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Born: 01 May 1895 Died: 05 Jul 1976 Kdr I/Inf.Rgt 1 Kdr Inf.Rgt 45 stellv.Kdr 122.Inf.Div stellv.Kdr 126.Inf.Div Kdr 122.Inf.Div Kdr 85.Inf.Div Kdr LV.Armeekorps RK: 25 Oct 1943 DKiG: 01 Dec 1941

Born: 21 Jun 1896 Died: 19 Feb 1965 Highest rank reached: Generalleutnant Ia OKH Wa Prüf 2 Kdr II/Inf.Rgt 203 Kdr Inf.Rgt 36 Kdr 292.Inf.Div OKH RK: 20 Dec 1943 DKiG: 26 May 1943

Born: 15 Apr 1892 Died: 14 Jan 1943 Chef des Stabes Inspektion der Artillerie Arko 105 Kdr 121.Infanterie-Division Kdr XXIV.Pz.Korps RK: 23 Nov 1941

Born: 30 Dec 1910 Died: 23 Aug 1995 Highest rank reached: SS-Brigadeführer II/SS-Standarte 'Germania' 1./Nachr.Abt SSVT Chef 1./SS-Nachr.Abt 2 Chef 5./SS-Pz.Gren.Rgt 4 Kdr II/SS-Pz.Gren.Rgt 4 Kdr SS-Pz.Gren.Rgt 4 Kdr 9.SS-Panzer-Division 'Hohenstaufen' RK: 06 Apr 1943 EL: 16 Sep 1943 Schw: 06 May 1945 DKiG: 21 Apr 1942

Born: 07 Nov 1914 Died: 24 Oct 1998 Highest rank reached: SS-Hauptsturmführer Chef 9./SS-Art.Rgt 2 Chef 1./SS-Art.Rgt 1 Kdr I/SS-Art.Rgt 1 Kdr II/SS-Art.Rgt 31

Hauptmann Wilhelm Buddenberg II/Inf.Rgt 92 Adjutant Füs.Rgt Feldherrnhalle Can anyone confirm if this is the same Wilhelm Buddenberg who was born 27th July 1914, died 14th February 1992 and had a postwar career in politics including Bürgermeister of Nordhorn (1968-1971)? He served in the Infantry as an officer and was badly wounded. Signature as a Hauptmann June 1943 Signature as a Leutnant July 1940

Major Fritz Gustav Georg Knopff Born: 02 Mar 1895 Highest rank reached: Oberst Chef 1./Pi.Btl 1 Kdr Pi.Btl 37 Kdr Pz.Pi.Btl 37 Kdr Gren.Rgt 119 (mot.) Höh.Pz.Pi.Offz V Armee-Pion.Führer PzAOK 5 DKiG - 24 Dec 1941 (Thanks to Glenn J & Dave D for the information)

Major Martin Roeckner Highest rank reached: Oberstleutnant Chef 6./Art.Rgt 60 (Possible) Kdr IV/Art.Rgt GD Kdr Pz.Art.Rgt GD DKiG - 17 Aug 1944

Oberstleutnant Georg Klug Born: 01 Jan 1891 Stab 3.Pz.Division stellv.Abt-Chef OKH Heeres-Personal-Amt P2 (Thanks to Dave D for the information)

Would anyone be able to fill in the gaps for this Hauptmann please. He is listed in Offizierstellenbesetzung 03.01.1939 as Hauptmann Moenting with 2./Artillerie-Regiment 30 but after that I can not find any details. In the 1941 DAL there is one Moenting listed as a Major, and again listed in 1944 as an Oberst with a pre-war assignment of Kdtr Prag so I am not sure that this is the same person. The only person listed in Volksbund with that name is a 57 year old female (poor Else) killed in 1945 and there is no 'Moenting' listed as having won the DKiG, RK or Ehrenblattspange. Any details would be gratefully received.

He was promoted to Kapitän z.See on 1st October 1944.

Hermann von Fischel was promoted to Kapitänleutnant in April 1916 and won his EK I on 2nd January 1917. His previous promotion to Oberleutnant was in January 1911. He was the son of Admiral Max von Fischel.

Kapitän zur See Hermann von Fischel Born: 13 Jan 1887 Died: 13 May 1950 - died in a Russian PoW Camp near Moscow Highest rank reached: Admiral Cdr Panzerschiff 'Deutschland' Cdr German Naval Forces in Spain during Spanish Civil War Marinebefehlshaber Kanalküste Retired November 1944 During WW-1 von Fischel was a U-Boat & Torpedoboat commander. During his command of U-65 (May 1916 to Jul 1918) he sunk 44 ships for a combined tonnage of 71,936 tons. During WW-2 his son Unno von Fischel was also a U-Boat commander (U-374) and was lost in action on 12-Jan-1942. DKiG - 25 May 1943

SS-Hauptsturmführer Rudolf (Rudi) Ullmann Born: 21 Feb 1912 Died: 30 Jul 1943 Chef 2./SS-Infanterie-Regiment 4 Chef 11./SS-Panzergrenadier-Regiment 3 DKiG - 09 Apr 1943

Oberstleutnant Reinhard Friedrich Wilhelm Paul Born: 06 Apr 1898 Highest rank reached: Oberst Kdr I/Artillerie-Regiment 30 Kdr Artillerie-Regiment 31 DKiG - 09 Jul 1942

SS-Hauptsturmführer Walter Harzer Born: 29 Sep 1912 Died: 29 May 1982 Highest rank reached: SS-Standartenführer Führer 9.Kompanie/SS-Standarte 'Deutschland' SS-Junkerschule Braunschweig SS-Unterführerschule Radolfzell Kdr. II./SS-Infanterie-Regiment 4 O1 SS-Division 'Reich' Stab LVII.Panzerkorps Ia SS-Panzer-Grenadier-Division 'Hohenstaufen' Kdr Kampfgruppe 'Harzer' Chef d.Stabes V.SS-Gebirgs-Korps Kdr. 4.SS-Polizei-Panzer-Grenadier-Division RK - 21 Sep 1944 DKiG - 19 Aug 1944

Rittmeister Hans-Joachim von Koeckritz Possibly Died: 04 Feb 1944 Kdr Div.Füs.Btl (AA) 32 RK - 10 Feb 1944

A Luftwaffe variant to a Naval officer who was assigned to OKL.

Nice example. The additional image on the top always makes citations more appealing I think. Signed by Alfred Böhm-Tettelbach.(DKiS)

I knew that other forum member had a more detailed thread with regards to looking for War Diaries. Here it is with prices... Drew5233

He may of been evacuated but there is also the chance that he was wounded in the drive across the Steppe towards Stalingrad (or possibly wounded within the city) and was already safe in a rear hospital long before the Russian counter-offensive closed around 6.Armee - or away from the front on a course or had earned leave at the time his comrades found themselves in trouble. I think I used to have a Soldbuch to a soldier in 389.Infanterie-Division who caught Typhus in October 1942 and this essentially saved his life! Unfortunately I never kept the images of it when I let it go a few years ago.

Nice example. The advance to Stalingrad commenced on 19th August 1942 so it falls within that time frame although I wonder how many of the 3 assault days were earned before than or if all three are for the 19-22 August time frame? Looks like it is signed by Wilhelm Knetsch who won the Knights Cross in Stalingrad on 8th October 1942. Do you have extra pieces for this soldier?

Judging by some posts on another forum that centers on British WW2 history, not hearing back from the British Archives is not a rarity so you are not the only one it seems. Here is one thread about finding War Diaries at Kew - the person who has posted the first entry in the thread has a very good reputation for seeking files out for people so it might be worth contacting him via his site... A Guide.. This is his website... ARCRE Here is the National Archives catalogue on Excel... National Archives Catalogue Here is a section on War Diaries.. War Diaries Here is a thread on WW2 Maps - not what you require but I have included it as the person who has started the thread looks up (or has) War Diaries. See his signature at the bottom of his post... Drew5233 That should be enough to get your teeth in to for a while! It sounds like you have a nice little treasure trove of documents on the way already!

That is a great group and the research is well written and presented. Do you actually own the award citations or just photocopies? Great photo of him wearing his medal bar. Thanks for posting this set.

I agree that the two signers are the same man, one year (and one rank) apart. The document that bears 'my' signature is a Soldbuch I have to a soldier who served in Wachbataillon Berlin/GD for 2 years. In my files I have over 200 GD-related signature examples and I also have various self-compiled spreadsheet lists for GD officers down to Kompanie level (and in some cases Zug level) from 1939 to 1945 but unfortunately there is very little 'out there' to help compile such lists for Wachbataillon/regiment GD. I'm sure there must be stuff in the archives that could help with that particular GD sub-unit but I've no idea where.