SS paratrooper 500/600 Soldbuch

[beef_supreme]

Soldbuch of a soldier of SS Fallschirmjäger Battailon 500/600, who changed from SS Panzergrenadier Regiment 3 to the paratroopers.
He belong to the staff and not to the penal soldiers( pistol entry).
Page 17/18 got cut out (told because of an Oranienburg entry?)



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[Mons1944]

i like, very good

[naxos]

Excellent Soldbuch!

Thanks for showing

[Willi Z.]

Excellent indeed!

I really like the three SS FJ unit stamps, especially the Feldausbildung Kompanie one. And the issue of the P35 pistol.

[PanzerElite]

as a soldbuch collector, i don't have any red flag !
very nice signatures and seals although i never saw them before.
good eyes and good luck you have !!

[Sergey K.]

He got a heer fj badge, was this common practice for this unit ?

[pep]

wow! ... as far as I can remember, this is the first time I see an item like this. I guess it's extremely rare.
I see no red flags. congratulations for this great find.

[peterm]

Very, very nice!!

[senders221]

Amazing soldbuch!!

[Willi Z.]

He got a heer fj badge, was this common practice for this unit ?

Very good question Sergey. Given all the zinc wartime Heer badges out there, I always wondered about this.

[Eric Queen]

Here is a photo of him wearing the army badge.

[Rene Chavez]

Wow wonderful soldbuch relating to the Fallschirmjäger Battailon 500/600 thanks for sharing.


Rene Chavez
www.foreignvolunteerlegion.com

[Gerry Cummins]

What an incredible thread this is!

An extremely rare find, beef_supreme! And fantastic photo, Eric!

My thanks to both of you for your postings. Great history in both artifacts.

****** Rumor Alert ******

According to my truly novice research over the past four or five years, the first SS-Fallschirmjägers were awarded the Luftwaffe badge in early 1944 following their jump training in Hungary. That I know for a fact.

What I've never been able to corroborate is this following story … tale … rumor. However, many collectors have claimed that at this point Göring supposedly became enraged that SS men had been awarded a Luftwaffe badge and demanded that all future Fallschirmjägers be issued the Heer badge.

Is that a true story? I don't know. It's an intriguing tale, though. One that I wish I could verify. Period photographs and portraits - like Eric's up above - certainly make it look as though there was a deliberate switch from the Luftwaffe badge to the Heer badge in mid- to late-1944. Did that have anything to do with Göring? I don't know. Maybe one of you can help me.

****** End of Rumor Alert ******

In any case, great post, beef_supreme! Thanks!

Gerry

[eubank]

Very good question Sergey. Given all the zinc wartime Heer badges out there, I always wondered about this.

Interesting , like some of the Brandenburg para's ?

[Gustav 43]

Both incredible
What ct is he wearing ?