I picked up this Soldbuch recently of a soldier in Pz Abt 116 and later Pz Gren. It appears to have a bullet hole in it and the photo has been torn out.
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following pages with unit entries -
following 4 pages which are unfortunately stainedComment
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additional pagesComment
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page with awardsComment
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Panzer assault entry page and back of book which appears to have been shot throughComment
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Interesting KIA SB.
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Hello !
Interesting Soldbuch with many interesting entries.
Thanks for sharing !
Pz.Abt. 116 was formed from I./Pz.Rgt. 1 in 1942, this explains
the entry for the replacement unit in Erfurt, bottom on p. 4.
It seems, that he was trained as an officer candidate from very early on
for about 6 months (entries p.15 and 23(top)).
For the timeframe from mid 1943 onward, when he joined Pz.Abt. 116,
there exists a report with interesting details on this unit :
http://www.lexikon-der-wehrmacht.de/...erAbt116-R.htm
I would be very interested in the first entry on p.22 :
Ist berechtigt das ...-... Abzeichen zu tragen.
Can somebody decipher (and maybe even explain) what this is ?!
Best regards,
ArchiComment
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Ist berechtigt das Offz-Nachw.(Offizier-Nachwuchs)-Abzeichen zu tragenComment
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Hello Naxos !
Many thanks for the answer. That was fast
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If I understand correctly, this refers to the standard, two (or double) "Litzen" (I do not know the translation)
on the shoulderboards, indicating officer candidates, as shown in the link below ?
http://www.wehrmachtlexikon.de/heer/.../nachwuchs.php
I never saw that kind of entry in a Soldbuch, was it common or more "untypical" ?
Thanks, and best regards,
ArchiComment
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Yes Archi - Fahnenjunker-UnteroffizierComment
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thank you for the replies, since he was KIA, this could explain the photo being removed.Comment
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Interesting Soldbuch and information. Thanks for showing.
JeffComment
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Very nice item. Well found.Comment
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