I just now realized I have a book on the 14.SS-Grenadier-Division der SS “galizische”.
I’ll have to pour over that and do some posts in the near future on this unit.
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And now for something different...
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thedevilsguard: Fort Eben Emael - May 30, 1940
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Photo
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An unpublished portrait of Paul Trabandt, Knight’s Cross...
An unpublished portrait of Paul Trabandt, Knight’s Cross winner with the anti-tank unit of 5.SS “Wiking.”
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A signed portrait of Alois Weber, Knight’s Cross winner...
A signed portrait of Alois Weber, Knight’s Cross winner with SS-Verfügungstruppe “Deutschland” Regiment.
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“Leibstandarte” Knight’s Cross winner...
“Leibstandarte” Knight’s Cross winner SS-Oberscharführer Kurt Sametreiter.
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Autographed portrait of 3.SS “Totenkopf”...
Autographed portrait of 3.SS “Totenkopf” Knight’s Cross holder Josef Rölleke.
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Willi Hein, later a company commander and Knight’s Cross...
Willi Hein, later a company commander and Knight’s Cross holder with SS-Panzer-Regiment “Wiking”, shown in an early prewar autographed portrait.
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Who is your favorite Fallschirmjaeger and SS personalities?
As far as the Fallschies go the following men are but just a few that come to mind:
Alexander Uhlig, Rudolph Weitzig, von der Heydte, Horst Trebes, and Tony Nemic. I don’t know, like I could just keep listing them off.
As far as the SS goes; Otto Baum, Max Seela, Kurt Meyer, Max Wunsche, and Johannes Muhlenkamp.
But that again is a small list.
Thanks for the interesting question gray-being.
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JOHANNES MÜHLENKAMPAssigned to command the Aufklärungsabteilung...
JOHANNES MÜHLENKAMP
Assigned to command the Aufklärungsabteilung (divisional reconnaissance detachment) of SS-Division “Das Reich” on December 1, 1940, Mühlenkamp began the second phase of his career that would make him among the most famous Waffen-SS commanders.
Badly wounded by artillery shell fragments in the head on October 15, 1941, near Jelna, he was succeeded by Wilhelm Kment and did not return to active duty until February 1942. During his recovery he was promoted to SS-Sturmbannführer on January 20, 1942, and warded the German Cross in Gold on January 2, as a result of the following recommendations submitted by the divisional commander Wilhelm Bittrich:
“The first day of action for the Reconnaissance Detachment on June 29, 1941, involved a hard infantry battle for the bridge of Losca. The opponent was thrown out by the motorcycle battalion, and was kept running through the daring actions and energetically led combat patrols. The bridge of Puchowise was taken by assault and, after a stubborn fight, defended with the suport of the 3.Krad-Schützen Kompanie. A temporarily cut off Krad-Schützen Züg was saved from a certain annihilation through the assault group of Mühlenkamp.
To relieve the left flak of the Division, which was attacking Jelnga with all the regiments, the detachment was assigned the task of taking Doregebusch in a sudden attack and to cut the Doregebusch-Wjasma road. Despite the tough enemy resistance and the difficult terrain conditions, SS-Hauptsturmführer Mühlenkamp tried to carry out successfully this assignment. After an infantry battalion attached for reinforcement was withdrawn, the detachment, standing alone in front of the enemy for two days, reached with patrols the Doregebusch-Wjasma road and with it fulfilled assignment.
After 400 kilometers long march carried out by day and night in two days, the detachment arrived in the battle area of Desna in the evening of the second day. Through the daring and skillful deployment of the patrols. The detachment achieved great successes with the patrol of SS-Untersturmführer Ruppert Dengl, that on September 6, 1941, took 500 prisoners near Walynka, among them three officers, and captured with the patrol of SS-Hauptscharführer Ritt:eight guns (7.62cm)
three heavy grenade launchers (10.5cm)
one light grenade launcher
six heavy machine guns
15 light machine guns
hundreds of small arms
200 horses with wagons full of ammunitionOn September 7, 1941, SS-Hauptsturmführer Mühlenkamp was lightly wounded during a personal reconnaissance in the Desna area.
In the battle area of Moscow, the detachment was deployed from Juchnow to Ghasatk. After a hard patrol and spearheading a fight, the detachment, by means
of successful steady attacks that again were led by Mühlenkamp, reached Maschina. Then the detachment obtained important results from the reconnaissance that influenced decisively the ensuing actions of the Division.
Besides having excellent knowledge and experience as a troop leader, SS-Hauptsturmführer Mühlenkamp displays an unheard-of personal bravery that he passes on to his subordinates in every phase of the fight, encouraging them to the greatest feats. Without consideration to his own person, he holds firm and ruthless to the assigned task and his personally engineered decisions, sparing no effort and sacrifice to carry them out. The high accomplishments of the reconnaissance Detachment must be attributed mostly to the continually proven personal bravery and hardness of the commander.”
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Otto Baum (without camouflage smock) speaks to his NCOs during...
Otto Baum (without camouflage smock) speaks to his NCOs during the 1941 Russian campaign.
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The many smiles of Johannes Mühlenkamp Of note here, dig that...
The many smiles of Johannes Mühlenkamp
Of note here, dig that palmmuster SS camouflage smock with the RiRi zipper he is wearing!
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kampfgruppe: Troops in Afghanistan show their support for dads’...
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Your blog used to be good, now you just suck. Nobody cares about long winded posts or your opinionated asshole like manner. There is so many other better blogs on tumblr that deal with the same subject matter.
a) You’ve mistaken me for somebody who gives a fuck.
b) Perhaps if you were not using anonymity and had something of substance to say I’d be tempted to take what you have to say seriously.
c) I post what I post for the sake of those who have more than a shallow (IE fanboy/girl) interest.
d) Very few (obvious exceptions know who they are, and have enough self confidence to not get upset) go through the lengths I go to to post information from books that are…get this, WRITTEN BY OBJECTIVE HISTORIANS.
e) Do us both a favor and cut yourself out like the parasitic tumor that you are. Is the use of the unfollow button THAT hard?
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An SS soldat in full camouflage, wearing a field made splinter A...
An SS soldat in full camouflage, wearing a field made splinter A mask.
Notice the bulk of the smock, he is wearing the camouflage smock over his field gear as the early smocks were intended.
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Great Blog to follow:
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The smiling bastards of the Waffen-SS!
The smiling bastards of the Waffen-SS!
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Weißt du zufällig woher dieser Hans Hirning kam?
Es kam aus einem Buch über die 3.SS “Totenkopf” von Charles Trang.
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A Few Books
For those interested:
German Fighter Ace Hans-Joachim Marseille
‘Richtofen’s Flying Circus’ Jagdgeschwader Nr 1
Enjoy!
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To further my W-SS camouflage addiction awareness campaign I now...
To further my W-SS camouflage addiction awareness campaign I now present to you the following:
Grenadiers of Fallschirm-Panzer-Division 1. Hermann Göring wearing Waffen SS camouflage smocks in the following patterns:
SS-Eichenlaubmuster,SS-Eichen-platanenmuster and SS-Palmenmuster.
Also equally as cool is their Type A SS Platanenmuster #2 helmet covers!
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