General Panzertruppe Felm...help with id please:)

[Mike Pinkus]

i have an early silver panzer document for a soldier in the 2nd panzer....signed by a general of panzertruppe Felm...he was never commander of the 2panzer.....and i can find no information on this general....any help would be appreciated...
thanks
mike

[TH0791]

Maybe General Fehn , but it doesn't look like his signature

[Mike Pinkus]

good stab....i appreciate the response...Fehn did not get promoted to General panzertruppe until '42//do you have apic of his signature anyway though???
thanks
mike

Maybe General Fehn , but it doesn't look like his signature

[TH0791]

Sorry, I don't have, but it's definately not his signature

[JRA]

Signature

I think Akira should be able to identify this quite fast. A list of Generals der Panzertruppe in the end of 1941 should be of help, perhaps Akira also can be of help.

Jeroen

[V. J. Kursietis]

Hi!


Panzer Reg. 3 was indeed part of 2. Pz. Div. in 1941. The Div. commander at the time was Generalleutnant Rudolf Veiel. Whoever drew up this "document" didn't do his homework!

Regards,

VJK

[JRA]

Veiel

Hi VjK,

Indeed, and in 1942 Veiel was General der Panzertruppe. Isn't it possible that the army to which the second panzer division was attached in that time - feb 1941(Balkan), had a General der Panzertruppe that signed this document?

Jeroen

[V. J. Kursietis]

Hi Jeroen!

As of 22.02.1941, there were only 8 Generale der Panzertruppe:-

Ernst Fessmann: Kdr. 267 ID, XXIII AK, 16. Army, France
Leo Freiherr Geyr von Schweppenburg: Kom. Gen. XXIV AK, 2. Army, Germany
Joachim Lemelsen: Kom. Gen. XXXXVII AK, Germany
Oswald Lutz: Retired
Hans-Georg Reinhardt: Kom. Gen. XXXXI AK, 1. Army, France
Rudolf Schmidt: XXXIX (mot.) AK, 7. Army, France
Georg Stumme: Kom. Gen. XXXX AK, 12. Army, Rumania
Heinrich von Vietinghoff: Kom. Gen. XXXXVI AK, 11. Army, Germany

On the given date, the 2. Pz.Div. was part of the 17. Army and in reserve in Poland. I just can't find the remotest alternative. The signature clearly says Fehn, but I cannot say whether it resembles his actual signature. I fear that the document is a not too plausible fake.

Regards,

VJK

[TH0791]

Well it's not the signature of Gustav Fehn

Hi Jeroen!

As of 22.02.1941, there were only 8 Generale der Panzertruppe:-

Ernst Fessmann: Kdr. 267 ID, XXIII AK, 16. Army, France
Leo Freiherr Geyr von Schweppenburg: Kom. Gen. XXIV AK, 2. Army, Germany
Joachim Lemelsen: Kom. Gen. XXXXVII AK, Germany
Oswald Lutz: Retired
Hans-Georg Reinhardt: Kom. Gen. XXXXI AK, 1. Army, France
Rudolf Schmidt: XXXIX (mot.) AK, 7. Army, France
Georg Stumme: Kom. Gen. XXXX AK, 12. Army, Rumania
Heinrich von Vietinghoff: Kom. Gen. XXXXVI AK, 11. Army, Germany

On the given date, the 2. Pz.Div. was part of the 17. Army and in reserve in Poland. I just can't find the remotest alternative. The signature clearly says Fehn, but I cannot say whether it resembles his actual signature. I fear that the document is a not too plausible fake.

Regards,

VJK

[JRA]

Fehn

Hello Tho791,

Do you have a scan with the signature of Fehn so we can compare?

Thanks,

Jeroen

[JRA]

research

Hi VJK,

Nice research .

Indeed the only thing left is to compare the signature of Fehn. Then we know for sure.

Jeroen

Hi Jeroen!

As of 22.02.1941, there were only 8 Generale der Panzertruppe:-

Ernst Fessmann: Kdr. 267 ID, XXIII AK, 16. Army, France
Leo Freiherr Geyr von Schweppenburg: Kom. Gen. XXIV AK, 2. Army, Germany
Joachim Lemelsen: Kom. Gen. XXXXVII AK, Germany
Oswald Lutz: Retired
Hans-Georg Reinhardt: Kom. Gen. XXXXI AK, 1. Army, France
Rudolf Schmidt: XXXIX (mot.) AK, 7. Army, France
Georg Stumme: Kom. Gen. XXXX AK, 12. Army, Rumania
Heinrich von Vietinghoff: Kom. Gen. XXXXVI AK, 11. Army, Germany

On the given date, the 2. Pz.Div. was part of the 17. Army and in reserve in Poland. I just can't find the remotest alternative. The signature clearly says Fehn, but I cannot say whether it resembles his actual signature. I fear that the document is a not too plausible fake.

Regards,

VJK