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pictures and text updated Repro photo by Studio Mercedes Riedel of a HJ member, rank of Rottenführer, presumably from Wandsbek

More detailed information and pictures added. Memorial of the expulsion in a cemetery in Chemnitz

Just in today L.A.H. Soldbuch to SS Panzer Obergrenadier Arthur Buchheim who served in 4th Company, Replacement Battalion of "LSSAH" before being transferred on 29.6.1944 to Stab II Battalion/Panzergrenadier-Regiment 35, 16. SS Panzergrenadier Division "Reichsführer-SS". When this second issue soldbuch was assigned the 16.SS Division was in Bologna, Italy before it moved to Hungary and Austria. He was transferred from the 1st to the 2nd Battalion Staff company.Page 2 and 23 bear the signature of SS Obersturmführer Karl Hennefeld, former Adjutant and Kompanie Chef of 10 and 3 Company.The Soldbuch still retains the photo of Buchheim in his SS uniform in which his LAH slip on shoulder cyphers can be clearly seen.Also included is his SS Fuhrerschein (Driving license) Feldpost number FP Nr. 01011 A. which is signed by an SS Untersturmfuehrer. Two photographs are also included which we presume are family members. Excellent condition.

Will look forward to that Stewy

Nice one Kenny, i've got a couple of LSSAH Soldbuchs. I'll post them in a while. Stewy

Cracking little document group Kenny.

I've been meaning to post these photo's of Kiel harbour before now, but just got round to it. I think they were taken in the 1920s or very early 30s. In the 1st photo at the top are two tall ships, were these navy training ships? also there are two warships at anchor one behind the tall ships and one to the right. can't make out what type they are.?

Here's a few more for you. Pic 1. Taken from the Blucher bridge which is at the southernmost point of Kiel Harbour just below the Krupps Germania Werft in the summer of 1939. Pic 2. German Battleship Scharnhorst in the ice Kiel Harbour winter of 1939/40. Pic 3. Map & photo bomb damage of U-Boat bunker ( Konrad ) and surrounding area, Admiral Scheer can be seen capsized top of photo. The bunker was in construction of the Seehund Midgit U-Boat type XXV11B at the time of the airraid in the sping of 1945. Pic 4. photo of a Seehund Midgit U-Boat. Pic 5. closeup of Admiral Scheer capsized. PS the map lists Admiral Graf Spee as capsized, should be Admiral Scheer.

Here's a photo of the 3 Pre-Dreadnoughts of the German Navy c1930, they were the ( Schliesen - Hessen - and the Schleswig-Holstein. All had been modernized from 1925 to 1927 and returned to service. The Schleswig-Holstein became the Flagship of the Navy from 1927 to 1935. Germany had already begun rearming with 2 Pocket Battleships already completed when Hitler came to power but that was the extent of Germanys Capital ship strength in 1933. Pic 2. The Flagship Schleswig-Holstein. Pic 3. The Stern view of the Schliesen late 30s. Pic 4. the 3 ships together in unknown harbour 1934. Pic 5. Photo taken from the Schleswig-Holstein of the American Flagship USS Arkansas, of the visit of the American Battleship Squadron 5th July 1930. The first visit since the end of WW1 by the American Navy to Kiel Harbour.

Here's a map and some post cards of Kiel Harbour pre-WW1.

Have now identified the tall ship in 2nd photo as the Gorch Fock a 3 masted steel barque. Originally built as a school ship for the German Reichsmarine in 1933, built in Hamburg by Blohm & Voss the first of 4 to be built. Here sister ships were the Horst Wessel launched in 1936, the Albert Leo Schlageter launched 1937, and the Mircea launched in 1938. A fifth was started but never finished as production was given over to U-Boats instead. Here's another photo of the Gorch Fock and a aerial photo of Kiel Harbour in 1912.

Here's a blown up of photo one.