Some pages from the Polizei Dienstpass
Some pages from the Polizei Dienstpass
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His Ausweis. This isn't a German Schupo Ausweis, but issued in the Sudetenland. Note that the dates match the circled entry in the Dienstpass where he is shown as Kriminalpolizei
And pre-war photos of him in Czech and German police uniform.
This is a fascinating grouping !
Nick
"In all my years as a soldier, I have never seen men fight so hard." - SS Obergruppenfuhrer Wilhelm Bittrich - Arnhem
Official pass allowing him free travel on public transport
Another mugshot, and one of him issuing the cuffbands to his Kompanie. Lösel stated that the cuffbands were brown so they were obviously the Heer "Feldgendarmerie" pattern rather than the black "SS-Feldgendarmerie" cuffbands.
What an excellent and pretty rare grouping with history of his whole career , i really like this one !!
The gates of hell were opened and we accepted the invitation to enter" 26/880 Lance Sgt, Edward Dyke. 26th Bn Northumberland Fusiliers , ( 3rd Tyneside Irish )
1st July 1916
Thought shall be the harder , heart the keener,
Courage the greater as our strength faileth.
Here lies our leader ,in the dust of his greatness.
Who leaves him now , be damned forever.
We who are old now shall not leave this Battle,
But lie at his feet , in the dust with our leader
House Carles at the Battle of Hastings
As there was no photo in the Soldbuch due to the cover being replaced, one of the first things I checked when offered the set was his signature. Even though he was around 90 years old when I last heard from him before he passed away, his signature though a bit shaky was still recognisable.
Here is a lineage of the SS PanzerKorps GeneralKommando prior to the redesignation as II SS Panzer Korps . What is interesting also are the details for his Erkennungsmarke !!
Lexikon der Wehrmacht - Die Armeekorps der Waffen-SS
The gates of hell were opened and we accepted the invitation to enter" 26/880 Lance Sgt, Edward Dyke. 26th Bn Northumberland Fusiliers , ( 3rd Tyneside Irish )
1st July 1916
Thought shall be the harder , heart the keener,
Courage the greater as our strength faileth.
Here lies our leader ,in the dust of his greatness.
Who leaves him now , be damned forever.
We who are old now shall not leave this Battle,
But lie at his feet , in the dust with our leader
House Carles at the Battle of Hastings
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