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Generalmajor Wilhelm Schneckenburger Born: 30 Mar 1891 Died: 14 Oct 1944 - died of wounds received on 13th October from a low level aircraft attack. Highest rank reached: Generalleutnant Chef d.Generalstabes stellv.Generalkommando III.Armeekorps Kdr 125.Inf.Division Deutscher General beim der 3. rumänischen Armee Kdr XVII.Armeekorps Kdr Korps Belgrade Kdr Korpsgruppe Schneckenburger RK: 01 Aug 1942 DKiG: 05 May 1942

Oberst Helmut Friebe Born: 04 Nov 1894 Died: 14 Jan 1970 Highest rank reached: Generalleutnant Adjutant XXI.Armeekorps Kdr Inf.Ers.Rgt 1 Kdr Inf.Rgt 164 Kdr Inf.Rgt 419 Kdr 125.Inf.Division Kdr 22.Inf.Division/Volksgren.Division stellv.Kdr LXIV.Armeekorps RK: 13 Aug 1941 DKiG: 16 Jan 1942

A friend has asked me to try and identify this signature for him and I am currently stuck on it, I can not even identify the first letter. Is it an A, F or something else? It is signed on behalf of GdA Wiktorin and there is a chance it could be a Luftwaffe Generalleutnant and I am basing that solely on not being able to find a Heer name in my books and files that might fit. So could be Heer but could be Luftwaffe.

For pre-1928 RN service records you can search, buy & download them here for a couple of quid: http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/help-with-your-research/research-guides/royal-navy-ratings-service-records-1853-1928/ Other options for later records are listed here: http://www.royalnavyresearcharchive.org.uk/Records_page.htm

Dr Franz Gürtner Born: 26 August 1881 Died: 29 January 1941 Reichsminister der Justiz

Heinrich Müller Born: 07 June 1896 Died: 27 April 1945 - Committed suicide in Potsdam after killing his wife and three children. Highest rank reached: SS-Gruppenführer und Generalleutnant der Waffen-SS Präsident des Landesfinanzamts Köln Präsident des Reichs-Rechnungshofs und der Preußischen Oberrechnungskammer im Potsdam Joined the NSDAP in 1921.

I have no idea I'm afraid although I suppose you could say it is both.

Hadn't thought of that. Could be a possibility.

Nothing wrong with bringing an older topic back to the fore again, especially with the nice examples shown.

A Narvik related Soldbuch is this one to a sailor who served on one of the destroyers and was wounded during the battle. Unfortunately as the Kriegsmarine didn't start issuing SB until June 1941, and by then this sailor was serving on Z-23, it isn't possible to identify what destroyer he was on during the battle. As far as I can find out there are no casualty lists for the ships involved that actually name those wounded. It comes with a colourised image with the cap band having an emblem on it but I haven't been able to identify it to see if it helps narrow down the possibilities.

General der Artillerie Friedrich Fromm Born: 08 Oct 1888 Died: 12 Mar 1945 - executed for his role in 20th July 1944 plot. Highest rank reached: Generaloberst Chef des Allgemeines Heeresamt (OKH) Chef der Heeresruestung und Befehlshaber des Ersatzheeres RK: 13 July 1940

It could certainly bear some weight. I am assuming it was a prop for some sort of play?

Oberleutnant z.See Rudolf Piepenstock Born: 13 Jan 1909 Highest rank reached: Kapitaenleutnant T-196 F-6 Stab F.d.M West Wachoffz M-9 1.Wachoffz 2.Minensuchflottille (M-38) Kommandant 2.Minensuchflottille Chef Maasflottille DKiG: 07 April 1944

You might wish to post this in the German Imperial Document section just in case members there don't frequent the Third Reich section: http://gmic.co.uk/forum/46-germany-imperial-rick-research-lundstrom-forum-for-documentation-and-photographs/

Fantastic, thank you.

Oberst Rudolf-Christoph Freiherr von Gersdorff Born: 27 Mar 1905 Died: 27 Jan 1980 Highest rank reached: Generalmajor O3 14.Armee O3 12.Armee Ic XII.Armeekorps Ia 86.Inf.Division Ic Heeresgruppe B Ic Heeresgruppe Mitte Chef Gen.St. LXXXII.Armeekorps Chef Gen.St. 7.Armee RK: 26 Aug 1944 DKiS: 25 Oct 1943 Gersdorff was responsible for supervising the excavation of the murdered Polish officers at Katyn. On 21st March 1943 Gersdorff attempted to assassinate Hitler during the Führer's Zeughaus Berlin visit but had to disarm the explosive devices in his own pockets after Hitler rushed through the exhibition and left within 10 minutes. In 1944 was also responsible for hiding the explosives and fuses that von Stauffenberg would go on to use on 20th July.

Major Robert Holtzmann Stabsoffizier Wehrbezirkskommando Berlin VII Stabsoffizier Wehrbezirkskommando Berlin III

Major Karl Bodenschatz Born: 10 Dec 1890 Died: 25 Aug 1979 Highest rank reached: General der Flieger Chef des Ministeramts des Reichsministers der Luftfahrt und Oberbefehlshabers der Luftwaffe Verbindungs-Offizier des Generalfeldmarschalls bzw. Reichsmarschalls Goering beim Fuehrer DKiS: 15 June 1942 (Signature on letter dated 1933)

Oberst Reinhard Gehlen Born: 03 April 1902 Died: 08 June 1979 Highest rank reached: Generalmajor (Generalleutnant - Bundeswehr) Ia 213.Inf.Division General-Stab d.Heeres Gruppe-Leiter i.Op Abt.d.Gen.St.d.Heeres Abt.Chef Fremde Heeres Ost (Post War: CIA & BND) DKiS: 28 Mar 1945

Contributed by member Tompress: General der Infanterie Walter Weiß Born: 5.9.1890 Died: 21.12.1967 Highest rank reached: Generaloberst Kommandeur 97. leichte Division Kommandeur 26. Infanterie-Division Führer XXVII. Armeekorps Oberbefehlshaber 2. Armee Oberbefehlshaber Heeresgruppe Nord Eisernes Kreuz 2. & 1. Klasse 1914 Militärverdienstkreuy III. Klasse (Austria) Ottoman War Medal (Gallipoli Star) Military Merit Order 4th Class (Bulgaria) Spange zum Eisernen Kreuz 2. & 1. Klasse RK: 12.9.1941 DKiG: 19.2.1943 Eichenlaub zum RK: 5.11.1944 Image: handwritten siganture on KVK2 citation as commander 2nd Army, 30.1.1943 

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Posted on behalf of Damiano S:

Dated mid-1930's

Oberst Wilhelm Berlin Born: 28 Apr 1889 Died: 15 Sep 1987 Highest rank reached: General der Artillerie Artillerie-Kommandeur (ARKO) 101 Kdr Artillerieschule II stellv.Kdr 58.Inf.Division Kdr 227.Inf.Division Führer Gruppe-Sponheimer Führer XXVI.Armeekorps Führer CI.Armeekorps RK: 06 Mar 1944

Generalleutnant Ernst Haeckel Born: 05 Apr 1890 Died: 26 Sep 1967 Kdr Inf.Rgt 107 Kdr 263.Inf.Division Kdr 158.Division Kdr 158.Reserve-Division Kdr 16.Inf.Division Kdr 16.Volksgrenadier-Division Kdr Division-Nr.471 RK: 28 Oct 1944 DKiG: 19 Dec 1941