Description
WWII GERMAN HEER SOLDBUCH – JOHANN WEIG – STABSGEFREITER – GREN. RGT. 41 (MOT.) – 10. INFANTERIE DIVISION – EASTERN FRONT & WESTFELDZUG – INFANTRY ASSAULT BADGE
Original and well-used German Army (Heer) Soldbuch issued to Johann Weig, who served with Infanterie-Regiment 41 (mot.), later Grenadier-Regiment 41 (mot.), and ultimately Landesschützen-Bataillon 840, reaching the rank of Stabsgefreiter. The Soldbuch documents confirmed service in both the Western Campaign (1940) and Eastern Front, along with a strong and above-average award group, extensive medical entries, and a clear uniform ID photograph showing the Infantry Assault Badge in wear as well as Inf Rgt 41 collar tabs.
Identification:
- Name: Johann Weig
- Branch: Heer (German Army)
- Final Rank: Stabsgefreiter
- Service documented from: 1939 through late war (1944–45 entries present)
Unit History & Divisional Associations:
- Infanterie-Regiment 41 (mot.)
- Part of 10. Infanterie-Division (mot.)
- Later redesignated 10. Panzergrenadier-Division
- Grenadier-Regiment 41 (mot.)
- Continued service under later-war organization
- Landesschützen-Bataillon 840
- Final assignment to rear-area/security duties
Campaign History – Infanterie-Regiment 41 (mot.):
As part of the 10. Infanterie-Division (mot.), Weig’s regiment participated in major early-war campaigns:
- Poland Campaign (1939)
- Fast-moving motorized infantry operations during the invasion
- Western Campaign (1940 – France & Low Countries)
- Breakthrough and exploitation operations through Belgium and France
- His Infantry Assault Badge (19 September 1940) confirms direct frontline combat participation
- Eastern Front (1941–1942 onward)
- Participation in Operation Barbarossa
- Deep advances into Soviet territory
- Exposure to sustained combat conditions
- Confirmed participation in:
- Winter Campaign 1941–42
This places Weig in continuous frontline combat across multiple major theaters.
Awards (As Recorded):
- Infantry Assault Badge – 19 September 1940
- Awarded for combat during the Western Campaign
- Visible in uniform photograph
- Medaille Winterschlacht im Osten 1941/42 (Ostmedaille)
- Awarded 23 July 1942
- Kriegsverdienstkreuz II. Klasse (KVK II)
- Sudetenland Medal
- Driver’s Badge in Bronze
- Reflects role within motorized unit operations
- Führergeschenk
- Führerpaket
A strong award grouping showing:
- Early war participation
- Confirmed combat service
- Technical/motorized qualification
Medical / Hospital History (Key Feature):
- Repeated entries for:
- Reserve-Lazarett Fürstenstein (Neisse region)
- Includes:
- Multiple admissions and discharges
- Treatment entries
- Signed by:
- Oberstabsarzt u. Chefarzt
- Frequent references to:
- Genesungsurlaub (convalescent leave)
- Leave during hospital treatment
Indicates:
- Multiple wounds or serious illness
- Extended recovery cycles from frontline service
Leave Records (Extensive):
- Includes:
- Heimaturlaub
- Genesungsurlaub
- Sonderurlaub (5 October 1944)
- Locations:
- Wien (Vienna)
- Waldthürn
- Spanning:
- 1940–1944
- Supported by:
- Numerous official unit stamps
Late War Service:
- Continued hospitalization and recovery into 1944
- Final assignment:
- Landesschützen-Bataillon 840
- Reflects:
- Reduced frontline capability following medical issues
Pay & Administration:
- Includes:
- Wehrsold entries
- Linked to:
- Hospital and recovery periods
- Verified by:
- Military administrative authorities
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