Hi guys,
I'm quite proud posting this new grouping here. I was able to purchase a big part through the auction site and a small part I received for free from the family of the man. It was hard bidding as everything was listed individually but I managed to grab it all! So friday I drove up to Hannover and I must say it was all worth the trip.
The grouping belonged to a Leutnant Karl Simon who seemed to have been in service in the sturmgeschutz divisions through the whole war. The earliest record is his GAB award document which is dated '43, when he was part of the Stug Abt 243. Then Lt Simon seemed to have been very eager to gather his sturmtage to save up for the GAB25. On the records of these days there seems to be a gap of 15 months which makes me think he went back to Germany for officers school. On the GAB doc you'll see he was a gefreiter, and on the portrait I received from him (definitely before March '45) he still wears 243 on his Leutnant shoulderboards. Less then a week before the dead of Hitler he managed to receive his GAB25 after his 23 combat days + 2 days for the normal GAB. Only a month after the ek1. Now he was already part of the Heeres Stug Brigade 600 which (according to Lexicon der wehrmacht also took part in Cholm!)
Then the nicest part of the grouping for me is that Leutnant Simon was dragged to the north of Germany (already before he received his GAB25) at the end of the war with the mission to defend the Kurland. Therefor he received the Kurland cufftitle.
After the war he became a banker, and when he deceased only a few months back, the family found this grouping along with ten thousands euro worth of marks and euro's. As I heard he was a very reserved man who cut of his family for the last ten years. On his funeral there were not even 10 people.
Exept for the ek2 I have all the awards documents of this officer. His wife blackened his last name with black ink but it's still easy to read it. Luckely she didn't attack the other documents.
The GAB25 is a stonemint JFS, it has some surface dirt on the swas but I'll leave it as it is. I doubt he wore it more than a month. The ek1 is marked 6 on top of the pin and also remains in close to mint condition. The only worn thing is the GAB, the half moon varaint which has a catch replacement. Seems like he received a new one insted (zink BH Mayer) which didn't saw the unirform either.
The grouping also came with the man's very nice white grip army dagger. This piece is unmarked and has a troddle which has been on there for more then 65 years!
I hope you guys will like this grouping, and if there would be anyone who could help me out with more information on these units I would be very greatfull to you!
Giel
As you can see the awards were very nicely stuck away in a therefor modified case. Under the panel the documents were hidden.
I'm quite proud posting this new grouping here. I was able to purchase a big part through the auction site and a small part I received for free from the family of the man. It was hard bidding as everything was listed individually but I managed to grab it all! So friday I drove up to Hannover and I must say it was all worth the trip.
The grouping belonged to a Leutnant Karl Simon who seemed to have been in service in the sturmgeschutz divisions through the whole war. The earliest record is his GAB award document which is dated '43, when he was part of the Stug Abt 243. Then Lt Simon seemed to have been very eager to gather his sturmtage to save up for the GAB25. On the records of these days there seems to be a gap of 15 months which makes me think he went back to Germany for officers school. On the GAB doc you'll see he was a gefreiter, and on the portrait I received from him (definitely before March '45) he still wears 243 on his Leutnant shoulderboards. Less then a week before the dead of Hitler he managed to receive his GAB25 after his 23 combat days + 2 days for the normal GAB. Only a month after the ek1. Now he was already part of the Heeres Stug Brigade 600 which (according to Lexicon der wehrmacht also took part in Cholm!)
Then the nicest part of the grouping for me is that Leutnant Simon was dragged to the north of Germany (already before he received his GAB25) at the end of the war with the mission to defend the Kurland. Therefor he received the Kurland cufftitle.
After the war he became a banker, and when he deceased only a few months back, the family found this grouping along with ten thousands euro worth of marks and euro's. As I heard he was a very reserved man who cut of his family for the last ten years. On his funeral there were not even 10 people.
Exept for the ek2 I have all the awards documents of this officer. His wife blackened his last name with black ink but it's still easy to read it. Luckely she didn't attack the other documents.
The GAB25 is a stonemint JFS, it has some surface dirt on the swas but I'll leave it as it is. I doubt he wore it more than a month. The ek1 is marked 6 on top of the pin and also remains in close to mint condition. The only worn thing is the GAB, the half moon varaint which has a catch replacement. Seems like he received a new one insted (zink BH Mayer) which didn't saw the unirform either.
The grouping also came with the man's very nice white grip army dagger. This piece is unmarked and has a troddle which has been on there for more then 65 years!
I hope you guys will like this grouping, and if there would be anyone who could help me out with more information on these units I would be very greatfull to you!
Giel
As you can see the awards were very nicely stuck away in a therefor modified case. Under the panel the documents were hidden.
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