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Unknown Battalion Commander III/Gren.Rgt 203 in July 1943. Any help is much appreciated...

Taken from a 1938 dated Ergänzungsverpflichttungsschein

Additional Imformation:

Chief Of Staff of the II. Admiral of the North-Sea-Station, on 01 Jan 1938 renamed 2nd Admiral of the North Sea, and at the same time, Leader of the Processing-Office of the Kriegsmarine

Chief Of Staff of the Inspection of Training-Affairs of the Navy

Chief Of Staff of the Commander of Security of the Baltic Sea

Chief Of Staff of the Inspection of Training-Affairs of the Navy and with Operation ‘Seelöwe’, Designate Leader of Escort-Convoy 2 of Transport-Flotilla B

Commandant of Sea-Fortifications of Brittany

Commanding Admiral Atlantic-Coast

Fortress-Commandant La Rochelle

Korvettenkapitän Bernhard Liebetanz.

Born 31st Jul 1894

Died 10th Jan 1966

Highest rank reached - Konteradmiral

Chef KMD Königsberg

stellv. Küstenbefehlsh. östl. Ostsee u. Festungskomdt Gotenhafen

Hafekomdt Den Helder

MVO zum AOK 4

Chef KMD Bordeaux

Chef KMD Le Havre

Seekomdt Le Havre

Seekomdt Seine-Somme

Chef d. Stabs Kommandierender Admiral norw. Westküste

Inspekteur M.Art. Arsenal-Inspektion

Image: 1935 Verpflichtungsschein

Oberleutnant Pfeiffer

1944-1945 Kdr lei.Sturmboot-Kommando (mot.) 912

Oberleutnant Mahr

1943-1944 Kdr Sturmboot-Kommando (mot.) 912

Oberleutnant Petzel

1942-1943 Kdr Sturmboot-Kommando (mot.) 912

Image: Soldbuch

Hello Phil and welcome to the forum and the paperwork section. Feel free to browse and contribute whenever you wish and don't forget to check out the signature database also. Enjoy your time here.

Many thanks for that. Just to be sure, that is letter 'I' in "Ia"not number '1'?

It is the Roman Numeral for 1.

Here are the others...

The Operations Officer (or Chief Of Operations) was referred to as the Ia.

I'm afraid that the 'Beamte' area of the Wehrmacht isn't something I know much about so can't be of much help but I would think the Administrator side could cover many different branches.

You have the rank correct. Three stripes is a Korvettenkapitän (2 & a half stripes would be a Kapitänleutnant and 4 stripes is a Fregattenkapitän). I can't quite make out the full details of the sleeve eagle on the cuff but if it is 2 stripes under the eagle than he is a 'Verwaltungsbeamte des gehobenen Dienstes'.

Unfortunately he isn't listed in Lohmann & Hildebrand's Die Deutsche Kriegsmarine Vol III, nor is he listed on the KM crew list site or in the Volksbund database.

And another one... http://www.regimentals.co.uk/viewphoto.php?shoph=53647&phqu=7

There have been a couple of Kleist hand-signed citations on the market in the last couple of months and they tend to be quite cheap (I've yet to see a single example for more than 100 Euros).

There is a Gebirgsjäger Pionier set here... http://www.military-antiques-stockholm.com/index.asp?contentpage=showproduct&page=1&id=15418&kategori=175

Well, the signature of Walter Assmann does match the example I have seen when he signed as an Oberst. As for the stamp it could be caused by too much ink on it when used, or maybe just a badly maintained one where 'gunk' has built up between the letters to spoil it.

The Kleist signature isn't actually a hand signed example. The Kubanschild citations were signed off by using a stamped version ofhis signature.

At the end of the day it all comes down to what you are comfortable with - if you have any doubts than why chance it? The market is awash with citation groupings at the moment, and alot of them are at decent prices, so another one will come along sooner rather than later if you decide to turn this one down.

Two nice examples Franz.

Hello sirs ,This is my first post here I am a big fan of things SS Nord and do have a large collection of photos from this unit I have a few of the Flak-Abteilung as well . I will try and post some up

Hello Franz - welcome to the Forum. I'm sure there are plenty of members who would like to see your images.

To all who may be interested

Finally I have good news for You. After months of hard work I can now announce that most of the Name Registers to the DAL are ready. Until now I could make :

a) all Hptm./Rittm. from DAL T Stand 1.5.44 (same complete style like in Keilig´s Rangliste/DAL 1.5.44) (ca. 4,5 MB) 50 €

b) all Obersten down to Hptm. from DAL 1.5.43 incl. San., Vet. u. W-Offz. (but intentionally without Gen. and OL. & LT.), in the same complete style like above.(ca. 8,5 MB) 100 €

c) all Obersten down to Hptm. from DAL 1.5.41 (but intentionally without Gen.), but this in a simple style (ca. 0,6 MB) 10 €

d) I am now just working (I made about the half) on the Name Register of DAL 1.5.40, and here too all Obersten down to Hptm. (and intention. without Gen.), this in a simple style like above). I guess it´ll be finished in August.......

e) it remains to be made the Name Register from DAL. 1.5.42 and I plan to make it in September.......

Who is interested to buy my Name Registers, which have cost me so many work hours (each Name, each line handwritten/typed in Computer and all checked), must sign before a Copy-Right declaration

Thanks + Regards, Rossano

Certainly sounds interesting. You should place an ad in the Trade section.

In C you mention it is in a more simple style - do you mean it doesn't contain the same amount of information as in Keilig's book or just the presentation of the information is different?

Is it possible to provide a screen shot of a page from each so people can see a sample from them?

Unidentified signature of a Luftwaffe Hauptmann und Kommandeur

Stamped: Flakartillerieschule IV - Lehrstab A - (Entfernungsmessschule)

München, 13-12-1939 (Luftgau VII)

Taken from a Sudeten Medal award document

Nice example. That belongs to Hauptmann Hanns Baier who as a Major commanded Fallsch. Fla MG-Btl at Crete in 1941.

Unidentified signature of a Luftwaffe Major (Pannwitz?) as Fliegerhorst-Kommandant in Lister (Norway).

Taken from a Lapplandschild award document (the recipient belongs to 3./Lw.-Pi.Btl.

I'd say that it does indeed belong to Kurt von Pannwitz, commander of Fliegerhorst-Kommandantur E (v) 203/III at the wars end.

Both signatures belong to Carl-Heinrich. Otto never commander II Armeekorps and by the date on your citation, Otto was in the Führer-Reserve/retired.

Born: 27th Jan 1892

Died: 22nd Jul 1944 - KIA at Brest-Litovsk

Highest rank reached: Generalleutnant

Chef Gen.St stellv. X Armeekorps

Kdr 8 Schtz.Brig

8 Pz.Division

Kdr 11 Pz. Division

Kdr 9 Pz. Division

Führer 334 Infanterie Division

Kdr 337 Infanterue Division

Oberfeldkommandantur 399

Kommandant Brest -Litovsk

RK - 8th April 1943

DKiG - 4th Feb 1943

It can have all the anti-radar stealth it wants but it won't stop it being spotted visually by patrol aircraft.

Major Hans Michaelis

Born: 10th September 1910

Died: 26th May 2000

Highest rank reached: Oberst

Infanterie Rgt 37

Chef 11./Infanterie Rgt 184

Kdr II/Infanterie Rgt 184

Führer Grenadier Rgt 184

Kdr Jäger Rgt 52 (L)

RK - 28th Sept 1943

DKiG - 28th Feb 1942

Image: Black Wound Badge citation

Oberstleutnant Deert Jacob Reeder.

Born: 22nd August 1900

Died: 7th July 1944 near Minsk

II/Infanterie Regiment 254

Kdr II/Grenadier Rgt 254

Kdr Grenadier Rgt 254

RK - 30th Nov 1943

DKiG - 19th Dec 1941

Ehrenblattspange - 25th May 1942

Image: Ost Medal citation