Afrika Korps- Panzer Jäger 33

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I have been working on getting this group for quite a while and finally was able to get it. The soldier was in Pz Jäger 33 in Afrika, wounded and stayed with the Panzer Jäger, fighting to the end and killed in action by French troops on 21 April, 1945 on the Schloßplatz. Hit brother Alfred was killed one day earlier on 20 April, 1945 in Crailsheim. Leiers Soldbuch and diary were taken from the body and tagged. This was later sent to a protestant ministry in Mannheim requesting that his Soldbuch be passed on to his wife together with information on place and time of death. The Soldbuch was in a protective cover and appears to have been hit by a bullet or fragment as it is completely penetrated.

here is the letter from the city of Stuttgart to the ministry and help service for missing soldiers, requesting that they contact the widow.

I was no sure as to whether this should be in the Soldbuch or photos and paper section but the paperwork overweighs!

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Afrika Korps- Panzer Jäger 33

this is the cover for the Soldbuch with fragment or bullet penetration together with the identification tag with the soldiers name.

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Afrika Korps- Panzer Jäger 33

the death notice for Leier and his brother, both killed within one day and at the very end of the war.

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Afrika Korps- Panzer Jäger 33

Leiers Promotion while in Schwetzingen

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the Soldbuch with the picture not updated to officers rank

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pages 2 and 3 of Soldbuch

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pages 4 and 5 of Soldbuch with unit entries, Pz Jäger 33 had sections both in Landau and Schwetzingen

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Afrika Korps- Panzer Jäger 33

equipment issue pages

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earlier equipment issue pages, note that in 1942 he was in a Lazarett in Mannheim

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clothing issuance and note that he was at the Heeresnachrichtenschule

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Afrika Korps- Panzer Jäger 33

weapons/equipment issuance page with P-38 issued

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additional issue page and entry that he owned his own pistol

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additional weapons issue and mention that his personal pistol was purchased from Army equipment.

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hospitilization listing

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pages 14 and 15 of Soldbuch