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HEER WEHRPASS – HAUPTMANN – GRENZWACHT REGIMENT 11 – POLAND, FRANCE, RUSSIA
Heer Soldbuch issued to Hauptmann Erich KRUPP. Great uniform photo. He served a a Leutnant and company commander during the Poland Campaign. Awards include EK2, Black Wound Badge, KVK2, Ostmedaille and KVK1. He served in Inf Rgt 141 during WWI. After Poland, and Standortältester Zegrze Nord. he served in occupation duty (district command) with Ortskommandantur 501 & 508 in Poland and France.
$210
The establishment of the GRENZWACHT REGIMENTS dates back to the end of World War I and the Treaty of Versailles. Since the forces granted by this treaty were insufficient to defend Germany’s eastern border with Poland, the Reichswehr established secret self-defense units. These consisted of volunteers who served in these units without pay. Later, the units were combined into permanent units and placed under the command of the military district commands. This gave rise to the Border Protection Section Commands (division headquarters), which were responsible for holding a specific section of the border in the event of a conflict with Poland. The Border Guard Sections (regiments) were subordinate to them. The appropriate weapons and uniforms were stored in the garrison offices and were to be issued only in the event of tension. The regiments were then called up at the end of August.
