We have another young boy here, Alfons Baldinger who was born on January 1st, 1.921 in Wiesbaden. He was catholic, single and a shop helper. He attended the Volkschule and had the Driving License IV class and the S.A. Sprotsabzeichen plus being capable of swimming and machine writing.
His father was Alfons working as upholsterer and his mother was Elisabeth, maiden name Haas, an unfortunately she was dead on 1.937.
Our boy spent sometime with the shovel serving in the R.A.D. in Ulm from October 2nd, 1.940 till January 30th, 1941.
On March 5th, 1.941 he presented to serve in the 1./N.E.A. 33 in Wiesbaden where he was declared fit for service on the 6th, take oath on 14th and was admitted with seniority since 3rd.
He served with this unit till completed his initial training he was posted on June 5th to Nachr.Aufkl.Ers.Komp. (N) at Frankfurt a.M. where he attended a course lasting from June 9th till August 16th. He was ready to be sent to the front as he has been trained in Gewehr 98, M.P., M.G., Pistole 08 and Handgrenate plus being qualified as Funker im kl. Funktruppe und mitt. Funktruppe.
He was temporary assigned to 6./Feld Ersatz Bataillon IX/7 (from August 29th till September 13th)
Now time for a real unit and he was to serve with 1./Pz.Nachr.Abt. 37 from September 14th, 1.941 till March 16th, 1.941 and then with 2./Pz.Nachr.Abt. 37 till May 23rd.
Sure his knowledge was needed in a more frontline unit and so he was transfer to Stab 1 Panzer Brigade where he arrived and served till November 13th, 1.942 (incluiding his change of name to 1 Panzergrenadier Brigade on July 11th, 1.942)
His last transfer was to Stabskompanie./Panzergrenadier Regiment 1 on November 14th, 1.942 where he served till being discharged n May 9th, 1.945.
He was promoted three times:
- Oberfunker on September 1st, 1.941
- Gefreiter on March 1st, 1.942
- Obergefreiter on April 1st, 1.943
He received two medals alongside his career:
- Panzerkampfabzeichen in bronze on October 25th, 1.941 by 1 Pz.Div. (1 Schtz.Brig.)
- Ostmedaille on August 1st, 1.942 by 1 Pz.Gr.Brig.
Never wounded he took part in almost all the East campaign fought by the 1 Pz.Div. since August 29th till the end when he was discharged just one day after the surrender of Germany.
Now started the mystery. As some can think how he received the PABiB from 1 Schutze Brigade if he was serving with Pz.Nachr.Abt. 37? Your guess is as good as mine, but if add two documents that comes with the Wehrpass the mystery thickens.
Here we have the proposition to award the PABiB to Baldinger, so you say, good, all troubles out and everything solved, wrong. The proposition is for Obergefreiter Alfons Bladinger and is dated January 20th, 1.944 submitted by his Oberleutnant and Company Commander (temporal) and endorsed by his Hauptmann and Regiment Commander (also temporal) and approved on January 21st and for being awarded the PABiB three assault days are cited:
- November 15th, 1.943 Skotschitchtsche (modern day Skochyshche)
- December 11th, 1.943 Malaja Ratsche Radomyschl (modern day Mala Racha and Radomishl)
- December 12th, 1.943 Radomyschi (modern day Radomishl)
What happen here is something I like to know, my best guess is that either he was proposed and awarded the PABiB at the beginning of his wartime career and due transfer back to the Nachrichten unit never notated in his Soldbuch and so qualified again while with Panzergrenadier 1 and then the clerk discover he was already a holder of the medal and not notate it again or a mistake was done and notated an award not for him and when he was awarded the medal for real the clerk decided to left the first entry as proof of the award in the Wehrpass and only notated it with the real date on his Soldbuch. Please any other idea, option, theory is welcomed.
Hope you like it, me a lot.
Angel
His father was Alfons working as upholsterer and his mother was Elisabeth, maiden name Haas, an unfortunately she was dead on 1.937.
Our boy spent sometime with the shovel serving in the R.A.D. in Ulm from October 2nd, 1.940 till January 30th, 1941.
On March 5th, 1.941 he presented to serve in the 1./N.E.A. 33 in Wiesbaden where he was declared fit for service on the 6th, take oath on 14th and was admitted with seniority since 3rd.
He served with this unit till completed his initial training he was posted on June 5th to Nachr.Aufkl.Ers.Komp. (N) at Frankfurt a.M. where he attended a course lasting from June 9th till August 16th. He was ready to be sent to the front as he has been trained in Gewehr 98, M.P., M.G., Pistole 08 and Handgrenate plus being qualified as Funker im kl. Funktruppe und mitt. Funktruppe.
He was temporary assigned to 6./Feld Ersatz Bataillon IX/7 (from August 29th till September 13th)
Now time for a real unit and he was to serve with 1./Pz.Nachr.Abt. 37 from September 14th, 1.941 till March 16th, 1.941 and then with 2./Pz.Nachr.Abt. 37 till May 23rd.
Sure his knowledge was needed in a more frontline unit and so he was transfer to Stab 1 Panzer Brigade where he arrived and served till November 13th, 1.942 (incluiding his change of name to 1 Panzergrenadier Brigade on July 11th, 1.942)
His last transfer was to Stabskompanie./Panzergrenadier Regiment 1 on November 14th, 1.942 where he served till being discharged n May 9th, 1.945.
He was promoted three times:
- Oberfunker on September 1st, 1.941
- Gefreiter on March 1st, 1.942
- Obergefreiter on April 1st, 1.943
He received two medals alongside his career:
- Panzerkampfabzeichen in bronze on October 25th, 1.941 by 1 Pz.Div. (1 Schtz.Brig.)
- Ostmedaille on August 1st, 1.942 by 1 Pz.Gr.Brig.
Never wounded he took part in almost all the East campaign fought by the 1 Pz.Div. since August 29th till the end when he was discharged just one day after the surrender of Germany.
Now started the mystery. As some can think how he received the PABiB from 1 Schutze Brigade if he was serving with Pz.Nachr.Abt. 37? Your guess is as good as mine, but if add two documents that comes with the Wehrpass the mystery thickens.
Here we have the proposition to award the PABiB to Baldinger, so you say, good, all troubles out and everything solved, wrong. The proposition is for Obergefreiter Alfons Bladinger and is dated January 20th, 1.944 submitted by his Oberleutnant and Company Commander (temporal) and endorsed by his Hauptmann and Regiment Commander (also temporal) and approved on January 21st and for being awarded the PABiB three assault days are cited:
- November 15th, 1.943 Skotschitchtsche (modern day Skochyshche)
- December 11th, 1.943 Malaja Ratsche Radomyschl (modern day Mala Racha and Radomishl)
- December 12th, 1.943 Radomyschi (modern day Radomishl)
What happen here is something I like to know, my best guess is that either he was proposed and awarded the PABiB at the beginning of his wartime career and due transfer back to the Nachrichten unit never notated in his Soldbuch and so qualified again while with Panzergrenadier 1 and then the clerk discover he was already a holder of the medal and not notate it again or a mistake was done and notated an award not for him and when he was awarded the medal for real the clerk decided to left the first entry as proof of the award in the Wehrpass and only notated it with the real date on his Soldbuch. Please any other idea, option, theory is welcomed.
Hope you like it, me a lot.
Angel
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