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    #1

    Bataillon Gensicke

    Hello,

    I have EK2 award document for unit "Bataillon Gensicke".

    I have not been able to found anyhting about it. It was for sure some very late war unit put togehter in need, but where did it fight and who was the Gensicke?

    I have found one Gensicke from Army honor roll clasp roll: Gensicke, Otto, 27.11.1943, Oberleutnant d.R., Stu.Gesch.Battr. 393

    Jani
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    - Military historian and dealer from Finland.
    - Collecting Finnish awards, German EK1's 1939, KVK1's w/o swords and Tirolian shooting badges.
    I still need EK1's L/14 Screwback and Pinback.
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    #2
    Could that be II Btl / Gren. Regt. "Ferdinand von Schill" 2 ?
    Cheers
    Peter

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      #3
      Originally posted by WARNACH View Post
      Could that be II Btl / Gren. Regt. "Ferdinand von Schill" 2 ?
      Cheers
      Peter
      That must the Gensicke, however...

      Hptm.Otto Gensicke was commander of Btl II 24.04.1945-08.05.1945 - document is dated already 12.4. (?) (?) Would the unit be named Btl Gensicke already at April 12th... or was the document delivered later and Gensicke's name used (?)

      Whose signature (General leutnant) is on the document?

      Jani
      Last edited by jani_tiainen; 03-15-2016, 07:46 AM.
      - Military historian and dealer from Finland.
      - Collecting Finnish awards, German EK1's 1939, KVK1's w/o swords and Tirolian shooting badges.
      I still need EK1's L/14 Screwback and Pinback.

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        #4
        Could it be Generalleutnant Maisel ?

        https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ernst_Maisel

        Gerdan

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          #5
          Originally posted by jani_tiainen View Post
          I have found one Gensicke from Army honor roll clasp roll: Gensicke, Otto, 27.11.1943, Oberleutnant d.R., Stu.Gesch.Battr. 393
          His rank of Stabswachtmeister indicates he was a member of an artillery, Sturmgeschütz or cavalry unit.

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            #6
            Originally posted by jmark View Post
            His rank of Stabswachtmeister indicates he was a member of an artillery, Sturmgeschütz or cavalry unit.
            Thanks,

            Otto Gensicke was with the Sturmgeschutz battery when he received his honor clasp, so that sounds plausible.

            And the signature is definetly Meisel. Attached pic I found from my archives - that doc has been in some internet auction while ago.

            Jani
            Attached Files
            - Military historian and dealer from Finland.
            - Collecting Finnish awards, German EK1's 1939, KVK1's w/o swords and Tirolian shooting badges.
            I still need EK1's L/14 Screwback and Pinback.

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              #7
              Bataillon Gensicke

              Bataillon Gensicke had been in existence as early as 15 August 1944, when it was mentioned as being an element of Sperrverband z.b.V. "Juergen," attached to the XXIII. Armee-Korps northwest of Brest-Litovsk. Fighting alongside is was SS-Jaeger Bataillon 501 and Sturm-Bataillon AOK 2 near the town of Sielec.

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                #8
                Bataillon Gensicke

                I believe before 1945 Gensicke was with a Stu. Gesch. Brig./Abt. unit but by Spring of 1945 his unit was designated a BTL because they became foot soldiers without their mobile assault gun mechanized equipment. Not saying that a panzerfaust can't knock out a tank too.

                It is also interesting to see that Generalleutnant Ernst Maisel, deputy of the Heeres-Personalamt (HPA) was the one with the time to sign award documents. Still, his connection with GFM Rommel is a little dark

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