dedehansen Posted March 18, 2016 Posted March 18, 2016 Hi Gents,I know that this is a Wehrmachtsmajot but he´s wearing a nice ribbon bar with medals from the Kaiserreich.On the rear side there is the year 1937 and a name Walter Hellwig, does someone know this guy or has informations about him?!On the ribbon bar I belief to recognize EK2 14, Schwarzburg? X, Weißer Falke X, Herzog Carl Eduard - Medaille X,Ehrenkreuz für Frontkämpfer and two Wehrmachtsdienstauszeichnungen. Every help appreciated. Andreas
arb Posted March 18, 2016 Posted March 18, 2016 Andreas, In the 1935 Stellenbesetzung, there is a Major Hellwig, commander of II./IR 75 (Donaueschingen) (Major 01.08.1933). He is listed as coming from the Landespolizei. The Dienstaltersliste d. Polizei Offiziere für 1928 lists a Hptm. Walter Hellwig (*11.9.1890), stationed in Erfurt. His Dienstalter as a Polizei Hptm. is 17.06.1911. This corresponds exactly with the date of rank of a Leutn. Hellwig in IR 71 in 1914. IR 71 was garrisoned in Erfurt!. In the 1937 Stellenbeseztung he is listed an an Oberstlt. (01.03.1936) and commander of III./IR 75. In 1939 we find him as Kom. d. Wehrbez. Heilbronn. According to a small booklet "Wehr Ersatz Inspektion Suttgart 1934-1945" published in August 1952, we find him listed as an Oberst a.D. living in Heilbronn. His date of birth is 11.09.1890, place of birth Geestemünde. I am quite confident that this is the man in your photograph. Andy
dedehansen Posted March 18, 2016 Author Posted March 18, 2016 Thanks for the fast and detailed answer Andy, very much apprechiated. Kind regards Andreas
Dave Danner Posted March 18, 2016 Posted March 18, 2016 (edited) Nice photo! I can add: Hellwig, Walter Georg, *11.9.1890 in Geestemünde Dienstlaufbahn: 25.9.11 als F. in das IR 71 eingetreten, 19.6.12 Fähnr., 16.6.13 Lt. (Pat. 17.6.11), 10.9.15 z. IR 95 versetzt, 18.8.16 OLt., beim Stabe d. Feldrekr.Dep. 38.ID u. Stabe d. 38.ID, Ord.Offz. IR 95, Btls.Fhr., usw., 8.10.18-31.12.19 in engl. Gfgsch., 6.1.20 als char. Hptm.a.D. ausgeschieden, 7.1.20 als Pol.OLt. i.d. Schupo Erfurt eingetreten, 1.4.20 Pol.Hptm., 10.3.31 Pol.Maj., 15.10.35 als Maj. (RDA 1.8.33) u. Kdr. II./IR 75 ins Heer übergeführt, 1.3.36 Oberstlt., 12.10.37 Kdr. III./IR 75 (laut Stellenbesetzung), 1.3.38 zu den E-Offiziere übergeführt, 1.6.38 Kdr. WBK Heilbronn, 1.3.40 Oberst, 27.5.40-25.7.40 Kdr. Inf.Ers.Rgt. 260, 26.7.40-1.5.41 Kdr. WBK Heilbronn, 2.5.41-31.8.42 Kdr. Inf.Ers.Rgt. 78, 1.6.41 zu d. aktiv. Truppenoffiziere übergeführt, 16.7.42 Fhr.Res. OKH, ab 1.9.42 wieder Kdr. WBK Heilbronn. Auszeichnungen: Eisernes Kreuz 2.Kl. (30.9.14), Fürstl. Schwarzburgisches Ehrenkreuz 3.Kl. mit Schwertern (27.3.15), Hzgl. Sachsen-Ernestischen Hausorden, Ritterkreuz 2.Kl. mit Schwertern (24.5.16), Eisernes Kreuz 1.Kl. (1.11.17), Herzog Carl Eduard Medaille 2.Kl. mit Schwertern u. Datumsband (23.4.18 mit Datum 21.3.18), Ehrenkreuz für Frontkämpfer (20.12.34), Wehrmacht (Heer) Dienstauszeichnung 4. bis 1.Kl. (2.10.36), Kriegsverdienstkreuz 2.Kl. mit Schwertern (20.11.40), Kriegsverdienstkreuz 1.Kl. mit Schwertern (24.12.42). Here is the last evaluation in his file: Edited March 18, 2016 by Dave Danner
dedehansen Posted March 19, 2016 Author Posted March 19, 2016 Hi Dave, is this a side from his personal file? So it´s not a white falcon it´s a SEHO. Thanks a lot Dave. Kind regards Andreas
Dave Danner Posted March 19, 2016 Posted March 19, 2016 Yes, it is from his HPA file. The quality is not great, since the files are on microfilm and these are digital photos I took on the microfilm reader. Here are the other pictures I took.
dedehansen Posted March 20, 2016 Author Posted March 20, 2016 Thanks a lot Dave, unfortunately you don´t access her in Germany. Very detailed Kind regards Andreas
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