he was promoted to SS-Hauptsturmführer in January 1942. He commanded the 19. (Pionier) Kompanie/ SS-Panzer-Grenadier-Regiment 2 “LSSAH” and in 1943, he was transferred to the Divisionsstab/ 1. SS-Panzer-Division “LSSAH”, under the command of SS-Brigadeführer Teddy Wisch. On March 13, he was Killed in Action: “The operations officer of LSSAH, Hauptsturmführer Max Vögtel, was killed on 13 March in a surprise partisan attack.” (via Pritt Buttar, The Reckoning).
