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Nice examples. I especially like the BV-141 one, I always remember building a model of that aircraft when I was a kid.

Examples of a civil glider license, a civil pilots license and a military pilots license for someone who flew He-59 Air-Sea Rescue aircraft at the start of the war and then from 1943 flew glider towing aircraft with 1./VK(S) 4 and 3./Schleppgruppe 2.

Major Kurt Liehr.

Highest rank reached: Oberstleutnant

Kdr Blindflugschule 8

Image: Flugzeugführerschein

Oberstleutnant Georg Gerick.

Highest rank reached: Oberst

Kdr Flugzeugführerschule C5

Image: Flugzeugführerschein

There seems to be some confusion with regards to this officers appoinment.

Karl Hadeball is listed on http://www.ww2.dk/air/njagd/njg6.htm as being a Gruppenkommanduer for I/NJG-6 but according to Larry & Doug's LW Officer Summaries it is actually Heinz-Martin Hadeball. The confusion is easy to see as the two served in the same NJG's at around the same times.

Heinz-Martin Hadeball ended the war with 27 (or 33 according to another source) victories and won the Ehrenpokal on 9th August 1943, DKiG on 7th February 1944 and the RK on 27th July 1944.

Happy New Year!Is this signature of Scherer, Theodor (Kommandeur der 83. ID) or no?

Yep, that's his signature.

Posting the item here is the correct course of action so you can show your items to many others who may be able to help you.

As it isn't relevant to a Signature Database I have deleted the post in that section.

With regards to your citation please feel free to add it to the relevant section - just click on this link and then choose the appropriate sub-link to post it in...

Citation Database

Generalmajor Friedrich Schmidt

Born: 05 Mar 1892

Died: 26 Jun 1943 - KIA when the vehicle he was in drove over a mine.

Highest rank reached: Generalleutnant

Kdr Inf,Rgt 72

Kdr 50 Inf.Div

DKiG - 22 Nov 1941

Image: EK Citation

Generaloberst Eugen Siegfried Erich Ritter von Schobert.

Born: 13 Mar 1883

Died: 12 Sep 1941 - KIA when the Fieseler Storch aircraft he was flying in landed in a Soviet minefield

Kdr VII Armeekorps

Kdr 11 Armee

Ritterkreuz - 29 Jun 1940

Image: EK Citation

Wow - that was quick!

Thank you very much

No problem. His is a very commonly seen Luftwaffe related signature, along with Rudolf Bogatsch's.

Hi,

I was wondering if anyone knew who this fellow was.

Thanks & regards,

Matt.

Here you go: Kastner-Kirdorf

I find the story a bit odd. I question if a non-German would have been used as a bodyguard.

With regards to that part of the story I think that could of been the booze talking but hopefully any details gained from WASt will help to clear this up - although it wouldn't surprise me if WASt didn't hold details on Latvian members of the Wehrmacht.

I think this is not signature of Karl Burdach (Divisionskommandeure 08/1941- 03/1943).

Whose signature?

Believe it or not, that is actually Karl Burdach's signature. Check the Signature Database for an example from 1944.

The 'B' is written like that in a number of signatures, Baade and Walter Behschnitt being others.

Hauptmann Gerhard Schöpfel

Born: 19 Dec 1912

Died: 17 May 2003

Highest rank reached: Major

Staka 9./JG-26

Kdr III/JG-26

Kommodore JG-26

Ia Jagdfliegerführer 2

Ia Jagdfliegerführer 4

Jagdfliegerführer Norwegen

Kommodore JG-4

Jagdfliegerführer Ungarn

Kommodore JG-6

Air Victories: 45

Ritterkreuz - 11 Sep 1940

DKiG - 09 Dec 1941

Image: JG-26 Xmas Card

Generalmajor Karl Barlen.

Born 17 Jul 1890

Highest rank reached: General der Flieger

Chef Amtsgruppe Personal RLM

Kommandant Schutzzone Slowakei

Image: Pilots Badge Citation

July 1940 Pilots Badge citation signed by Karl Barlem. Uffz Bock flew with 7./JG-26.

Flugzeugführerschein belonging to Uffz Heinz Bock of 7./JG-26. Bock became a British PoW on 19th September 1940 when he suffered engine trouble during a fighter sweep and crash landed on UK soil.

I wasn't sure whether to post this notice here as it has to do with the VC & GC or in the Research section. A new release in 3 volumes for all winners of the VC & GC with 1000 pages per volume. I only collect German WW-2 militaria but even I think this could well be a must have.

The Victoria Cross and the George Cross: The Complete History

Hi friends!

What do you think about this Generalleutnant Alfred Ritter von Hubicki's signature - original or fake?

I doubt it, because the printed docs can often be fake.

It looks fine. I have an example in my files that also has that little kink in the 'Kommandeur 9. Panzer-Division' stamp.

Your oldest daughter can contact WASt via this link... WASt ...giving them as much information as possible. They might take a few weeks or months to get back to her and don't be surprised if you hear nothing for 6 months only for them to contact her out of the blue with the details - if they have anything obviously.

You stand a chance with the SS Officer as his records might be held by NARA or Bundesarchiv. However the former generally ask for name and date of birth to see if they hold his records. He might be on the Führerliste - what is his name?

As for 'any soldier', the WASt holds a lot of records for those who served in the Wehrmacht but tend to only pass such details to Next Of Kin.

It looks like he was onboard U-106 while either Hermann Rasch or Wolf-Dietrich Damerow was in command rather than Oesten as this sailor was with a Schiffstammabteilung when the Soldbuch was opened and by the date that the SB was opened Oesten had already left U-106.

It looks like the signature at the top of Page 20 could be that of Friedrich Altmeier.

U-106

U-1227

I also have his medals:

Probably not the way he thought (or hoped) he would end up earning an Iron Cross!

It depends on whether he was actually a U-Boat crew member or not, whether he served on one of the well known boats or never left a training flotilla or whether he served under a well known Captain (and not forgetting awards etc). Just because a Soldbuch had a large red U it didn't always mean that he was a U-Boat crew member. The large U was a mark used to show that the Soldbuch holder was allowed into the area used by the submarines, such as the large pens etc. He could of been a supply driver or even a member of a Flak unit that were stationed to guard the pens. Knowing what boat he served on and when is all important to providing a valuation as prices will range from around 300 Euros to a few thousand.

Nice example. Chances are that he suffered such a wounding that a limb had to be amputated. The shortest time span I have ever seen between someone joining their first front line unit and being killed is just 2 days but even with 3 months you have to wonder if anyone had bothered to get to know him at all?