16 December 1944.....let's see your BotB books....

[Nico C]

Angel,

thanks for sharing these 2 magnificient groups (especially the last one)

They are candy for the eyes!!
Outstanding!!

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Kampfgruppe Peiper

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Kampfgruppe Peiper

Very Nice Nico C

I also have been thinking about the 65th anniversary of "Wacht am Rhein"

This soldbuch belonged to SS Sturmmann Fritz Lederer 7/SS Pz. Regt 1 LAH
They were equipped with Mk IV's.

Fritz likely witnessed the events at the Baugnez crossroads on 17/12/1944

On 18/12 he would loose leg in an air attack on the Kampfgruppe between

Stavelot & Trois-Ponts. On the 19th he was across the Rhein at Linz in hospital.
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Cheers Steve

[bsmith56]

I'll re-post mine right after Steve is done, since I accidentally snuck mine in the middle of his!

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He kept his field Grey Feldmutze and though not discernible in the scan the LAH cypher is upside down on the shoulder board.
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Cheers Steve

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SS Hauptsturmfuhrer Oskar Klingelhoefer was in command of the 7th Komp.

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He was given a pair of crutches in March 1945

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Fritz spent significant time in the hospital in 1943

Suffered a training accident while at Sennelager in October 1944

After his leg loss and as the front pushed eastward he was transferred several times finally ending the war in Austria.

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Klingelhoefer's signature for the security check

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Personal items issued a various times also his "Frontzulage" for the dates of 13/12-18-12

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His silver wound badge award.
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Cheers Steve