Gordon Williamson Posted April 24, 2011 Share Posted April 24, 2011 Another Zugwache Officer Soldbuch, to a veteran of WW1. You can just make out the mini Spange to the EK2 on his ribbon bar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordon Williamson Posted April 24, 2011 Author Share Posted April 24, 2011 This guy was in fron the first day of the war to the last. His Soldbuch is opened in August 1939. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordon Williamson Posted April 24, 2011 Author Share Posted April 24, 2011 Service with Zugwachabteilung z.b.V. 513 based in Dresden. Interesting insert stating he is a specialist and not to be used for any other purpose. A very useful document in the last days of the war when all sorts were being rounded up and stuck into ad hoc units for the front. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordon Williamson Posted April 24, 2011 Author Share Posted April 24, 2011 Awards, - 1914 EK2 1914 EK1 Imperial Wound Badge in Black Frontkämpfer Ehrenkreuz 1939 Spange zum EK2 Wound Badge in Black Treuedienstehrenzeichen in Silver The last one a little strange - a civilian award, but looking at his pre-war occupation , he was a Teacher, so this award most likely relates to his position as a Civil Servant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hucks216 Posted April 25, 2011 Share Posted April 25, 2011 Nice example. When you say 'based in Dresden' do you mean that as in the same way that Heer units had depots in certain Wehrkreis while the main units were actually located in Russia (in the Zugwach case protecting trains through partisan held areas while the admin 'tail' remained in Dresden) etc or would he of only manned trains running out of Dresden checking passes etc with other Zugwach units responsible for the train when it went past the German border? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Boonzaier Posted April 25, 2011 Share Posted April 25, 2011 I dont think he was involved in Patrols etc. etc... I bet he was one of those guys who really knew the inner workings of scheduling, timetables and organisation of the railways... a simple Streifendiesnst guy would have been replacable. best Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordon Williamson Posted April 26, 2011 Author Share Posted April 26, 2011 Nice example. When you say 'based in Dresden' do you mean that as in the same way that Heer units had depots in certain Wehrkreis while the main units were actually located in Russia (in the Zugwach case protecting trains through partisan held areas while the admin 'tail' remained in Dresden) etc or would he of only manned trains running out of Dresden checking passes etc with other Zugwach units responsible for the train when it went past the German border? Yep, thats my take on it. The "Staffel" was the standard sub-unit for the Zugwache, so he personally was based in Dresden, probably part, as you say, of the admin staff there and as Chris suggests, was probably a highly thought of administrator who they didn't want to see dragged off to some front line post in the closing days. Based in Berlin at the end, not 100% sure but I think the last unit entry is "Zugfrontleitstelle Berlin" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nesredep Posted May 29, 2011 Share Posted May 29, 2011 Hi! Gordon, Interesting group you sharing. Morten. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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