Very nice grouping from a Fuehrer Hauptquartier security staff member.
Hello,
I was very fortunate to acquire this beautiful grouping of Corporal Karl Moeckel.
The grouping contains, amongst other items, two photo albums which illustrate his duty from end of 1938 until he died in September 1941.
I would like to share this beautiful grouping with you and I hope to learn as much as possible from you regarding the pictured persons, locations etc.
He was security staff member at the “Fuehrer Hauptquartier” and based on the photos in the albums it seems like he had pretty good excess to Hitler and his “hideouts”.
Please let me know if you recognize a building or a location…any information would be highly appreciated
Here are information’s about Mr. Moeckel, I took them all out of his Wehrpass.
Karl Moeckel was born on 4/3/1916 in Zwickau (Saxony).
He learned the trades of gardening before he was pulled into military duty.
He had his physical examination done on 6/11/1936 in Zwickau and was classified as “tauglich 2” (suitable).
He was put into the “Ersatz Reserve I” (reserve list).
He got trained in handling of the 98K, hand grenades, Luger P-08, le MG34 and s MG34 --> what is “le” and “s” MG34?
He also received training as Hilfskrankentraeger (medic orderly…not sure if this is the right term).
His military assignment started on 11/18/1938, he joined the Inf. Rgt 31 in Plauen (Saxony, just a few miles away from Zwickau).
Here is a list of his assignments:
9/1/39 – 10/7/39 Feldzug gegen Polen beim Fuehrer Hauptquartier (campaign against Poland in the Fuehrer Hauptquartier)
10/8/39 – 1/13/40 Verwendung im Fuehrer Hauptquartier (used in the Fuehrer Hauptquartier)
1/14/40 – 5/9/40 Verwendung im Operationsgebiet der Westfront im Fuehrerhauptquartier (used at the ‚west front‘ theater, Fuehrer Hauptquartier)
5/10/40 – 6/4/40 Durchbruch zum Aermelkanal und Schlacht in Flandern und in ......? (breakthrough to the British channel and battle in Flanders and in ....? can’t read it).
6/5/40 – 6/25/40 Schlacht in Frankreich (Battle in France).
6/26/40 – 2/18/41 Verwendung im Fuehrer Hauptquartier (used in the Fuehrer Hauptquartier)
Further entries:
8/29/41 Granatsplitter am Gesaess und Bein, 14 I.R. 29 Russland (shrapnel on buttock and leg)
9/13/41 Im Lazarett verstorben (deceased in hospital).
His promotions:
Schuetze (Private) to Gefreiter (Lance Corporal) on 2/1/40
Gefreiter to Obergefreiter (Corporal) on 11/1/40
Please have a look at page 22 in the Wehrpass…was he promoted to Uffz. as well?
His decoration:
Schuetzenschnur Stufe 1 (Lanyard).
Commemorative medal 1’st of October 1938.
It seems like he got the Infantry assault badge on 9/10/41, three days before he passed away.
Alright, enough text, here are the first pictures...I start with his Wehrpass….sorry for the big watermarks but it happened just recently that photos I’ve posted at the forum were used in a sales-add at Craigslist
Picture below. Look at the left page.... was he promoted to Unteroffizier?
Look at the right page. He was awarded the IAB on 9/10/41, three days before he died.
I could not read line 4-7...any help would ba appreciated
Here is a letter from Karl's Master Sergeant to his family.....it says something like.
"The company send you herewith the letters of your son who was wounded in Russia, his current location is unknown to us and his letter have piled up".
Here is his award document for his Schuetzenschnur
and now into the photo album.....Pretty much all of the photos have writing on the backside but they are glued in as well which makes it almost impossible to read whats written on the back....
Rudolf Hess is 'hiding' behind Ribbentrop.
Anyone recognizes this building?
Who is this man?
Fuehrersonderzug?
Keitel and Jodl.
Anyone recognizes the building in the back?
In France
Could that be Karl in front of the Fuehrer Hauptquartier.
The chevron for lance Corporal and the Schuetzenschnur would fit
Ribbentrop again.....
Inside the Sperrkreis?
Happy dog
That looks like a border?
Hitler walking in front of the Fuehrersonderzug?
What is this tilted frame / stand on the left side of the rail car...behind the persons....it looks like the same thing is on the right side of the rail car as well....is it a frame for antennas?
Hitler and Franco...where was it?
looks like the same occasion...
Hitler and Franco again....
In France?
Who is this highly decorated Major?
Border to France...
Newspaper cutout
Goering....
Hitler fly-by....
He looks a little like Karl...but the Wehrpass says he was not married....
A friend of Karl or maybe his brother...?
German and French soldiers.....
still France....
The next two photos have printed writing on the backside....Echt Foto postcards maybe?
Another Hitler fly-by....note the Auto Union sign on the wall and the Audi emblems in the windows...there were Audi plants in Chemnitz and in Zwickau, anyone recognizes where this photo was taken?
Border...?
Spanish soldier.
Mass produced post card...
Another Hitler drive-by....
Meeting with French leader....who is that?
Same location as the meeting with the French leader?
Compiegne....
That looks like one of these cigarette album cards (could not look at the backside, it's glued in pretty good)?
Grave of Bastian Hans, V.RF-SS, Party number 504982, SS number 8363, promoted to Sturmfuehrer on 3/9/33, promoted to Obersturmfuehrer on 9/9/34.
After much time in France...finally the Eifelturm
Sightseeing in France....
Mass produced photo card....
Very nice GD studio portrait....
Still in France.....
His comrade, friend, brother....?
Anyone recognized these buildings?
Guard of honor.....
Bomb crater.....
Battlefield.....
Anyone knows where that could be?
More battlefield.....
Stand to attention
thats it for now......more to follow.....
If anyone of you has informations about anything shown so far, please let me know it's much appreciated.
I was very fortunate to acquire this beautiful grouping of Corporal Karl Moeckel.
The grouping contains, amongst other items, two photo albums which illustrate his duty from end of 1938 until he died in September 1941.
I would like to share this beautiful grouping with you and I hope to learn as much as possible from you regarding the pictured persons, locations etc.
He was security staff member at the “Fuehrer Hauptquartier” and based on the photos in the albums it seems like he had pretty good excess to Hitler and his “hideouts”.
Please let me know if you recognize a building or a location…any information would be highly appreciated
Here are information’s about Mr. Moeckel, I took them all out of his Wehrpass.
Karl Moeckel was born on 4/3/1916 in Zwickau (Saxony).
He learned the trades of gardening before he was pulled into military duty.
He had his physical examination done on 6/11/1936 in Zwickau and was classified as “tauglich 2” (suitable).
He was put into the “Ersatz Reserve I” (reserve list).
He got trained in handling of the 98K, hand grenades, Luger P-08, le MG34 and s MG34 --> what is “le” and “s” MG34?
He also received training as Hilfskrankentraeger (medic orderly…not sure if this is the right term).
His military assignment started on 11/18/1938, he joined the Inf. Rgt 31 in Plauen (Saxony, just a few miles away from Zwickau).
Here is a list of his assignments:
9/1/39 – 10/7/39 Feldzug gegen Polen beim Fuehrer Hauptquartier (campaign against Poland in the Fuehrer Hauptquartier)
10/8/39 – 1/13/40 Verwendung im Fuehrer Hauptquartier (used in the Fuehrer Hauptquartier)
1/14/40 – 5/9/40 Verwendung im Operationsgebiet der Westfront im Fuehrerhauptquartier (used at the ‚west front‘ theater, Fuehrer Hauptquartier)
5/10/40 – 6/4/40 Durchbruch zum Aermelkanal und Schlacht in Flandern und in ......? (breakthrough to the British channel and battle in Flanders and in ....? can’t read it).
6/5/40 – 6/25/40 Schlacht in Frankreich (Battle in France).
6/26/40 – 2/18/41 Verwendung im Fuehrer Hauptquartier (used in the Fuehrer Hauptquartier)
Further entries:
8/29/41 Granatsplitter am Gesaess und Bein, 14 I.R. 29 Russland (shrapnel on buttock and leg)
9/13/41 Im Lazarett verstorben (deceased in hospital).
His promotions:
Schuetze (Private) to Gefreiter (Lance Corporal) on 2/1/40
Gefreiter to Obergefreiter (Corporal) on 11/1/40
Please have a look at page 22 in the Wehrpass…was he promoted to Uffz. as well?
His decoration:
Schuetzenschnur Stufe 1 (Lanyard).
Commemorative medal 1’st of October 1938.
It seems like he got the Infantry assault badge on 9/10/41, three days before he passed away.
Alright, enough text, here are the first pictures...I start with his Wehrpass….sorry for the big watermarks but it happened just recently that photos I’ve posted at the forum were used in a sales-add at Craigslist
Picture below. Look at the left page.... was he promoted to Unteroffizier?
Look at the right page. He was awarded the IAB on 9/10/41, three days before he died.
I could not read line 4-7...any help would ba appreciated
Here is a letter from Karl's Master Sergeant to his family.....it says something like.
"The company send you herewith the letters of your son who was wounded in Russia, his current location is unknown to us and his letter have piled up".
Here is his award document for his Schuetzenschnur
and now into the photo album.....Pretty much all of the photos have writing on the backside but they are glued in as well which makes it almost impossible to read whats written on the back....
Rudolf Hess is 'hiding' behind Ribbentrop.
Anyone recognizes this building?
Who is this man?
Fuehrersonderzug?
Keitel and Jodl.
Anyone recognizes the building in the back?
In France
Could that be Karl in front of the Fuehrer Hauptquartier.
The chevron for lance Corporal and the Schuetzenschnur would fit
Ribbentrop again.....
Inside the Sperrkreis?
Happy dog
That looks like a border?
Hitler walking in front of the Fuehrersonderzug?
What is this tilted frame / stand on the left side of the rail car...behind the persons....it looks like the same thing is on the right side of the rail car as well....is it a frame for antennas?
Hitler and Franco...where was it?
looks like the same occasion...
Hitler and Franco again....
In France?
Who is this highly decorated Major?
Border to France...
Newspaper cutout
Goering....
Hitler fly-by....
He looks a little like Karl...but the Wehrpass says he was not married....
A friend of Karl or maybe his brother...?
German and French soldiers.....
still France....
The next two photos have printed writing on the backside....Echt Foto postcards maybe?
Another Hitler fly-by....note the Auto Union sign on the wall and the Audi emblems in the windows...there were Audi plants in Chemnitz and in Zwickau, anyone recognizes where this photo was taken?
Border...?
Spanish soldier.
Mass produced post card...
Another Hitler drive-by....
Meeting with French leader....who is that?
Same location as the meeting with the French leader?
Compiegne....
That looks like one of these cigarette album cards (could not look at the backside, it's glued in pretty good)?
Grave of Bastian Hans, V.RF-SS, Party number 504982, SS number 8363, promoted to Sturmfuehrer on 3/9/33, promoted to Obersturmfuehrer on 9/9/34.
After much time in France...finally the Eifelturm
Sightseeing in France....
Mass produced photo card....
Very nice GD studio portrait....
Still in France.....
His comrade, friend, brother....?
Anyone recognized these buildings?
Guard of honor.....
Bomb crater.....
Battlefield.....
Anyone knows where that could be?
More battlefield.....
Stand to attention
thats it for now......more to follow.....If anyone of you has informations about anything shown so far, please let me know
it's much appreciated.
RIP Karl Moeckel
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