Help With some pz Docs

[Bcarver]

Can anyone tell me who's signature is on the Silver pz doc? I have gone through the history of pz rgt 35 and can't seem to match this officer. Also for pz pi btl 58 I am wondering if this unit had bridging panzers? Could this be why he was awarded the pab? Thanks.

[Bcarver]

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[12thPanzer]

Panzer Pionier Battalion 58 was part of the 7th Panzer Division. In 1940 This battalion consisted of:

58 Pioneer Battalion

Pioneer Company (half-track)

2 x Pioneer Company (mot)

Brüko B (mot)

Light Pioneer Supply Column (mot)



He certainly would be a candidate for the PAB. Nice docs!

I just quickly looked through the register of commanders of Pz Reg 35 and couldnt make a match either. Im sure someone will be able to tho!

[Bcarver]

Thanks Bill, I have gone through several sources and this sig isn't ringing a bell.

[jmark]

Thanks Bill, I have gone through several sources and this sig isn't ringing a bell.

A hi-res scan of the signature might make it easier to decipher.

[hucks216]

Thanks Bill, I have gone through several sources and this sig isn't ringing a bell.

It is signed by someone acting as a temporary commander so if he held that position for just a short time there is always a chance his name is lost to time.

[Bcarver]

Thats what I am thinking. I am currently reading the history of pz rgt 35 and this unit had such high turnover and the 2nd kp was even sent to the 11th pz div for a year so it may be impossibe to tell who he is.

[jmark]

I am currently reading the history of pz rgt 35 and this unit had such high turnover and the 2nd kp was even sent to the 11th pz div for a year so it may be impossibe to tell who he is.

Not impossible at all. As I wrote earlier, add a hi-res scan of the signature, and once the name is deciphered, we can work our way back. Trying to do it from the other direction is far more time-consuming and less likely to give an answer. A Panzer Hauptmann will appear in the records somewhere.