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RARE HEER SOLDBUCH – GRENADIER REGIMENT “FELDHERRNHALLE” + 3. PANZER GRENADIER DIVISION – ITALY
Rare Soldbuch to Obergefreiter Helmut WINKLER. He served in the elite Grenadier Regiment “FELDHERRNHALLE.” Pages after 16 are missing – but it makes it much more affordable. We know according to a page 3 entry that he was with Feldherrnhalle by at least October 1, 1943. Prior to that he would have been in Panzer Grenadier Rgt. 29 of the 3. Panzer Grenadier Division which was in ITALY at the time. His next unit 3as Grenadier Regiment 120 (mot.). This was a reformed unit after it was destroyed at Stalingrad. In June, 1944 it was renamed Füsilier-Regiment Feldherrnhalle. So, it is clear he was an original cadre member of FELDHERRNHALLE.
$425
The 153rd Panzer Grenadier Regiment was established on November 25, 1942, in Military District III. The regiment was established as a Kriemhilde unit. Its headquarters was provided by the 83rd Panzer Grenadier Replacement Regiment. The 1st Battalion was formed from contributions from the 3rd Panzer Grenadier Replacement Battalion and the 8th Panzer Grenadier Replacement Battalion. The 2nd Battalion was formed from contributions from the 108th Panzer Grenadier Replacement Battalion, the 413th Panzer Grenadier Replacement Battalion, and the 5th Panzer Grenadier Replacement Battalion. The 3rd Battalion of the regiment was formed from contributions from Military Districts VIII and XVII. After its formation, the regiment was placed under the command of the 386th Infantry Division. The regiment was initially deployed in the west under this division. On 1 March 1943, the regiment was renamed Grenadier Regiment 29 of the 3rd Infantry Division, which had been destroyed at Stalingrad.
