Help with grouping

[Jens Thune]

Hi guys, I recently recieved this groupnig to a Hans Hofmann..

I would like to hear your observations on this one, as I dont know wich branch he was in.. he has a Lehr cypher on his shoulderboard and there are pictures of him at a party with RKT Martin Buhr, commander of stug abt. 202..

All opinions are appreciatet

Jens

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[Simon O.]

Unfortunately Jens none of what you have here helps. About the only thing we can say was that he seems to have been a Hauptfeldwebel at the time the photos were taken. That makes sense given the lack of combat awards in the photos.

If this is all you have i get the impression you have the left overs of a group. Award documents, WP, SB and other wartime documents being sold seperately.

[Jens Thune]

You might be right that this is the left overs, and I know it was a long shot, but I had to give it a try..

Even though Hans Hofmann is a very commen name, I found a match on volksbund.de

Nachname: Hofmann
Vorname: Hans
Dienstgrad: Hauptmann
Geburtsdatum: 05.11.1914
Geburtsort: Hof/Saale
Todes-/Vermisstendatum: 11.05.1945
Hans Hofmann ruht auf der Kriegsgräberstätte in Jüterbog-Garnisionsfriedhof

the rank is diffrent but the birthdate and place match.. might it be the same guy?
Jens

[Simon O.]

Different Hofmann, must be. No way i think, that he could have jumped from oberfeldwebel late '43\early '44 to Hauptmann 18 months later.

[Jens Thune]

You are probebly right.. just another long shot..

Thanks for the help..

Jens