Pz Rgt 24 Panther Soldbuch (1. Abteilung)

[JUNGCO]

Great book with detailed information entered so late in the war!
Jeff

[dennisb]

Very interesting Soldbuch!!

[Panzer Rob]

Notice the April 1944 wound entry "31d" indicating wounds received from an aerial attack/bombing... quite possibly from a "Jabo" strafing run.

Interesting that the 14.Feb - 01.March 1945 hospitalization is listed as code 33 (freezing related disorder) and then on 03.March 1945 "31c" which indicates burns received in combat/enemy related actions. It would appear that he was in hospital from 14.Feb. through 26.March so I wonder if these two wounds are related or separate? Was he admitted for one, or both? As both entries deal with a "burn" I guess it's possible for someone to enter an incorrect code, but considering the time frame (Feb.45) and the fact that he was tank crew, both are possible!

If he was in fact admitted for actual burns related to combat/enemy related actions then this could very well indicate his being burned from a hit to his tank/his tank being knocked out...


Rob

[Luft 76]

Nice Sb, indeed. Note the interesting entry of Kriegslazarett Chalons sur Marne for an aerial attack wound. Chalons is located in north east of France, near Reims, and also near the big training camp of Mourmelon whre so many Pz units were formed. It is quiet sure than the Pz Regt. 24 was then trained here.

[PzV]

Rob and Luft 76, thanks for the additional information! I spoke with the person who picked this up at the Mannheim flea market and he told me that there was "all kinds of Feldpost and other documents from this man" but he picked out the Soldbuch to be the most interesting. I imagine the rest is long gone!

[Panzer Rob]

Rob and Luft 76, thanks for the additional information! I spoke with the person who picked this up at the Mannheim flea market and he told me that there was "all kinds of Feldpost and other documents from this man" but he picked out the Soldbuch to be the most interesting. I imagine the rest is long gone!

Hopefully your friend remembers who he bought the Soldbuch from. It's a long shot, but definitely worth looking into! Yes, there's a good chance the rest has been sold off and is now in other collections, but at least you managed to get the Soldbuch.

If the other documents did sell, it will be interesting to see if any of them resurface. You know they're out there somewhere, so good luck

Rob

[Gary T]

Nice Sb, indeed. Note the interesting entry of Kriegslazarett Chalons sur Marne for an aerial attack wound. Chalons is located in north east of France, near Reims, and also near the big training camp of Mourmelon whre so many Pz units were formed. It is quiet sure than the Pz Regt. 24 was then trained here.

I./ Panzer Regiment 24 was subsequently attached attached to 116. Pz. Div. in the summer of 1944 and fought n the latter parts of the Normandy fighting and the retreat across France hence the EK2 issued by 116. Pz. Div.

In January 1945, after being rebuilt it was sent to Hungary and spent all of January and February 1945 attached to one of four panzer divisions - mostly 1. Panzer Division. Ss. If you have the book Panzertruppen Vol. 2 by Thomas Jentz then there is a 4/5 page after action report by the Abteilung in this book (pages 223 - 231).

[Luft 76]

Thanks for this information, Gary. But note that the wound -31 d- was in april 44, so before the invasion. I forgot to say that Chalons sur Marne and Mourmelon was very close from Mailly-le-Camp, an other famous training place for german Pz units (and for french, now).

[Gary T]

Thanks for this information, Gary. But note that the wound -31 d- was in april 44, so before the invasion. I forgot to say that Chalons sur Marne and Mourmelon was very close from Mailly-le-Camp, an other famous training place for german Pz units (and for french, now).

Yes, I understand that. However, I./ Pz. Regt. 24 only had 4 Panthers at this point. It received it's full allotment from 5-7 June and wasn't in action until the end of July.

[christof]

Great Soldbuch !

[Afri]

Panzer Regiments 24

Ich habe Schulterstücke für einen Hauptmann des Panzer Regiments 24. Wer Interesse hat, einfach melden.

[walter1010de]

What a perfect Soldbuch!

Unfortunately the Feldpost is gone... Very often soldiers did send their award docs home by mail.

Very nice an impressive Soldbuch!

Thanks for sharing with us!!!

[Panzer Rob]

Jim,

My good friend Henner was impressed with your Soldbuch and asked me to post these two Pz.Rgt.24 IDs for him.

First up, this Soldbuch. Notice he ended the war serving in the first Kompanie:

[Panzer Rob]

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[Panzer Rob]

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