schw. SS-Pz Abt. 102

[PzV]

here is a very small document group to schw. SS-Pz Abt. 102

[PzV]

the sodier was wounded in July 43

[PzV]

promotion in August 1944 and that is unfortunately all that is in this group

[Bobbe]

Great group Jim!!! A small one but a desiderable one!!

I don't know how you are able to find them

Very interesting group...soldier wounded at Kurk

Compliments...you are a lucky man

Ciao my friend.

Roberto

[kapitein]

You have been showing some great and rare docs!
Thanks for sharing
Kapitein

[Erwin L]

Another great grouping Jim thanks for sharing this beauty.

Regards

Erwin

[JUNGCO]

It may be mall but still very nice. I know how you do it but....how do you do it!
Jeff

[PzV]

Jeff, this one was pure luck and the price was right!

[Aiceman]

Killer addition

[rickenbacker]

Cracking docs, thanks for showing

[Akira Takiguchi]

Interesting to see an unnumbered (originally but later renamed to II.) SS Panzerkorps stamp on the documents!

[Mark C. Yerger]

Rare to see a Hans Weiss signature (RK and DK).

[Akira Takiguchi]

Upon reading LdW,

Am 15. November [1942] erfolgte die Aufstellung der schweren Panzer-Kampfwagen-Kompanien für die SS-Panzerregimenter 1, 2 und 3. Am 22. April [1943] folgte die Aufstellung eines Stabes für die s.Pz.Kpfw. der Waffen-SS. Dieser erhielt die Bezeichnung schwere SS-Panzer-Abteilung General-Kommando I. SS-Panzer-Korps.

( http://www.lexikon-der-wehrmacht.de/...PzAbt102-R.htm )

This is apparently incorrect considering that I.SS-Panzer-Korps was established in July 27, 1943 ( http://www.lexikon-der-wehrmacht.de/...ISSPzKorps.htm ), it should be what stamp say - schwere SS-Panzer-Abteilung General-Kommando SS-Panzer-Korps (sans I.). And they continued to use the stamp for quite some time after the name change took place!

Great documents and I envy you, the harsh Hill 112 fighting that was narrated in Kleine & Kühn left a great impression in my young memory.

[Panzer Rob]

Jim-

Very nice schwere-Kompanie/SS.Pz.Rgt.2 then s.SS.Pz.Abt.102 document grouping - Congrats. The promotion doc is hand signed by SS-Obersturmführer Alois Kalls.

Very interesting group...soldier wounded at Kurk

Roberto

Not really, as "Kursk" (that is, the German offensive phase of Operation Citadel) had already been canceled and schwere-Kompanie/SS-Pz.Rgt.2 pulled off the line as of 16 -17 July 1943 - three days before Gerstädt was wounded. On 20 July 1943 s./SS-Pz.Rgt.2 entrained at Sslawjansk (Slovyansk) - over 100 miles from Kursk - and began a several-day-long rail transport, eventually arriving at Barwenkowo where they de-trained on 26 July.

Jim - according to the date on the document, Gerstädt was wounded during one of several Soviet air attacks either at the assembly area, or while moving to/entriaing at Sslawjansk on 20.July 1943.

Again, great set of documents to a very seldom-seen SS Tiger unit! Thanks for sharing them with us.

Rob

[PzV]

thanks guys for helping "fill in the pieces of the puzzle" which is often the case when the documentation is somewhat limited, but I was still happy to get this one.