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AMAZING HITLER JUGEND PHOTO, CUFFTITLE, SOLDBUCH & DOCUMENT GROUPING + LATE WAR KIA – 277. VOLKS-GRENADIER-DIVISION
One of the best Hitler Jugend Groupings we have offered! Named to Willy KUPFBERGER who, sadly, died at 19 fighting in Belgium on Jan. 8, 1945. At the time he was serving with Panzerjäger Abteilung 277 of the 277. Volks-Grenadier-Division. Prior to that he was assigned to various flying units including Zesterörer Geschwader 26, Erprobungs Jagdgeschwader 2 before being transferred to Fallschirmjaeger E.u.A Regiment 3 when the need for ground troops took precedent preparing for the Ardennes Offensive. He was transferred from the Luftwaffe to the Heer, making the Soldbuch even more interesting. At the beginning of January 1945, after suffered heavy losses during the Ardennes Offensive, the 277. Volks Gren. Div. received replacements from naval and air force personnel with little training. The division suffered further heavy losses in the fighting for the towns of Rocherath and Krinkelt (after the famous battles around ELSENBORN RIDGE). Kupfberger would have been in the unfortunate cadre. Soldbuch also includes his training target list for the MG 44.
Further items include his NSFK Flugbuch, DLRG Grundschein, HJ Leistungsbuch,Schiessbuch, NSFK Segelflieger Abzeichen ID, HJ Leistungsnachweis K-Schein, Several piepes of Feldpost including the last letter he sent home dated Jan 11, 1945 (dates of his death notice may be incorrect as it is listed as the 8th when the letter is dated the 11th), Reichssportabzeichen booklet, Fliger Technischen Vorschule certificates in heavy binder (nice), his HJ ID for the Flieger Technischen Vorschule Eisenach, great photo album containing his ORIGINAL FLIEGER TECHNISCHEN VORSCHULE EISENACH CUFFTITLE(!), great photos of him in uniform, great photos of him at the school showing daily life there with comrades, photos of his grave and more. Outstanding grouping.
