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Vice-Admiral Frederic W. Fisher was Admiral Superintendent of Malta Dockyard from 16th January 1907 to 26th February 1910 so would most probably be one of those mentioned although he held the rank of Rear Admiral until 1909.

I've finally found one - currently listed for sale (475 Euros) is the Soldbuch of Generalleutnant Richard Freiherr von Süßkind who commanded 2. Garde-Reserve-Division at the Battle of the Marne.

Korvettenkapitän Heinrich Wassmuth Born: 08 Apr 1903 12. Unterseebootsjagdflottille Sützpunktkomp.d.F.d.V. West 4. Sperrbrecherflottille 3. Sperrbrecherflottille Kdr HS-FL. Kertsch bzw. Mariupol Kdr 3. Artillerieträgerflottille 1. Sicherungsflottille Kdr 4. Artillerieträgerflottille Kdr 13. Landungsflottille

Hauptmann Heinrich Stöhr Kdr II/Art.Abt 299 Kdr I/Art.Abt 299 DKiG: 20 Sep 1944

Major Friedrich-Wilhelm Siehl Born: 17 Oct 1896 Died: 19 Dec 1974 Highest rank reached: Oberst Kdr I/Art.Rgt 48 Kdr IV/Art.Rgt 120 Kdr Art.Rgt 225 Kdr Art.Rgt 96 DKiG: 14 Feb 1942 Ehrenblattspange: 18 Apr 1943

Oberleutnant Dietrich Marwitz Died: 28 Oct 1940 Highest rank reached: Hauptmann (Posthumous) III/KG-153 8./KG-4 Staffelkapitän 8./KG-30

Can anyone identify this signature dated for February 1945 please? It is for an Oberst who holds the title of Kommandant des Tiergartensblocks which came under OKH Waffenamt.

With regards to my last post I think I have got it - Helmut Raithel.

Would anyone be able to identify this pre-war Gebirgsjäger-Rgt 100 related signature please? I can't seem to match up the signature to any name in the 1937 & 1938 Stellenbesetzung - I did originally think it could be Reicheneder but then talked myself out of it and began to think the first letter could be a K. Holding the rank of Hauptmann in 1937 could mean he was a senior officer at some point in WW-2 if he made it that far.

Stabsarzt Wilhelm Zeiß Born: 03 Apr 1901 Highest rank reached: Oberstabsarzt Sanitäts-Staffel Hersfeld (Sanitätsabteilung 29) Sanitäta-Staffel Jena (Sanitätsabteilung 47) Stab/Pz.Pi.Btl 49 Stab/Divs.Nachschub-Führer 90 Chef 1./Sanitäts-Kp 84 IVb 4.Pz.Division Heeres-Sanitäts-Staffel Karlsbad

Oberleutnant Ulrich Winneberger Born: 15 Dec 1912 Highest ranked reached: Major Chef 14./Inf.Rg 61 Führer Verb.St.d.Franz.Legion Gen.St. XXXXI Gebirgskorp 8.Gen.St Lehrgang Berlin O2 718.Infanterie-Division Ia 118.Jäger-Division Qu.1 Gen.St 16.Armee

Oberstleutnant Otto Höhne Born: 30 Apr 1895 Died: 29 Nov 1969 Highest rank reached: Generalmajor Kdr III/Kg-254 Kdt. Fl.H. Fritzlar Kdr I/KG-254 Kdr I/KG-54 Kdr KG-54 Kdr Luftkriegschule 4 Kdt. Fl.H.Kdtr A(o) 12/VII RK: 05 Sep 1940

Hauptmann der Polizei Gerhard Konsierke Died: 28 June 1944 - MIA Chef 3./Pol.Btl 319 Kdr II/SS-Pol.Rgt 26

Major der Polizei Fritz-Karl Wirths Born: 22 Mar 1895 Highest rank reached: Oberstleutnant Kommandeur Pol.Btl 171 Kommandeur der Schutzpolizei Kiel

Hauptmann der Polizei Ernst-August Falk Born: 19 May 1917 Executed 30 Jan 1946 (Soviet PoW October 1944) Also held the rank of SS-Hauptsturmführer. Zugführer 4./Pol.Btl 112 Zugführer 3./Pol.Btl 111 Chef 1./Pol.Btl 111 Leiter eines Hilfspolizeilehrgangs für Volksdeutsche Chef 8./SS-Pol.Rgt 26 Kdr II/SS-Pol.Rgt 26

Kapitänleutnant Hans-Walter Buch Born: 11 Jan 1912 Highest rank reached: Kapitän zur See (Bundeswehr) II Wachoffizier Z-11 'Bernd von Arnim' Marine-Bataillon 'Arnim' (Narvik) I Wachoffizier Z-29 Kdr Torpedoboote 'Falke' Kdr Torpedoboote T-30 Kdr Torpedoboote T-35 Führer der Torpedobootsgruppe 'Finnenbusen' Post-War: Kdr 'Z-4' Kdr des 3. Zerstörergeschwaders (m.W.d.G.b., zugleich Kdr 'Z-4') Kdr des Kommandos der Troßschiffe/4. Fregattengeschwader/Einsatzflottille 2 Chef des 'DDG Project Management' DKiG: 08 Aug 1944

Oberstleutnant Maximilian Kindsmüller Born: 20 Oct 1894 Died: 17 Aug 1943 - KIA Highest rank reached: Oberst Kdr Erg.Btl.Inf.Rgt.19 Kdr I/Inf.Rgt.468 Kdr Inf.Rgt.437 Divs.Führer 132.Inf.Division DKiG: 26 Dec 1941

When was he shot down?

Based on the FpNr and what is on the grave marker he was serving with a shore unit when he was killed, 31.Schiffcstammabteilung, which is also confirmed by the signature of Georg Schneider who commanded that unit for the duration of its existence. That unit was based in the Baltic States. He isn't listed in the Volksbund so it is possible that his body was eventually sent home for a family burial.

Here is an interesting (to me at least) Wehrpass to an eventual Hauptmann who served in KG-254 & KG-54 and rose to the position of Staffelkapitän and then Gruppenkommandeur before going missing in Russia in 1941. The campaign listings give a breakdown of his missions by number and it shows that he flew 4 missions during the invasion of Poland in 1939 and was awarded the EK II, and was also wounded in November 1939 for which he got the Black Wound Badge. At this time KG-54 were flying He-III bombers. He flew this type of bomber in the invasion of France in 1940 during which he flew 12 missions as Staffelkapitän of 3./KG-54 and on one of them his aircraft was attacked by RAF Hurricane fighters near Arras in the afternoon of 19th May. The aircraft was damaged and two men were wounded with Flieger Ogait dying in hospital the next day. For his service in France he received the EK I. During the Battle of Britain and The Blitz that followed he continued to fly as Staffelkapitän but in August & September 1940 during the height of the Battle of Britain he was temporarily appointed as Gruppenkommandeur of II/KG-54 and during this phase of the war he flew 25 missions over the UK. In December 1940 he went back to the position of Staffelkapitän, this time of 10./KG-54, before being officially appointed as a Gruppenkommandeur of IV/KG-54. Although this was the training unit of KG-54 that helped aircrews to bed in and learn the tactics of the bomber wing (a sort of Operational Training Unit) he did still see action in the invasion of Russia in 1941 by flying on a number of occasions with I & II/KG-54, which by now were flying Ju-88's. On 10th October 1941 the Gruppenkommandeur of I/KG-54, Hauptmann Freimann, was taken prisoner after his aircraft was brought down and Widmann found himself assigned as his replacement. However his time as Gruppenkommandeur only lasted 2 weeks as on the 25th October 1941, while attacking railway lines near Bylegorod, his aircraft disappeared without trace. The reason for the loss of Ju-88 B3+CB (WkNr 8665) was reported as unknown and the crew of Widmann, Lt Müngersdorff, Fw Bäcker & OFw Michaelis have been Missing in Action ever since. The last signature on page 29 is that of future KG-54 Geschwaderkommodore and RKT, Otto Höhne.

Thank you for that snippet.That is interesting and may well also explain why so many WW-2 examples survived as such procedures would of been overtaken by the collapse of the Third Reich.

Does it state anything about what happens when they complete their service, such as hand it back or keep it? There must be some explanation for the distinct lack of examples seen.

Thank you, I've seen that set but what I meant was for the WW-1 era. WW-2 era General/Admiral examples are pretty common, even the Soldbuch of Hitler's Naval Adjutant is available if you have the money for it and it is a lot more then the von Obstfelder set.

Well, to put the question another way what is the highest ranked Soldbuch or Militärpaß someone has seen?