Lets see your Panzer crew member Soldbuchs

[DLD13]

And The Soldbuch of alois Brabec to the stabskompanie pz.abt.rhodos

[EvaB1945]

Here's an interesting Soldbuch I recently acquired. His story is a sad one since he was killed at the end of the war when he was just 17. Panzerschütze Gerard Jenisch resembles the kid from "A Christmas Story" as my friend Lee Luke pointed out. His Erkennungsmarke was issued by Panzertruppen Abteilung G.D. - Staatskanzlei, a rather rare unit. It was formed after 20 July 1944 and was a light Panzerzug (Tank Platoon) of Wachbataillon (Guard Battalion) Grossdeutschland that used Panzer IIs. It was an Alarmeinheit (Emergency Response Unit) to be used in the event of something like 20 July 1944 happening again. Jenisch attended the Offizierbewerber-Schule "GD" (Officer's Candidate School "GD"), but never joined Grossdeutschland's Panzer force. He was thrown into combat as an infantryman within western Germany at the end of the war and succumbed to a bullet wound on 8 April 1945.

Barry

Can I just ask.... Is that red mark across the front page and date 8.8.45 is that when he was killed or the date he succumbed to injuries?

[Panzer Rob]

Superb IDs Oriano

Best,
Rob

[mufasa]

Superb IDs Oriano

Best,
Rob

thanks Rob!
ciao Oriano

[Ian Jewison]

Not posted for a while.....here is one that I picked up recently.......a member of Stabs Kp, later 3 Kp. Pz.Rgt. 31.

[HAF]

realy nice one Ian

[Panzer Rob]

Super nice one Ian. It looks like there are at least 9 more Kampftage entered after his PAB.25 was awarded on 31.May 1944.

Outstanding Soldbuch. Thanks for sharing it with us and for keeping this thread going

Rob

[PanzerElite]

the same unit Stabsarzt II./Pz.Rgt.31
DKiG
PAB25
PAB50

[PanzerElite]

PAB page

[mufasa]

very nice additions!
Oriano

[Bobbe]

the same unit Stabsarzt II./Pz.Rgt.31
DKiG
PAB25
PAB50

Simply great!!!!

Compliments!

Roby

[Stormfighter]

Can I just ask.... Is that red mark across the front page and date 8.8.45 is that when he was killed or the date he succumbed to injuries?

The date on the front cover is 8.4.45 (8 April 1945). Jenisch was wounded on 7.4.45 and succumbed to his shrapnel wound(s) on 8.4.1945.

[Erwin L]

Soldbuch from a soldier serving in SS StuG Batt. 5 and SS Pz. Jag. Abt. 5 from the Wiking Division. Portrait picture inside were he is wearing a grey wrapper. SS tab can be seen

Awarded with:

Eisern Kreuz 2 Klasse
"Panzersturmabzeichen" in Silber
Verwundeten Abzeichen in Schwarz


Signatures from Dutch Ritterkreuztrager SS-Untersturmführer Hans Havik and Philip Rosser can be seen inside his Soldbuch.

[Erwin L]

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[Erwin L]

Page with signature of Dutch Ritterkreuztrager Hans Havik