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HEER STURMGESCHÜTZ SOLDBUCH – LEUTNANT – EK1 – 1./STURMGESCHÜTZ ABTEILUNG 209
Extremely nice original issue Soldbuch issued Nov 1939 to Leutnant Willhelm Andreas HEINZ. He served in 1.Batterie/Sturmgeschütz Abteilung 209. Has a fantastic uniform photo of him wearing Feldgrau StuG tunic! Awards entered include KVK2, EK2, EK1, Long Service Medal, Sturmabzeichen and Black Wound Badge! Sturmgeschütz Abteilung 209 saw action on the Eastern Front throughout its existence, first in the central sector, then for a long time in the southern sector, and finally ending up in East Prussia. A hard to find SOldbuch to an officer who served the whole war in StuG units!
$725
Sturmgeschütz-Abteilung 209 was formed in Jüterbog on 2 December 1941. As early as January 1942, the Abteilung was hastily transferred to the Eastern Front, to help stop the Soviet winter offensive. Its area of operation was in the forming Rzhev salient and here the Abteilung remained in action in many defensive battles until September 1942: by then the Abteilung was at the end of its strength. The staff and 1st Battery then went back to France, around Rouen , and in October the other two batteries followed, for rebuilding. From 1 to 3 November, the Abteilung went back to the Eastern Front and was attached to the 19th Panzer Division, which was fighting around Bryansk . With this division, the Abteilung was transferred south in December, where the tragedy of Stalingrad took place. In January 1943, the unit intervened against the Soviet offensive “Small Saturn”, in support of the 8th Italian Army. During this operation, the unit was surrounded around Chertkovo, but managed to break out. Later, the unit saw action in the battles surrounding the defense and recapture of Kharkov . The unit spent the summer of 1943 at Mius and took part in the defensive battle at Mius in July 1943. In September, the unit covered the retreat to Zaporozhian and Nikopol and helped in the defense of Melitopol .In July 1944 it returned to the Eastern Front to help stop the Soviet Operation Bagration . The brigade was attached to the 28th Jäger Division around Slutsk . On 9 July the brigade lost 20 of its 31 Sturmgeschützen in a Soviet ambush. In September 1944 the brigade saw action along the Narew and in October along the river in the defence of Różan . In 1945 the brigade took part in the defense of East Prussia and was also temporarily attached to the 14th Infantry Division.
The Heeres-Sturmgeschütz-Brigade 209 capitulated to the Soviets on May 8, 1945 on the Hela peninsula .
