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NAZI HOCH UND DEUTSCHMEISTER RUSSIA PHOTO ALBUM
SPECTACULAR
PHOTO ALBUM OF
A NCO OF
COMPANY 5
GRENADIER
REGIMENT 131
HOCH UND
DEUTSCHMEISTER
IN RUSSIA
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This wonderful photo album is the second of a pair documenting the military service of a young NCO from Wien (Vienna) in the service of Third Reich Germany. The first album covers his tour of duty with the 262 Infantry Division along the Westwall and during the invasion of France in 1939 and 1940. This album documents the same man's service in Russia with Grenadier Regiment 131 of the famous Hoch- und Deutschmeister Division until he was wounded near Kharkov in 1942. Like the first album, this one opens with a no-nonsense quotation about destiny from the Führer, Adolf Hitler.
This Nazi photo album has 18 pages with about 140 unique, candid photographs. It contains no commercial photographs. Only one of the original photos in this album has been removed or lost over the years.
The well-captioned photos begin with the NCOs recall to service in February 1942 at Horn in Gau Niederdonau where he was issued his new uniform and joined the Unteroffizier Korps of 2 Company M Battalion of the 44th Division, the ancient and celebrated Hoch- und Deutschmeister Division.
He photographed German graves and the German troops, tanks and half tracks on their way to Charkov, as well as the shelling of the Russians by German artillery. In May he was taking pictures of destroyed Russian tanks and airplanes and concentrations of newly captured Soviet prisoners near his new field position at Krassny (Kharkov).
On a page dated 8.6.42 (8 June 1942) there is a picture of his company on the march along side a column giving the name and rank of each of the men.
On 10 June 1942 at 03:30 the Germans began an assault on the Russian winter positions at Grakowo-Kupjanske, southeast of Kharkov and the NCO began to photograph it.
The album comes to an end without any indication of the fate of this heroic Hoch und Deutschmeister Division Landser, but those who are familiar with the history of legendary unit will draw their own conclusions.
Unique and in excellent condition.
The next series of photos in this album show the NCO recuperating from his wounds at the German Kriegslazarett in Lemberg. He must have healed quickly as in July he was headed back to the front where he entered combat again.
DEUTSCHMEISTER
ILLUSTRATED
HISTORY BOOK
This excellent book tells and shows in many photographs the history of Hoch- und Deutschmeister from the earliest times through 1943. In excellent condition.
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