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That is certainly a Soldbuch that fits the term 'salty'! Interesting that he felt the need to remove the photo in his Soldbuch but has left it in the Wehrpass.

Generalleutnant Alfons Luczny Born: 04 Jun 1894 Died: 12 Aug 1985 Kdr Flak-Rgt 13 Kdr Flak-Rgt 33 Kdr Flak-Rgt 3 Kdr Flak-Rgt 6 Kdr Flak-Scheinwerfer-Brigade 1 General der Luftwaffe Kanalinseln Kdr Flak-Division 2 Führer-Reserve OKL Chef des Reisestabes beim Chef des Wehrmacht-Kraftfahrwesens im Oberkommando der Wehrmacht RK: 09 Jun 1944 DKiG: 29 Mar 1944

Generalleutnant Werner Anton Born: 03 Apr 1895 Died: 12 Sep 1948 Kdr I/Flak-Rgt 7 Kdr Flak-Rgt 13 Kdr Flak-Brigade III Kdr Flak-Brigade XV Kdr 6.Flak-Division RK: 09 Jun 1944 DKiG: 29 Apr 1943

Nice first image showing the U-Boat Combat Clasp. In fact the only awards seem to worn by the two Naval men in what is a late war photo.

General d. Kavallerie Hans Feige Born: 10 Nov 1880 Died: 17 Sep 1953 Kommandierenden General des Stellvertretende Generalkommando II. Armeekorps Befehlshaber im Wehrkreis II Kommandierenden General des Höheres Kommando XXXVI Führer-Reserve OKH Retired 30 June 1942 DKiG: 19 Dec 1941

Hauptmann Hermann von Borries Born: 13th Oct 1899 Died: 16th Feb 1943 Highest rank reached: Oberst Inf.Rgt 26 Führer Inf.Rgt 46 Kdr Inf.Rgt 377 RK: 03 May 1942

Born: 30 Oct 1894 Died: 18 Jun 1964 Adj stellv. XIII Armeekorps Kdr Schtz.Rgt 108 Kdr 4.Schtz.Brigade stellv. Führer 208.Infanterie-Division Kdr 18.Panzer-Division Kdr 709.Infanterie-Division Kdt v. Cherbourg RK: 17 Mar 1943 DKiG: 02 Jul 1942

Born: 19 Sep 1913 I/Art.Rgt 50 Heeres-Flakartillerie-Abt 280 Kdr Heeres-Flakartillerie-Abt 'Brandenburg' RK: 08 May 1945 - no proof in Bundesarchiv ; obviously one of 5 men suggested by Div.Kdr Schulte-Heuthaus in march 1945 ; not mentioned in the files of the OdR Ordenskommission ; accepted by OdR in accordance with so-called "Dönitz-Erlass" ; award date determined by OdR DKiG: 29 Mar 1944

Oberstleutnant d.Res Alexander von Webern Born: 19 Dec 1889 Stab Inf.Felders.Btl 18 Stab III/Inf.Rgt 417 Inf.Ers.Btl 444 Stab 708.Infanterie-Division Führerreserve W.Kr VIII Landesschützen-Btl 559 (In WW-1 von Webern served in Husaren-Rgt 4 and reached the rank of Rittmeister)

Oberst Carl Reifschneider Born: 05 Jul 1889 LW Personalamt/RLM Berlin Luftkriegschule Berlin-Gatow Stab/XIII Fliegerkorps IIa Stab IV LW-Feldkorps Flieger-ersatz-Btl III Ausb.u.Ers.Stelle Luftgaukommando III Ausb.u.Ers.Stelle Luftgaukommando VII

Hauptmann Hans Bambey Born: 27 Feb 1915 Died: 21 Feb 1997 Highest rank reached: Brigadegeneral (Bundesluftwaffe) I./Flak-Rgt 3 Meß und Batterie-Offizier II/ Flak-Rgt 23 Flak-Rgt 201 Adjutant und Batterieführer I/Flak-Rgt 19 Rgts-Adjutant und Führer v.Flakkampfgruppen Stab/Flak-Rgt 153 RLM Gruppenleiter in Chefabt. d.Luftwaffenpersonal-Amts General für Nachwuchs d.LW OKL Luftkriegsakademie Berlin-Gatow Ib 30 Flak-Division (E.Tr) DKiG: 28 Jan 1943 Ehrenliste d.Luftwaffe: 15 Feb 1943

Hauptmann Hans-Joachim Hermann Ludwig Richard Ernst Freiherr von Salmuth Born: 02 Jul 1891 Died: 02 Feb 1945 Highest rank reached: Oberst Wehrbezirkskommando Berlin III Kriegswissenschaftl.Abt. d. Gen.St.d.Heeres Kriegsgeschichtl.Abt. d. Heeres (Thanks to Dave D for the information)

Lovely looking 'been there' Soldbuch and a nice East German citation.

EK II, IAB & NKS all in the space of 6 months shows just how tough the fighting must of been in that area.

Nice set. At least you can track where he fought with the comprehensive Nahkampf list. I wonder if the NKS citation is signed by Heinz Groth (DKiG) who is listed as Rgt-Führer at that time. He is an unconfirmed winner of the RK with the Ordensträger listing the award as 09-05-1945. As stated on AHF.. 'proposal arrived at HPA on 13.04.1945 ; lacking the comments of OB HGr Süd and the note of handling by Major Domaschk ; HPA proposal Nr. 5088 prepared (21.04.1945), no further handling to recognize ; accepted by OdR in accordance with so-called “Dönitz-Erlass”'

I can't say I have seen a photo of someone in the Wasserzoll before. Nice clear image. What colour would the waffenfarbe be on his cap?

There might be the odd ad-hoc typed up version out there but it would seem that GD only ever used that variant of citation. No matter if it was 1942 or 1944 I have not seen a different variant from GD.

Nice historical related piece signed by Max Reck, who has now been revealed as a war criminal for the murder of hospital patients in Warsaw. Max Reck - Post 5 And here on GMIC

Signed by Heinrich Nickel (RK + EL and DKiG) Is that a large size? Signed by Heinz von Randow (DKiG)

Signed by Oberst Eugen-Karl Ziegler (DKiG)

So many variations. Arnold Altvater-Mackensen was actually also an SS-Oberführer who resigned from the SS in 1942. Here is a picture of him (post #5)... Arnold Altvater-Mackensen

Very well spotted. In 1938 there was an Oberst Arnold Altvater-Mackensen in command of SS-Junkerschule Bad Tölz and he did indeed command Inf.Rgt 211 from October 1939 to October 1940. Apologies for casting doubts.

That clears that up then.

It shouldn't be as he never commanded Inf.Rgt 211. In 1940 he was commanding Inf.Rgt 37. The thing is it does look like it is 'trying' to say Alexander von Hartmann but it can't be him. Does anyone know who commanded Inf.Rgt 211 in 1940? If that is trying to be Alexander von Hartmann's signature then it calls into question the originality of the documents. I have a niggling feeling that they are faked. This is Hartmann's signature... AvHartmann

Some interesting variants, some of which I haven't seen before.