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Oberstleutnant Wilhelm Hochbaum Kdr II/Pz.Rgt 35 Kdr Pz.Rgt 35 (?) DKiG - 14th Feb 1942 Image: Führerschein

Unknown Battalion Commander III/Gren.Rgt 203 in July 1943. Any help is much appreciated...

Taken from a 1938 dated Ergänzungsverpflichttungsschein Additional Imformation: Chief Of Staff of the II. Admiral of the North-Sea-Station, on 01 Jan 1938 renamed 2nd Admiral of the North Sea, and at the same time, Leader of the Processing-Office of the Kriegsmarine Chief Of Staff of the Inspection of Training-Affairs of the Navy Chief Of Staff of the Commander of Security of the Baltic Sea Chief Of Staff of the Inspection of Training-Affairs of the Navy and with Operation ‘Seelöwe’, Designate Leader of Escort-Convoy 2 of Transport-Flotilla B Commandant of Sea-Fortifications of Brittany Commanding Admiral Atlantic-Coast Fortress-Commandant La Rochelle

Korvettenkapitän Bernhard Liebetanz. Born 31st Jul 1894 Died 10th Jan 1966 Highest rank reached - Konteradmiral Chef KMD Königsberg stellv. Küstenbefehlsh. östl. Ostsee u. Festungskomdt Gotenhafen Hafekomdt Den Helder MVO zum AOK 4 Chef KMD Bordeaux Chef KMD Le Havre Seekomdt Le Havre Seekomdt Seine-Somme Chef d. Stabs Kommandierender Admiral norw. Westküste Inspekteur M.Art. Arsenal-Inspektion Image: 1935 Verpflichtungsschein

Oberleutnant Pfeiffer 1944-1945 Kdr lei.Sturmboot-Kommando (mot.) 912

Oberleutnant Mahr 1943-1944 Kdr Sturmboot-Kommando (mot.) 912

Oberleutnant Petzel 1942-1943 Kdr Sturmboot-Kommando (mot.) 912 Image: Soldbuch

Hello Phil and welcome to the forum and the paperwork section. Feel free to browse and contribute whenever you wish and don't forget to check out the signature database also. Enjoy your time here.

It is the Roman Numeral for 1. Here are the others... Ia Erster Generalstabsoffizier (Chief of Operations) Ib Zweiter Generalstabsoffizier (Quartermaster) Ib/Kfz Kraftfahrzeugoffizier (Division Motor Pool Officer) Ib/WuG Waffen- und Geräte-Offizier (Arms and Equipment Officer) Ic Dritter Generalstabsoffizier (Chief Intelligence Officer) i.G. im Generalstab (of Generalstaff) IIa Divisionsadjutant (Division Adjutant) IIb Officer for personnel means, enlisted men and NCOs IVa Divisionsintendant (Division Commissariat Section) IVb Divisionsarzt (Division Surgeon) IVc Divisionsveterinär (Division Veterinarian) IVd Divisionspfarrer (Division Chaplains) IVz Stabszahlmeister (Monetary matters)

The Operations Officer (or Chief Of Operations) was referred to as the Ia.

I'm afraid that the 'Beamte' area of the Wehrmacht isn't something I know much about so can't be of much help but I would think the Administrator side could cover many different branches.

You have the rank correct. Three stripes is a Korvettenkapitän (2 & a half stripes would be a Kapitänleutnant and 4 stripes is a Fregattenkapitän). I can't quite make out the full details of the sleeve eagle on the cuff but if it is 2 stripes under the eagle than he is a 'Verwaltungsbeamte des gehobenen Dienstes'.

Unfortunately he isn't listed in Lohmann & Hildebrand's Die Deutsche Kriegsmarine Vol III, nor is he listed on the KM crew list site or in the Volksbund database.

And another one... http://www.regimentals.co.uk/viewphoto.php?shoph=53647&phqu=7

There have been a couple of Kleist hand-signed citations on the market in the last couple of months and they tend to be quite cheap (I've yet to see a single example for more than 100 Euros). There is a Gebirgsjäger Pionier set here... http://www.military-antiques-stockholm.com/index.asp?contentpage=showproduct&page=1&id=15418&kategori=175

Well, the signature of Walter Assmann does match the example I have seen when he signed as an Oberst. As for the stamp it could be caused by too much ink on it when used, or maybe just a badly maintained one where 'gunk' has built up between the letters to spoil it. The Kleist signature isn't actually a hand signed example. The Kubanschild citations were signed off by using a stamped version ofhis signature. At the end of the day it all comes down to what you are comfortable with - if you have any doubts than why chance it? The market is awash with citation groupings at the moment, and alot of them are at decent prices, so another one will come along sooner rather than later if you decide to turn this one down.

Two nice examples Franz.

Hello Franz - welcome to the Forum. I'm sure there are plenty of members who would like to see your images.

Certainly sounds interesting. You should place an ad in the Trade section. In C you mention it is in a more simple style - do you mean it doesn't contain the same amount of information as in Keilig's book or just the presentation of the information is different? Is it possible to provide a screen shot of a page from each so people can see a sample from them?

Nice example. That belongs to Hauptmann Hanns Baier who as a Major commanded Fallsch. Fla MG-Btl at Crete in 1941.

I'd say that it does indeed belong to Kurt von Pannwitz, commander of Fliegerhorst-Kommandantur E (v) 203/III at the wars end.

Both signatures belong to Carl-Heinrich. Otto never commander II Armeekorps and by the date on your citation, Otto was in the Führer-Reserve/retired.

Born: 27th Jan 1892 Died: 22nd Jul 1944 - KIA at Brest-Litovsk Highest rank reached: Generalleutnant Chef Gen.St stellv. X Armeekorps Kdr 8 Schtz.Brig 8 Pz.Division Kdr 11 Pz. Division Kdr 9 Pz. Division Führer 334 Infanterie Division Kdr 337 Infanterue Division Oberfeldkommandantur 399 Kommandant Brest -Litovsk RK - 8th April 1943 DKiG - 4th Feb 1943

It can have all the anti-radar stealth it wants but it won't stop it being spotted visually by patrol aircraft.

Major Hans Michaelis. Born: 10th September 1910 Died: 26th May 2000 Highest rank reached: Oberst Infanterie Rgt 37 Chef 11./Infanterie Rgt 184 Kdr II/Infanterie Rgt 184 Führer Grenadier Rgt 184 Kdr Jäger Rgt 52 (L) RK - 28th Sept 1943 DKiG - 28th Feb 1942 Image: Black Wound Badge citation