Hi Stewy, Kevin, Stewy such a tragedy to say the least. Im never failed to be amazed at the stuff you have nad as well as the info that Kevin has ;-))
Hi Stewy, cool GD doc. At least you have one from that Division ;-)) Me, all I have are two photos of some of the GD guys taken @ Kursk, and a nice pair of Oberleutnants boards for the 1st Panzer Battalion-who also were @ Kursk ;-)) These I got from a major insignia collector from Europe and these are to a guy who became an RKT, and these were acquired directly from the family ;-))
Here's one of my IAB/ISA docs. This is the most common (of many) variants & the type most usually encountered. Stewy
Hi Guys Here is one of mine, this one does not state silver or bronze...Stewy knows more about this kind of paper work than I do. I will let him elaborate on it. Best Regards, fischer
Hi Fischer,your man was part of army group South. At the time of the award he was serving in the Krim (Crimea). Part of the 72 jg regt. This is for a silver IAB. Hope that helps a bit my friend. Stewy
Cool IAB Docs. The one and only that I have has him awarded his IAB on: Dec 1, 1941 in the field and he was in Inf Rgmt 503. He was justa Private at the time.
Here's a small,sad group. Included are his Close Combat days. He never made enough for the CCC. Stewy
Great docs Mate. The computer lost my first post but, here is a little of what I added. Part of the 121st ID, was mobilized in 1940, was in action on the Leningrad front fighting at places like Lake Ladoga, Mgo and I think Pskov? They stayed on the northern part of the E/Front the entire war and retreated through the Baltic States-Latvia and ended up in the Kurland Pocket. Their last Commander was Oberst Ranck-the mans whose sig is on your doc- but I know you already knew this mate ;-))