116 Pz Div "Windhund" - PAB Bronce & EKII citations

[Oberbootsmann]

Hello. I'd like to show two citations of Pz Gren Rgt 156 which was part of the legendary 116th Panzer Division - better known as "Windhund Division".

The 116th Pz Div saw action in such famous battles as:

• Operation Cobra (Normandy) (25 – 31 July 1944)
• Operation Overlord (Normandy) (6 June – 25 August 1944)
• Battle of Aachen (2 - 21 October 1944)
• Battle of Hürtgen Forest (6 October 1944 - 10 February 1945)
• Battle of the Bulge (Ardennes) (16 December 1944 – 25 January 1945)

The EKII citation (given at 23 November 1943) has a nice signature of General der Panzertruppen Gerhard Graf von Schwerin.
The PAB Bronce citation (given at 30.9.1944) was signed by a Major whose name I wasn't able to find out so far.

According to the pretty worn condition the citations were carried most likely by the soldier the whole time in his Soldbuch.

I hope you like them anyhow.

Regards

[naxos]

Nice!

The PAB award document is signed by Heinrich Grollmann - I have a picture of him somewhere.

[Oberbootsmann]

Nice!

The PAB award document is signed by Heinrich Grollmann - I have a picture of him somewhere.

Thank you, Naxos! I thought the Majors last name starts with a "B" and therefore was searching in the wrong direction.

Regards

[muzrub]

A well loved set

U gotta love the rough ones.

[Oberbootsmann]

A well loved set

U gotta love the rough ones.

I also prefer real battlefield-worn documents. They truly can tell their story.

I want to show a scan of the back of the documents as the PAB was taped.

Regards