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    1. Leutnant Josef 'Sepp' Wurmheller

      Born: 4 May 1917

      Died: 22 Jun 1944 - KIA

      Highest rank reached: Major (Posthumous)

      2./JG 334
      2./JG 53
      5./JG 53
      Stabsstaffel II./JG 2
      Instructor JFS Werneuchen
      1./JG 2
      Staffelkapitän 9./JG 2
      Kommandeur of III./JG 2
      RK: 04 Sep 1941 / EL: 13 Nov 1942 / Schw: 24 Oct 1944 (Posthumous)
      DKiG: 21 Aug 1942
      Victories: 102
      Image: Soldbuch

    2. Leutnant Helmut Wick

      Born: 05 Aug 1915

      Died: 28 Nov 1940 - KIA

      Highest rank reached: Major

      II/JG 134
      1./JG 53
      3./JG 2
      Staffelkapitän 3./JG 2
      Staffelkapitän 6./JG 2
      Kommandeur I/JG 2
      Kommodore JG 2
       
       
      RK: 27 Aug 1940
      EL: 06 Oct 1940
       
       
      Victories: 56
       
      Image: Soldbuch
       
      Helmut Wick (RK+EL).jpg
    3. Further to the Luftwaffe details - Uffz Georg Rauwolf had one confirmed kill:

      Hurricane on 18th August 1940 10km NW Selsey Bill at 5,000m

      This kill may well of been why he was awarded the EK II. This was the day of the low level raid on RAF Kenley by 9./KG-76, however this would seem to fit the mission for Rauwolf...

      It was around midday that 109 Junker Ju87 Stuka dive bombers from 2/StG77, 3/StG77, 5/StG77 and III/StG77, 65 Messerschmitt Bf109 fighter escorts and 55 Messerschmitt Bf109 fighters following up on a free hunting patrol left their bases in Normandy and Brittany to attack the aerodromes in Hampshire and Sussex and Poling Radar Station also in Sussex. The Messerschmitt Bf 109s were from 6/JG2, 1/JG27 and 6/JG27. Their flight path would take them across the English Channel and twelve miles to the east of the Isle of Wight. About ten miles south of the English coastline they would break up into three distinct groups. Twenty-Two Ju87s would attack Gosport, 27 would attack Thorney Island, 29 would attack Ford while 31 would attack Poling.

      (Source: http://www.battleofbritain1940.net/0028.html )

      Looking in The Battle Of Britain Then & Now a lot of Hurricanes were damaged or shot down on that day so pinning it down to just one might not be possible.

    4. Wonderful item.

      Bf109E-1 Werk Nr 6280

      7 + - (in yellow)

      Pilot: Uffz Georg Rauwolf (EK II) - carried an Ausweis on the mission with Feldpost Nr 37472 (6./Jagdgeschwader 27)

      He had completed 18 missions since moving to 6./JG-27 in June 1940.

      Started at 1730 escorting about forty bombers attacking London. Flying at between 19,000 & 21,000ft the pilot got careless and dropped too far behind; suddenly he was peppered by a Spitfire, dived down to 10,000ft and baled out, his aircraft diving into the ground at speed at 1815.

      (Source: Luftwaffe Crash Archive Vol 3 by Nigel Parker)

    5. Finally managed to break my duck and get an item to a serving female, in this case a DRK-Helferin. It is a late-war issue and she served in Kriegslazarett Flensburg and Res.Laz 3/609. A bonus was that along with the Verwendungsbuch was her award citation for the War Merit Medal.

      The citation is signed by Oberstleutnant d.R Horst who was in temporary command of OKH department P5, whereas he was usually in charge of P5 2.Staffel which dealt with the awarding of Wound Badges and War Merit Awards. OKH P5 was responsible for decorations and awards with different sub-departments dealing with different awards.

    6. Dienstaltersliste der SS der NSDAP Stand vom 1. Oktober 1934 published by Ulrich of England

      Dienstaltersliste der SS der NSDAP Stand vom 1. Juli 1935

      Dienstaltersliste der SS der NSDAP Stand vom 1. Dezember 1938, mit Berichtigungsheft: Stand vom 15. Juni 1939 published by Biblio Verlag

      SS-Officers List (As of Jan 1942) SS-Standartenführer to SS-Oberstgruppenführer: Assignments & Decorations Of The Senior SS Officer Corps (ISBN: 0-7643-1061-5) published by Schiffer Military History

      Dienstaltersliste der SS der NSDAP SS-Oberstgruppenführer bis SS-Standartenführer Stand vom 15. Mai 1943

      Dienstaltersliste der Waffen-SS SS-Obergruppenführer bis SS-Hauptsturmführer Stand vom 1. Juli 1944 published by Biblio Verlag

      Dienstaltersliste der SS der NSDAP SS-Obersturmbannführer und SS-Sturmbannführer Stand vom 1. Oktober 1944

      Dienstaltersliste der SS der NSDAP SS-Oberstgruppenführer bis SS-Standartenführer Stand vom 9. November 1944
      The Last Levy: SS Officer Roster March 1st 1945 (ISBN: 1-891227-36-X) by Antonio J. Munoz
      Ausweis-Dokumente der Deutschen Polizei 1936-1945 by Klaus D. Patzwall
      Personnel Documents Of The SS (ISBN: 1-871498-04-X) by Charles J. Berger & J.A. Bowman
      The German Police published by Axis Europa, Inc with input by Antonio J. Munoz. A reprint of a very detailed study originally issued in April 1945 by the US Army Military Counter-Intelligence Sub-Division & Britain's MI14(d). An absolute mine of information on the entire Nazi era Police Command & Control structure, including all arms of the Polizei and SS equivalents. Includes numerous lists of who held what position and when.
    7. Der U-Boot-Krieg 1939-1945 Volume 1 (ISBN: 3-8132-0490-1) by Rainer Busch & Hans-Joachim Röll - Gives brief details for all U-Boat Commanders.

      Der U-Boot-Krieg 1939-1945 Volume 3 (ISBN: 3-8132-0513-4) by Rainer Busch & Hans-Joachim Röll - Lists U-Boats with their sinking tally

      Der U-Boot-Krieg 1939-1945 Volume 5 (ISBN: 3-8132-0515-0) by Rainer Busch & Hans-Joachim Röll - Gives details for all U-Boat RKT

    8. New Additions:

      Iron Cross Award Documents of World War II (ISBN: 9780991442706) by Brian Razkauskas - covers many aspects of the EK citation from issuing criteria to different variants. 304 pages.

      Verleihungsurkunden des 3. Reich by Lothar Bichlmaier & Lothar Hartung - have to say this book is a disappointment. It consists of 245 pages with each page containing a single (poor) scan of a various citation example along with a value. While some values given seem to be about right, there are others that left me wondering if they had been plucked from thin air - 750 Euros for an Ehrenpokal citation is widely over the top while 30 Euros for a scarce 267 ID Ost Medal citation is way too low.

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