Einsatzgruppe pass
Hi Peter,
Actually, it was me who caught that one! I seem to recall there were quite a few of these on the market a few years back including several from Pol.Bat.101 (some with Trapps sig in them). This is one that directly links to a person who was with a unit at Babi Yar at the time of the killings. We will never know if this man was a shooter, a 'packer' or someone that led those poor people into the ravine, but there he most probably was.
I also have what I believe to be an 'Einsatzgruppe' Soldbuch to an SD Hauptscharfuhrer and member of the Sicherheitspolizei in Holland, who prior to that appointment was at SS Ausbildungsabteilung Konitz. I know that your probably thinking that if that is the stamp in his book, he must belong to the training abteilung. However, we also know that Konitz was the meeting/drop off point for Einsatz operations in the East. Of interest in my SB, is the fact whilst at Konitz, he was issued with combat clothing/equipment on no less than 10 seperate occasions between the dates May 1940 and Aug 1943, and on 4 occasions whilst serving with BdS in Den Haag, all issued under the heading 'Einsatz'. He was also awarded the KVK II with swords whilst at Konitz. Circumstantial evidence maybe, but a very strong contender for an Einsatzgruppe member.
There have been several (5) soldbucher to senior SD NCO's on the market as of late which exhibit the SS Ausbildungsabteilung Konitz stamp. Given the relatively small amount of SD personnel in total, I find it a little hard to believe that all 5 of these were 'training' NCO's or NCO's under 'training'. Who know's, maybe this stamp was a 'cover' for their real duty?
Graham
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Hi Peter,
Actually, it was me who caught that one! I seem to recall there were quite a few of these on the market a few years back including several from Pol.Bat.101 (some with Trapps sig in them). This is one that directly links to a person who was with a unit at Babi Yar at the time of the killings. We will never know if this man was a shooter, a 'packer' or someone that led those poor people into the ravine, but there he most probably was.
I also have what I believe to be an 'Einsatzgruppe' Soldbuch to an SD Hauptscharfuhrer and member of the Sicherheitspolizei in Holland, who prior to that appointment was at SS Ausbildungsabteilung Konitz. I know that your probably thinking that if that is the stamp in his book, he must belong to the training abteilung. However, we also know that Konitz was the meeting/drop off point for Einsatz operations in the East. Of interest in my SB, is the fact whilst at Konitz, he was issued with combat clothing/equipment on no less than 10 seperate occasions between the dates May 1940 and Aug 1943, and on 4 occasions whilst serving with BdS in Den Haag, all issued under the heading 'Einsatz'. He was also awarded the KVK II with swords whilst at Konitz. Circumstantial evidence maybe, but a very strong contender for an Einsatzgruppe member.
There have been several (5) soldbucher to senior SD NCO's on the market as of late which exhibit the SS Ausbildungsabteilung Konitz stamp. Given the relatively small amount of SD personnel in total, I find it a little hard to believe that all 5 of these were 'training' NCO's or NCO's under 'training'. Who know's, maybe this stamp was a 'cover' for their real duty?
Graham
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