Marine & Panzer award

[regiment739]

Hello all, another pic to post from my German friend,an award to a marine and the whole process is under signed by Oberst Gericke Fallschirmjäger Regiment Graf Kessenbrock

Ben

[Hank C.]

Very interesting...are they really signed in green pen/pencil???

best
Hank

[Ian Jewison]

Interesting.........the stamp is a Feldpost number and appears to be L = Luftwaffe.

Can you post a larger image of the FP Nr. stamp?

/Ian

[Jonathan M]

If the Oberst was FJ would he have used a 'L' FPN stamp? Very late war awards so was this unit an adhoc formation made up of different arms of service thrown together?

Jonathan

[regiment739]

Here you go guys, he has sent these through

Ben

[regiment739]

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[regiment739]

16 April 1945 figt with the 4. kanadisches Panzerkorps ständin in the Fotoalbum

In this script in the Photo Album it tells of an engagement with the 4th Canadian Tank Corps/Regiment on the 16 April 1945.

[Ian Jewison]

FP Nr. 27134 C - From 29.8.1944 15 Batterie, III. Bataillon, Fallschirm-Ersatz- u. Ausbildungs-Regiment H.G.

/Ian

[Ian Jewison]

Not sure how the FP Nr. fits into it at the moment or the other units that Genert belonged to, however Oberst Walter Gericke was in command of 21 Fallschirmjäger Division.

Kampfgruppe and various units would be under it. From what I have it was formed as a Feld Ausbildung Division from numerous Ersatz and Ausdbildung units.

Larry no doubt will have more!

/Ian

[Jonathan M]

Could the Lt in question have thus been in one of these ersatz units? Notice his rank Lt.z.Sd.R.
Jonathan

[Ian Jewison]

Could the Lt in question have thus been in one of these ersatz units? Notice his rank Lt.z.Sd.R.
Jonathan

That just means he is a Reserve officer......his units could well be named after the location and the Commander.

Norden was a Kriegsmarine base, so it stands to reason to have an Alarm unit there when the enemy got close!

Birk, could well have been the Bataillon commander of the unit.....

/Ian