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Oberstleutnant Frhr von Bilfinger Highest rank reached: Oberst Kommandeur Wehrbezirkskommando Mannheim Image: Wehrpass

I would of stayed for longer but, a) the base was closing down, and b) they offered me 2 & a half years in Gibraltar - didn't take me long to think that one over!

Leutnant Adolf Ott DKiG - 26th Dec 1942 (as an Oberleutnant d.R.) Ehrenblattspange - 27th Mar 1944 (as a Hauptmann) Image: Soldbuch

Hauptmann Albert Hellstern (name reported as 'Hollstein' in German Armoured Trains 1904-1945 by Wolfgang Sawodny) Chef 2. Marsch-Kp Eisenbahn-Panzerzug-Ersatz-Abteilung Kommandeur Panzerzug 30 Image: Soldbuch

Oberst Rudolf Scheller Born: 23rd Apr 1877 Highest rank reached: Generalmajor Kommandeur Wehrbezirkskommando Königsberg II Retried 31st Jul 1942 Image: Wehrpass

Oberst Erich Adolph Heinrich Glodkowski Born: 19th Oct 1880 Died: 4th Jan 1958 Highest rank reached: Generalmajor Kommandeur Wehrbezirkskommando Essen II Retired - 31st Oct 1942 Image: Wehrpass

Thanks for the additions. As well as the Bomber Units book there is also... Dive Bomber & Ground Attack Units Of The Luftwaffe 1939-1945 Volumes 1 & 2 by Henry L.de Zeng and Douglas G.Stankey Das Deutsche Heer 1939: Gliederung, Standorte, Stellenbesetzung und Verzeichnis sämtlicher Offiziere am 3.1.1939 - Lists the command/assignment positions of Heer Officers from Leutnant and above as they were on 3rd January 1939, including Wehrbezirkskommandos.

Major Dr Ernst Bormann Born: 5th Nov 1897 Died: 1st Aug 1960 Highest rank reached: Generalmajor Gruppenkommodore III/JG 2 'Richtofen' Gruppenkommandeur I/(Kampf)Lehrgeschwader 1 Kommodore FFS Geblingen Geschwaderkommodore KG 76 Gefechtsverband Bormann Kommandeur der Kampfverbände der Luftflotte 4 Fliegerführer Krim z.V. für verschiedene Kommandos und Sonderaufgaben Flughafenbereichskommandant 5/VII, Mähren Ritterkreuz - 5th Oct 1941 / Eichenlaub - 3rd Sep 1942

SS-Hauptsturmführer Hans Wallner Born: 5th May 1911 Died: 5th Feb 1945 at Hirtzfelden Kdr.Btl.Wallner SS-Pz.Gr.AuE.Btl.5 SS-U.Sch.Radolfzell Kdr.SS-Fus.Btl.20 IIa,20.Waffen-SS-Gr.Div. 7.SS-Frw.Geb.Div. Adj.SS-Geb.JR.14 4./SS-Pz.GR.10 Stab,II./SS-Pz.GR.4 Image: Soldbuch

SS-Hauptsturmführer Alfred Mietzner. Born: 5th Jul 1910 Died: 5th Apr 1982 Chef 1./SS-Totenkopf-Standarte 10 Stab/SS-Pz.Gren.Rgt 10 Chef 8./SS-Pz.Gren.Rgt 20 SS-Junker-Schule Prag Image: Soldbuch

Major Heinrich Sutor Born: 16 Apr 1890 Flieger-Ers.Btl III Lw.-KontrollInsp. Bourges Dt.Waffenstillstandskommission Gruppe Lw Flieger-Ers.Btl XII Dulag Luft Oberursel Adjutant Stab IV/NJG 1 Adjutant Stab/NJG 1

Here is mine - it is the third one from the left on the first image. Awarded for 36 months Campaign Service (not including leave periods) in Northern Ireland in the Royal Navy - and I was only supposed to be there for 9 months!!

Generalleutnant Rudolf Meister Born: 1st Aug 1897 Died: 11th Sep 1958 Highest rank reached: General der Flieger Chief of the Training-Department with the Chief of Luftwaffe-Training-Affairs Chief Of Staff of the I. Flying-Corps Department-Chief in the Luftwaffe-Personnel-Office Chief Of The General Staff of the VIII. Flying-Corps Chief of the 1st Department in the Luftwaffe General Staff Chief of the Luftwaffe-Operations-Staff Commanding General of the IV. Flying-Corps At the same time, Commanding General of German Luftwaffe in Denmark Chief of the Luftwaffe-Personnel-Office Ritterkreuz - 5th Sep 1944 DKiG - 10th Nov 1941 Image: EK II citation

Nice photo. When it comes to the Bahnhofswache and Zugwache Abt's would there be any overlap of responsibilities when in stations (or in the vicinity of stations) or was there a clear line in the sand as to where one had authority and the other didn't?

Unfortunately I have nothing in my files for that unit or signature and there are no commanders listed on the units information on www.ww2.dk

When asking for identification of signatures it is always best to post the image showing the stamp as well, and if possible the whole document to allow others to be able to narrow the search down by date or unit etc. That said, the first signature is that of Willi Moser (299 Infanterie Division) and he won the Knights Cross on 26th October 1941 and the German Cross in Gold on 27th May 1942. The second signature is that of Paul Völkers while commanding XXVII AK. He won the German Cross in Gold on 1st April 1942 and the Knights Cross on the 11th December 1942. He died while in Sovier captivity on 23rd January 1946.

Hauptmann Hans Steinwachs Born: 13th Mar 1915 Died: 14th Feb 1945 after an attack on the Gladis-Gorpe Bridgehead, near Naumburg. 4./StG 1 Staffelkapitän 4./StG 1 Gruppenkommandeur II/SG 151 RK - 5th Feb 1944 DKiG - 15th Oct 1942 Ehrenpokal - 24th Aug 1942 Image: StG 1 related Wehrpass

Thanks Chris. I forgot all about websites while I was compiling the list. Might have to change the thread title to include them rather then start a seperate one, something to ponder. Anyway, a few more books... Die Ritterkreuzträger der Luftwaffe: Band 1 - Jagdflieger 1939-1945 by Ernst Obermaier - I believe the 1966 print is dual German/English text while later prints are just German text. Die Ritterkreuzträger der Luftwaffe: Band 2 - Stuka und Schlachtflieger 1939-1945 by Ernst Obermaier Wehrpaß & Soldbuch by Antonio Scapini & Alberto Gorzanelli

Just thought it would be useful to have a listing of reference works that cover the area of German Paperwork collecting, whether they are about the paperwork itself or useful publications etc to aid research. I have tried to group them by author. I know there are plenty more 'out there', so please feel free to add the details of any published works that you know of that are not listed be they for Paperwork, Photo Collecting, OOB or anything that can help fellow collectors. (Yet-to-be published books to be added when they become available) Foreman's Guide To Third Reich Documents..And Their Values VOL 1 (ISBN:0-9523571-00 (UK) // 0-912138-58-0 (USA)) - Ignore the valuations as times have moved on, but still a very handy reference for citations. Foreman's Guide To Third Reich Documents..And Their Values VOL 2 (ISBN:0-9523571-19 (UK) // 912138-63-7 (USA)) - Ignore the valuations as times have moved on, but still a very handy reference for citations. German Military Award Documents 1939-45 by Emilie Caldwell Stewart Signatures Of The Third Reich by Emilie Caldwell Stewart A Collector's Guide To World War II German Wehrpasses & Soldbuchs by Emilie Caldwell Stewart Wehrpass by Emilie Caldwell Stewart Military Identity Documents Of The Third Reich by Emilie Caldwell Stewart Leaders & Personalities Of The Third Reich: Their Biographies, Portraits & Autographs VOL 1 (ISBN:0-912138-27-0) by Charles Hamilton Leaders & Personalities Of The Third Reich: Their Biographies, Portraits & Autographs VOL 2 (ISBN:0-912138-66-1) by Charles Hamilton Collecting World War II German Military Pay & Service Books (ISBN:1-905142-10-2) by Nigel Allison (Ulric Of England) German Military Dictionary (German-English/English-German) - Various examples for sale and also available for free PDF download online. Papers Please! Identity Documents, Permits and Authorizations of the Third Reich by Ray and Josephine Cowdery - A handy book to have due to the various appendices showing such things as a Sutterlin & Runic alphabets, Illness Codes & Medical Defect Tables, Body Parts in English & German (handy for working out injury entries in WP & SB), the Pay Groups of the Wehrmacht & Often Encountered German Words In Military & Paramilitary Documents. German Third Reich Era Documents VOL 1 - Paramilitary & Civil Organisations (ISBN:0-9666122-0-5) by Jeffrey F Young & Daniel W Meinz German Third Reich Era Documents VOL 2 - Military (ISBN:0-9666122-1-3) by Jeffrey F Young & Daniel W Meinz German Third Reich Era Documents VOL 3 - Special Edition (ISBN:0-9666122-2-1) by Jeffrey F Young & Daniel W Meinz Luftwaffe Efficiency and Promotion Reports for the Knight's Cross Winners VOL 1 (ISBN: 978-0764326578) by French Maclean Luftwaffe Efficiency and Promotion Reports for the Knight's Cross Winners VOL 2 (ISBN: 978-0764326585) by French Maclean Personal Groupings, Award Documents, and Ephemera of Rommel's Afrikakorps (ISBN: 0764321137 // 0-7643-2113-7) by Robert Kurtz Leaders of the SS & German Police, Vol. 1: Ahrens to Gutenberg by Michael D Miller Knight's Cross Holders of the SS and German Police 1940-1945 (CD-Rom) by Michael D Miller Gauleiter - The Regional Leaders of the Nazi Party and their Deputies 1925-1945 Vol 1: Albrecht to Hüttmann by Michael D Miller The SS Leadership Corps, Vol 1: A-E (ISBN: 0-9541997-5-8) by Max Williams (Ulric Of England) Führerliste der Waffen-SS (CD-Roms) by John P Moore Ordensträger (CD-Rom) - Lists the holders of Anerkennungsurkunde, DKiG & DKiS, RK-EL-Schw-Brill, Ehrenpokal, Ehrentafelspange, Ehrenblattspange, NKSiG, RK-Kriegsverdienstkreuz, Großkreuz.. Feldpostübersicht der deutschen Wehrmacht (CD-Rom) - Feldpost Database Luftwaffe Generals - The Knight's Cross Holders 1939-1945 (ISBN: 978-0-7643-3243-2) by Jeremy Dixon Die Generale Des Heeres und die Sanitatsoffiziere im Generalsrang (ISBN: 3-7909-0202-0) by Wolf Keilig Rangeliste Des Deutschen Heeres 1944/45 (ISBN: 3-7909-0113-X) by Wolf Keilig Die Dienstlaufbahnen der Offiziere des Generalstabes des deutschen Heeres 1935-1945, Vol 1 A-K (ISBN: 3-7648-2446-8) by Christian Zweng - Provides assignment details of all General Staff officers of Major and above. Die Dienstlaufbahnen der Offiziere des Generalstabes des deutschen Heeres 1935-1945, Vol 2 L-Z (ISBN: 3-7648-2455-7) by Christian Zweng - Provides assignment details of all General Staff officers of Major and above. Torpedo Los (ISBN: 978-9329700297) by Gordon Williamson - Plenty of examples of the various associated Citations and entries in WP & SB's. War Badges Of The Kriegsmarine (ISBN: 978-1932970173) by Gordon Williamson - Plenty of examples of the various associated Citations and entries in WP & SB's plus the various award criterias. The War Merit Cross (ISBN: 978-1932970067) by Gordon Williamson & Josef Charita - Plenty of examples of the various associated Citations and entries in WP & SB's. Also provides brief biographical details of the holders of the RK-KvK. The Wehrmacht At War (ISBN: 907532338-7) by Andris J Kursietis - a very handy book to quickly check who was Commander of a particular Division, Armeekorps, Armee, Armeegruppe, Wehrkreis & when (Waffen-SS included.) Waffen-SS Commanders, Vol 1: Augsberger to Kreutz (ISBN: 978-0764303562) by Mark C Yerger Waffen-SS Commanders, Vol 2: Krüger to Zimmermann (ISBN: 978-0764307690) by Mark C Yerger Allgemeine-SS: Commands, Units & Leaders Of The General SS (ISBN: 978-0764301452) by Mark C Yerger German Cross In Silver Holders Of The SS & Polizei (ISBN: 0-912138-87-4) by Mark C Yerger German Cross In Gold Holders Of The SS & Polizei, Vol 1 DAS REICH - Amlacher to H Lorenz (ISBN: 0-912138-94-7) by Mark C Yerger German Cross In Gold Holders Of The SS & Polizei, Vol 2 DAS REICH - K H Lorenz to Zimmermann (ISBN: 912138-99-8-5) by Mark C Yerger German Cross In Gold Holders Of The SS & Polizei, Vol 3 NORDLAND (ISBN: 1-932970-07-X) by Mark C Yerger German Cross In Gold Holders Of The SS & Polizei, Vol 4 CAVALRY (ISBN: 1-932970-10-X) by Mark C Yerger German Cross In Gold Holders Of The SS & Polizei, Vol 5 POLIZEI (ISBN: 1-932970-16-9) by Mark C Yerger German Cross In Gold Holders Of The SS & Polizei, Vol 6 POLIZEI (ISBN: 978-1932970227) by Mark C Yerger Totenkopf (ISBN: 978-2840481713) by Charles Trang - Has a very handy appendix that lists Totenkopf Commanders right down to Kompanie level. Has come in very useful for trying to decipher signatures in Soldbucher. Elite Of The Third Reich: The Recipients Of The Knights Cross Of The Iron Cross - A Reference (ISBN: 978-1874622468) by Walther-Peer Fellgiebel - Lists the winners of the RK (& EL etc) providing Name, Unit & Date Of Award. Die Ritterkreuzträger der Deutschen Wehrmacht 1939-1945, Vol 1 - Sturmartillerie (ISBN: 3-7648-1447-0) by Franz Thomas & Günter Wegmann - Gives a short biography on each winner and also shows various citations of RK winners. Die Ritterkreuzträger der Deutschen Wehrmacht 1939-1945, Vol 2 - Fallschirmjäger (ISBN: 3-7648-1461-6) by Franz Thomas & Günter Wegmann - As above Die Ritterkreuzträger der Deutschen Wehrmacht 1939-1945, Vol 4 (Pt 1 & 2) - Die U-Boot-Waffe by Manfred Dörr - As above Die Ritterkreuzträger der Deutschen Wehrmacht 1939-1945, Vol 7 (Pt 1 & 2) - Die Überwasserstreitkräfte der Kriegsmarine by Manfred Dörr - As above Die Ritterkreuzträger des Panzerkorps Großdeutschland (ISBN: 3-935102-07-0) by Ralph Tegethoff - Short biographies of the RKT's as well as plenty of photos and images of their citations. (English Version) The Knights Cross Holders Of Panzerkorps Großdeutschland: And Its Sister Units (ISBN: 978-1874622932) Die Ritterkreuzträger der Deutschen Panzerdivisionen 1939-1945 (ISBN: 3-925480-43-9) by Christian Federl - Gives basic details of each winner with photo where possible. Their Honor Was Loyalty: An illustrated & Documentary History Of The Knights Cross Holders Of The Waffen-SS & Polizei 1940-45 (ISBN: 978-0912138510) by Jost W Schneider - Gives very basic information on the RKT's. Die Ritterkreuzträger der Kampfflieger, Vol 1: Baumbach to Kunze (978-3-941437-07-4) by Jochen Kaiser - Dual German/English text. Die Ritterkreuzträger der Kampfflieger, Vol 2: Stahnke to Zöllner (ISBN: 978-3-941437-09-8) by Jochen Kaiser - Dual German/English text. Also has paperwork examples and statistics in the Appendices. Die Ritterkreuzträger des LG-1 1939-1945 (ISBN: 978-3-86619-013-9) by Ralf Schumann German Order Of Battle, Vol 1: 1st-290th Infantry Divisions (ISBN: 978-0811734165) by Samuel W Mitcham - Not geatly detailed but handy to have book for a quick overview of a units actions. German Order Of Battle, Vol 2: 291st-999th Infantry Divisions, Named Infantry Divisions & Special Divisions (ISBN: 978-0811734370) by Samuel W Mitcham - Not geatly detailed but handy to have book for a quick overview of a units actions. German Order Of battle, Vol 3: Panzer, Pz.Grenadier & Waffen-SS Divisions (ISBN: 978-0811734387) by Samuel W Mitcham - Not geatly detailed but handy to have book for a quick overview of a units actions. Order Of Battle Of The German Army, February 1944 (ISBN: 978-1847349989) by Military Intelligence Division - Originally published as a classified work for Allied Command units during WW2 German Order Of Battle, Vol 1: Infantry in WW2 (ISBN: 978-1853673931) by George F Nafziger - Shows the theoretical OOB rather then actual for the units. German Order Of Battle, Vol 2: Panzers & Artillery in WW2 (ISBN: 978-1853673597) by George F Nafziger - Shows the theoretical OOB rather then actual for the units. German Order Of Battle, Vol 3: Waffen-SS & Other Units in WW2 (ISBN: 978-1580970587) by George F Nafziger - Shows the theoretical OOB rather then actual for the units. Die Deutsche Kriegsmarine 1939-1945, Vol 1 by W Lohmann & H H Hildebrandt - Covers the multitude of commands and units and who staffed them. Die Deutsche Kriegsmarine 1939-1945, Vol 2 by W Lohmann & H H Hildebrandt - Covers the multitude of commands and units and who staffed them. Die Deutsche Kriegsmarine 1939-1945, Vol 3 by W Lohmann & H H Hildebrandt - Gives basic assignment details for alot of KM Officers. Uniforms & Insignia Of The Großdeutschland Division, Vol 1 (ISBN: 978-0-7643-3342-2) by Scott Pritchett - Plenty of examples of various pieces of paperwork and photos. Uniforms & Insignia Of The Großdeutschland Division, Vol 2 (ISBN: 978-0-7643-3343-9) by Scott Pritchett - Plenty of examples of various pieces of paperwork and photos. Also provides signature examples (and alphabetical list) of numerous GD personalities, Document stamp examples, GD unit naming conventions, GD RKT (including Pothumous issue & those that did not survive the war), GD DKiG holders, GD Ehrenblattspange holders. Uniforms & Insignia Of The Großdeutschland Division, Vol 3 (ISBN: 978-0-7643-3543-3) by Scott Pritchett - Plenty of examples of various pieces of paperwork and photos. Die Träger des Deutschen Kreuzes in Gold - Das Heer by H Scheibert Die Träger des Deutschen Kreuzes in Gold - Kriegsmarine, Luftwaffe, Waffen-SS: Deutsches Kreuz in Silber - Heer, Kriegsmarine, Luftwaffe, Waffen-SS by H Scheibert

Just a quick post to say a big Thank You to all those members who have been generous and have raided their collections to add signatures to this database so far. Since the database opened in October last year there are now 10 pages of signatures, ranging from the well-known to the never-heard-of's (and each one is just as valuable an addition as the other), with the combined viewing figures for this database, and the Image Library, running into the thousands proving that your generosity has been very useful to others. Hopefully as and when you discover new signatures within your collections you will continue to post the examples here helping the database to grow, and for those that have signatures in their collections and have yet to post please feel free to. With regards to posting images there is something in the pipeline to hopefully help with resizing - please follow the link for more details... http://gmic.co.uk/index.php/blog/3/entry-89-membership-levels-images/

And here is his entry in Die Ritterkreuzträger des Panzerkorps Großdeutschland... Maximilian Fabich hatte das Pz.Füsilier-Rgt GD am 13 Februar 1945 übernommen. Der damalige Major Fabich war der Nachfolger des Bisherigen Kommandeurs, Oberst von Breese-Viniary, der aufgrund von Auseinandersetzungen mit dem Divisionskommandeur Generalmajor Lorenz quasi seiner Dienststellung enthoben worden war. Major Fabich führte die GD-Panzerfüsiliere während der letzten Kämpfe in Ostpreußen. Im Verlauf des Krieges war Fabich bereits dreimal als Führer verschiedener Einheiten zum Ritterkreuz vorgeschlagen worden, allerdings wurde die Verleihung nie genehmigt. Für persönliche Tapferkeit wurde ihm aber bereits am 19 Januar 1942 also Oberleutnant und Kompanieführer der 3./IR (mot.) GD das DKiG verliehen. Am 4 März 1945 gelang den Sowjets ein Einbruch in das Vorwerk Korschelken. Dieser Einbruch bedrohte auch die ungeschützte Flanke der deutschen Truppen, die sich zu einem Geganangriff südlich von Konradswalde bereitstellten. In zweitägigem harten Kampf gelang es jedoch den GD-Füsilieren, teilweise in Nahkämfen, das Vorwerk weider freizukämpfen. Bis zum Abend 5 März wurden alle Bolschewisten aus Korschelken vertrieben und das angrenzende Gelände von deutschen Einheiten besetzt. Weiterhin wurden große Mengen feindlichen Kriegsmaterials vernichtet oder erbeutet. Vor allem aber wurde durch die standhaften Füsiliere unter der schneidigen Führung von Major Fabich die Flankenbedrohung für das 'Unternehmen Ordensritter' ausgeschaltet. Nach diesem Erfolg wurde Fabich erneut zur Verleihung des Ritterkreuzes vorgeschlagen. Major Fabich wurde zum Oberstleutnant befördert und erhieltam 8 Mai 1945 aufgrund des Dönitz-Erlasses das Ritterkreuz verliehen. There is also a photo of him wearing a feldgrau wrapper (and his RK & DKiG) with the rank of Oberstleutnant and the shoulderboards in the photo also lack the GD cyphers.

Very nice tunic. Just as an addition, here is Max Fabich's signature in a Wehrpass to a soldier in his Kompanie who was killed in December 1941...

This is an area I know pretty much zero about about those are good references for any interested collectors so I will pin this and hopefully over time it can be built upon to provide even more useful information as & when possible.

I don't know about 1961 but currently the Long Service & Good Conduct Medal is awarded for 15 years of unbroken good conduct service from the age of 17 & a half.

I'm not too sure but I don't think so. To show the secondary title... Dienstaltersliste T der Generale und Stabsoffiziere des Deutschen Heeres vom 1.5.1944 mit amtlich belegbaren Nachträgen bis Kriegsende. Dienstaltersliste S der Stabsoffiziere des Deutschen Heeres vom 1.5.1944 mit amtlich belegbaren Nachträgen bis Kriegsende. ...but my German isn't anywhere near good enough to read the Foreword by the author. If you have a particular name in mind just let me know and I'll have a look and then we will know.