Gordon Williamson Posted November 10, 2011 Author Posted November 10, 2011 The dual language Czech / German print is down to the fact that he is a Sudeten German from Tetschen in the North of Czechoslovakia. You can see where the printed location Tetschen has been scored out and his then current posting at Bodenbach written in. His Polizei Dienstpass entry for the dates on the Ausweis confirm his serving with the Kriminal Polizei.
hucks216 Posted November 12, 2011 Posted November 12, 2011 (edited) The set keeps on getting better. It would appear that the only main pieces of paperwork you don't have (considering his personnel file was destroyed at Stettin) are the actual award citations, which he probably wouldn't of had on him when captured. Edited November 12, 2011 by hucks216
ian jewison Posted November 15, 2011 Posted November 15, 2011 (edited) Nice to see the full documents Gordon and what a bonus his Ausweis turned up a well!!! What will turn up next week I wonder!?!?!? Here's a scan of what we thought was Lösel's signature to a former member of Schutzmannschafts Bataillon 63 who later served for 3 weeks with SS Feld.Kp. 17.....there are some similarities in the signature but not sure now!?!?! /Ian Edited November 15, 2011 by ian jewison
Gordon Williamson Posted November 16, 2011 Author Posted November 16, 2011 Hi Ian, I still think the signature in your book is the same guy. He probably wouldn't have used his full name Oskar Lösel when signing stuff like that, so just Lösel or O Lösel seems reasonable and the way the "L" is written is pretty similar with the loops etc. Apart from that, Lösel commanded the Feldgend Komp from the time GvB was created until the end of the war, and on the date quoted in that entry, he was an Obersturmführer, (only being promoted Hauptstürmführer in the last days of the war). So, with a signature block of Obersturmführer and Kompanie-Führer in SS-Fg Komp 17, and with similarities to the signature in his own Soldbuch, I'd be comforatble that Lösel is the only person it can be.
Gordon Williamson Posted December 13, 2011 Author Posted December 13, 2011 And they keep coming ! The seller contacted me again with even more of Lösel's material. Pre-war, wartime and post-war. Here is his Youth Hostelling Ausweis from 1932
Gordon Williamson Posted December 13, 2011 Author Posted December 13, 2011 Sadly, the photo is missing.
Gordon Williamson Posted December 13, 2011 Author Posted December 13, 2011 A travel pass issued to Lösel, authorising him to travel on public transport when out of uniform. Issued by the Kommando der Schutzpolizei in 1942
Gordon Williamson Posted December 13, 2011 Author Posted December 13, 2011 Membership book for the Arbeiter Turn und Sport Verband (Workers Gymnastics and Sports Association) . Dual language Czech and German.
Gordon Williamson Posted December 13, 2011 Author Posted December 13, 2011 The German equivalent organisation was prohibited by the Nazis in 1933 when all such independent organisations were either banned or assimilated into the Party controlled equivalents.
Gordon Williamson Posted December 13, 2011 Author Posted December 13, 2011 Interestingly, the subscription stamps for 1933 show him as on Military Service (presumably with the Czech army). The book contains subscription stamps up to 1938. Of course after the Germans took control, this organisation, like its German counterpart, would have been prohibited.
Gordon Williamson Posted December 13, 2011 Author Posted December 13, 2011 Another membership book. This one for the Arbeiter Turn und Sport Union der CSR.
Gordon Williamson Posted December 13, 2011 Author Posted December 13, 2011 Once again, no more subscription stamps after 1938.
Gordon Williamson Posted December 13, 2011 Author Posted December 13, 2011 This book, embossed with the Czech LIon on the cover, appeares to be for the equivalent of National Insurance.
Gordon Williamson Posted December 13, 2011 Author Posted December 13, 2011 Once again, in dual language.
Gordon Williamson Posted December 13, 2011 Author Posted December 13, 2011 After the surrender in 1945, Lösel and his men were interned at the PoW camp at Nürnberg Langwasser. This is a Christmas greetings card made for him by some of his men. Note the name mis-spelled !!
Gordon Williamson Posted December 13, 2011 Author Posted December 13, 2011 With a skillfully executed drawing of the camp.
ian jewison Posted December 13, 2011 Posted December 13, 2011 (edited) Very nice again Gordon and great the original seller is keeping you informed when new items crop up.....when will you stop, when he offers you his uniform To your post #32 A travel pass issued to Lösel, authorising him to travel on public transport when out of uniform. Issued by the Kommando der Schutzpolizei in 1942. If would appear to be signed by the Kdr.d.Schupo. Obstlt.d.Schupo Wolff. According to the list of Polizeipräsidium...unfortunately no idea of his forename! /Ian Edited December 13, 2011 by ian jewison
Gordon Williamson Posted December 13, 2011 Author Posted December 13, 2011 The greeting. Interesting again that he is referred to in this card as Hauptmann der Schutzpolizei, the Police rank he continued to use even in his Waffen-SS Soldbuch even though he also held the rank of SS-Hauptsturmführer. His Zugführer however uses the abbreviation for the rank of Untersturmführer though he has omitted the "SS" prefix
Gordon Williamson Posted December 13, 2011 Author Posted December 13, 2011 As one of the many Sudeten Germans expelled from Czechoslovakia at the end of the war, Lösel carried a Fluchtlings Ausweis.
Gordon Williamson Posted December 13, 2011 Author Posted December 13, 2011 The Ausweis was issued in Nürnberg, and would have been issued after he was released from captivity at Nürnberg Langwasser
Gordon Williamson Posted December 13, 2011 Author Posted December 13, 2011 Note his nationality before 1938 is given as Czech and after as German (D.R. - Deutsches Reich)
Gordon Williamson Posted December 13, 2011 Author Posted December 13, 2011 He was a member of the Sudeten German Association (Sudetendeutsche Landsmannschaft). It was formed in 1950 and as Lösel's card is dated January 1950 he must have been one of the first members.
Gordon Williamson Posted December 13, 2011 Author Posted December 13, 2011 He was in the Sudetendeutsche Landsmannschaft until at least 1979. The organisation still exists.
Gordon Williamson Posted December 13, 2011 Author Posted December 13, 2011 His trade union membership card (BGD = Deutsche Gewerkschaftsbund)
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