Josef Buchmüller a machine gunner, a flamethrower and a tanker

[Naxos]

Here it says that Sturm-Panzer-Kraftwagen Abteilung 1 and 2 were created on January 23, 1917.

Buchmuller joined Sturm-Panzer-Kraftwagen Abteilung 1 on March 1st 1917. He must have belonged to the first group of German soldiers that joined the new Panzerwaffe

Edited September 23, 2013 by Naxos

[Naxos]

... signed by Leutnant Holtsträter

Edited September 25, 2013 by Naxos

[dond]

Wasn't SB5 involved early on in developing tactics for tank/infantry attacks?

[Chris Boonzaier]

Wasn't SB5 involved early on in developing tactics for tank/infantry attacks?

http://www.kaiserscross.com/40029/224301.html

There you go....

[Naxos]

Forum member mad zeppelin from Landships WW1 Forum was kind enough to identify the signature and shed some light on some other entries. Here is what he wrote:

Page 12-13; the person signing as CO of Abt. 1 is Leutnant Holtsträter; when the unit moved into the field in January 1918, CO position had changed to Saxon Oberleutnant Seifert, but Holtsträter was still around until January 29th, when he was transferred to Commander Motor Transport Troops 5th German Army (KdK 5).

Page 14-15; "vers. z. Kraft I Rekr.Dep. 2 f. St.P. 2" should read "versetzt zu Kraftfahr-Ersatzabteilung I Rekruten-Depot 2 für Stamm-Personal 2" - he was thus transferred as a trainer and not as a trainee.

Edited September 25, 2013 by Naxos

[The Prussian]

Great infos! Thanx a lot for showing!!!!

[Robin Lumsden]

Just fantastic!

[Chris Boonzaier]

Its not entered in the book that Buchmüller spent 2 months at the Zoll somtime in his career.....

[Naxos]

Its not entered in the book that Buchmüller spent 2 months at the Zoll somtime in his career.....

Chris is referring to the sad fact that Buchmueller’s Pass is lost in the mail.

On October 02, 2013 I sent Buchmueller’s Millitaerpass to Germany and it hasn’t arrived yet.

Edited November 20, 2013 by Naxos

[Chris Boonzaier]

It arrived today....

Seems German Customs is not as efficient as it used to be ;-)

2 Months they had it! "" Monate Zoll erfahrung" shuld be added to FW and MG training ;-)

[Naxos]

It arrived today....

[Chip]

Perhaps off subject, but since we're talking about Kraftfahrer and Tanks and Munich was mentioned. Here is the reverse of a photo card of mine. I've never been able to fully understand the abbreviations. The letters are "B.B.H.d.R.". Any ideas?

Edited November 21, 2013 by Chip

[Naxos]

Oktober 1918 -

Heinrich Schiebel, Kraftfahrer

Armee Kolonne 507 - Panzerwagen Abteilung 63

B.B.H.d.K

immobile Tankschule

Chip, not sure what B.B.H.d.K stands for

[Naxos]

Chip, I found your Heinrich Schiebel

Kraftfahrer Heinrich Schiebel, born on Dec. 19. 1900 was recruited in June 1918 to the bayer. Kraftfahr-Ersatz-Abteilung 01 München.

There are no other entries.

Edited November 27, 2013 by Naxos

[Chip]

Hardy,

Thanks for looking that up. He sure does look like a kid in the photo. Yes, that abbreviation has been a mystery to me. Not only that, however, as I have not been able to find out anything about the unit mentioned either. The date on the card is only four months after his induction.

Chip