SOLDBUCH TDB / Endkampf BERLIN april 1945 !

[Lionel H.]

Hi Guys. I am happy to share with you one of my last Finds. This 20 years old Soldier was promoted as a Lieutenant Febr.1st 1945 after Sessions in different Schools like Krampnitz and Panzertruppenschule Bergen. He was then transferred to the III./G.R.90 (mot) (20.Pz.Gren.Div.). With this Unit, he took part to the terrific Battle for Berlin, in Köpenick, Tasdorf, and so on.... as far as I know the southern-west Part of Berlin.
According to the Wast, he was KIA at an unknow Day in April 45 in Berlin and his now buried in Berlin Spandau "in den Kisseln"...
He was wounded twice during the lat Week (April.4th and April 19th), probably light Wounds and stayed with his Unit ("bleibt bei der Truppe").... He was awarded the TDB in April 27th 1945, and the wound badge in Silber 28th..... As you can see, Assault-Days and CC-Days were precisely reported in the Book until the last Day of the War.... I can read the Signature as "Hauptmann von Wartenberg", Captain and...... Regiment Commander !!! which is not so amazing during the last Days of the War.... Captain Adolf Walischewski wrote in his Tagebook that during the Fights in Hennekendorf and Köpenicker-Bruecke, the 20.Pz.Gren.Rgt. Division Strenght was reduced to....... 90 Soldiers !!!

Of course, I am looking for detailed Reports about these Fights SW Berlin, and I am also looking fior Infos concerning this Hauptmann von Wartenberg (do not mistake with Major Guido v.W., who was KC and KIA nov.44.... )

I have tarnished some Infos from the Book as Copyright.

Enjoy ! Lionel.
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[Erwin L]

Hello Lionel

Outstanding TDB soldbuch from the Endkampf um Berlin Congrats. The Sturm/Nahkampftage is list is also impressive! Thanks for sharing it with us.

Regards

Erwin

[Hank C.]

Awesome book....it says so much in such a short time period. Where so many soldiers who began the war barely made rank, this young man literally charged up the ranks!!

Congratulations on an excellent addition to the collection!

Hank

[Lionel H.]

Thanks Hank and Erwin !! Guys, do you know a really good Book about the andfights in Berlin. Nothing romantic, but with units, Facts and dates ?? In German if possible ?? I have "im hinterkopf" a Title sounding like "Endkampf um Berlin" or something like that.... Valuable ??

[Admiraal]

Very nice Soldbuch!!
All those towns in the Nahkampf list.. great!
If i got time, i'll look into some books.

[Gerdan]

708.V.G.D.

Do you mean this book ?

Title: Armee Wenck : Die 12. Armee zwischen Elbe und Oder. Endkampf um Berlin 1945 / Franz Kurowski
Author: Franz Kurowski (1923-)
Year: cop. 2005
Publisher: Emmelshausen : Förderkreis für deutsche Geschichte
Extent: 280 p
Illustration: ill., krt
Size: 29 cm
ISBN: 3-936946-19-1 : EUR 32.80

Gerdan

[JUNGCO]

Great book. Nice to see some admin people were up to the task, right up to the end.
Jeff

[Lionel H.]

Thank you Rick for the Infos you provide me by MP !! Most interesting Docs and Maps in relation with this SB.
Gerdan..... You are completely right.... that is exactly the Book I was talking from.... Thanks for giving me the whole References !!
Jeff.... you are right, I am always surprised, how, in some very hopeless Situaltions, the german Army tried to keep control also on the "Paperwar" !!! Most of all advanced german Paper Collectors have noticed this point at least one time in their Life !!

[Panzer Rob]

Wow, wow WOW!!! Lionel, that is an absolutely OUTSTANDING Battle of Berlin Soldbuch!!! Gotta' appreciate having all those Sturmtage and Nahkampftage entries listed and that TDB award entry Certainly a Soldbuch many of us would be very happy to have in our collections

Thanks very much for sharing it with us

Rob

[JeremyJ]

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Beautiful Soldbuch/ entries!!

Nice addition.

Jeremy

[hennep11]

That's a very nice soldbuch

[christof]

FANTASTIC Soldbuch Lionel ! A killer one....

[peterm]

Really interesting Soldbuch!

Kind regards, Peter

[Lionel H.]

Thank you Guys for your kind Comments. I also received some great Infos through PM and E.Mails . Most interesting came from Wolfgang, a passionated german historian about the endfights in Berlin. Here it is, first translated in English as good as I can, then original Extract in German :

From Dietwart ASMUS "Die 20.inf.Div.(mot.), Chronik + Geschichte, 9.Teil - VI Abschnitt 1945"

Report from San.Fw Rudolf Schneider, 13./G.R.90 about April 23th 1945 :
Extracts : "we are in position at a Road Intersection in Köpenick. We are a Kampfgruppe, from which I actually forgot the Name. The next Day, at the Beginning of the afternoon comes a russian Tank toward us. A Captain, perhaps is it von Wartenberg, destroyed it with Panzerfaust. After half another arrives an another Tank. In the Attempt to avoid his destroyed comrade, he will be destroyed by the same Way. Half an Hour later, the same Scene ahhpens again. Both first Crews wore green Tunics, the latest a black one. On the Evening a russian Bearer announce us, that if we didn't evacuate the Place until next morning, none Prisoner will be made. Thereafter, we retreat over the Spree-Bridge in direction Wannsee"

Bericht von San.Fw. Rudolf Schneider, 13. Kp./Gren.Rgt. 90 zum 23.04.1945
"... wir werden zurückbeordert und beziehen in Köpenick an einer Straßengablung
Stellung. Es handelt sich noch um eine Kampfgruppe, deren Namen ich nicht weiß.
In den frühen Nachmittagsstunden des nächsten Tages rollt ein russ. Panzer
auf unsere Stellung zu. Ein Hauptmann, vielleicht ist es von Wartenberg, schießt ihn mit
der Panzerfaust ab. Nach einer halben Stunde etwa kommt ein zweiter Panzer angerollt.
Bei dem Versuch an dem abgeschossenen vorbeizufahren wird auch er auf die gleiche
Weise abgeschossen. Wieder eine halbe Stunde später kommt der dritte Panzer, der das
gleiche Schicksal erleidet.Die ersten beiden Besatzungen trugen grüne Uniformen,
die des dritten Panzers eine schwarze. Gegen Abend erscheint ein russischer Parlamentär
mit der Aufforderung, wenn wir uns nicht bis morgen früh zurückzögen,
würden keine Gefangene mehr gemacht! Bald darauf ziehen wir uns über die Spree-Brücke
in Richtung Wannsee zurück."