Panzer items?

[RUHL13]

Hi Guys, hope this is the right place for these?
Today i picked up this map case and inside was this document, some maps, 2 diaries, all sorts of items.
Any ideas?
Maps seem hand drawn, i'll post a couple pics of each page from the diaries.
Thanks for any help
More pics if needed.
Regards,
Gary

[RUHL13]

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[RUHL13]

Wish i could read what the soldier wrote, every day accounts from Jan. 44, to May 45.
Towards the end, he does mention V1 & V2
Regards,
Gary

[RUHL13]

Just a quick photo from the end of the 1st diary

[talon17th]

Wow very cool.. hopefully you can get some translation. I like that he spelled Bradley..."Bradlay" on the map..
Paul

[hucks216]

Any chance of a close-up image of the signature & stamp on the Panzer Badge III citation please? If genuine (and it does look good from that photo) then depending on what you paid for the Map Case then you might have struck very lucky indeed!

[WEISNER]

hucks is right! Very Lucky! the diary sould be easy to translate being so clearly written! I would love to know what is said!
Kev

[RUHL13]

Hope this helps

[jmark]

Hope this helps

The signature is that of Hauptmann Christophel. He took leadership of II./Pz.Rgt.2 on 12 March 1945. His earlier unit was Pz.Rgt.6. I can dig up more info on him, if needed.

Very nice find, by the way.

Jason

[RUHL13]

Thanks Jason, more info would be great.

[jmark]

Thanks Jason, more info would be great.

Christophel, Hauptmann Bernd
Born 30.08.1917
Hauptmann RDA 01.07.44 (13)

Awards:
EK2, EK1, Panzer Assault Badge in Silver, Wound Badge in Black, Ehrenblattspange 25.11.1944 as Chef 1./Pz.Abt.190.

Units:
Panzer-Regiment 6
Panzer-Ersatz-Abteilung 5
Pz.Abt.190 in May 1944
Wounded 20.09.1944
Panzer-Ersatz-Abteilung 5
Attended 25th Abteilungsführer Lehrgang
Took command of II./Pz.Rgt.2 on 12.03.1945 but formally tasked with its leadership (Führung) on 27.03.1945.

I'm fairly certain he survived the war.

I have no genuine signature against which to compare the one on the Urkunde, but he is in the right place at the right time to sign it.

I'd love to see more of the diaries because I have a real passion for them.

Jason

[TrondK]

Wow thats is some great items.

[hucks216]

Is there a name anywhere on the mapcase or diaries that can tie in the items? There is obviously a link with all the items as the divisional symbol on the inside cover is also 16 PD. I am just thinking why the rare PAB III citation is amongst them and wondered if all the items could belong to Alfred Eich who maybe used the mapcase to store all his items in. Or maybe the mapcase could belong to Hauptmann Christophel who was meant to give the citation to Eich but during the chaos of the last month of the war never got round to doing so. Nice citation either way and a great find.