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 Major Heinrich Schmeermann Collection

 

 

 

Major Heinrich Schmeermann

Born: February 2nd, 1914 (Bislich / Rhineprovince, Germany)
Army number: 1./a.r.627.
Promotions:
1937 Unteroffizier, 1939 Hauptwachtmeister, 1940 Oberwachtmeister, 1941 Leutant, 1942 Oberleutant, 1943 Hauptmann, 1945 Major.
Assignments:

1940 to 1943 Sennelager, Western France, Wehrkreis IV (Home), Dubno-Nikolayev, Kiev, Kursk, Voronesh, Armavir, Maikop, Kirgiz-steppe, Chargota, Don, Rostov, Stalino, Mius,
1943 to 1944 Mius, Taganrog, Zaporoshe, Krivoi Rog, Nikolajevka, Uman.

1944 to 1945 Frankreich, Normandie, Aachen, Eifel, Ardennen, Niederrhein, Ruhr, Elbe.

Decorations & Awards:

4 years service award 1st April 1937, West wall 28th Febuary 1940, Iron Cross 2nd class 17th October 1940, Iron Cross 1st Class 15th August 1941, General assault Badge 3rd October 1941, Ostfront medal 10th August 1942, Wound badge in black 19th July 1943, German Cross in Gold 1st November 1943, Honour Roll Clasp 27th November 1944.

 

 

Biography

Below is a list of everything you will get in the Schmeermann collection. The price is £1600 GBP. 

·    Schmeermann Tunic.

·    Schmeermann Officer Belt.

·    Schmeermann officer chest.

·    A 1939 dated microphone.

·    A Lanyard.

·    A Shaving box with razor.

·    Four folders of military paper work dating from 1939 to 1940 Artl, Rgt, (621) to Artl, Rgt, (mot 146) 1940 to 1945.

·    Six diaries dated 1938, 1941, 1942, 1943, 1944, and 1945.

·    Two books approximately 205 x 140mm, containing Schmeermann own reference material and course work.

·    100 Photos of Poland, Russia and France, which include Artillery Guns, Soldiers, houses, Russian POW, Russian peasants.

·    28 maps of France, Poland, Russia & Germany.

     I can email you copies of his awards if you decide to buy the collection!

 

Schmeermann’s officers chest,

All his paperwork from 1940 to 1945.

His diaries, 1941

1942

1943

1944

1945

Paper Clippings about his DKG Award.

Ausblick = Outlook

Fur Erinnerung an meine dienstzeit = For memories of my service

I presume this is a reference book from Schmeermann being on a course.

Some wonderful pictures, I am just struggling to make my way through his hand writing and my German isn’t that good either.

These are just some of the orders and material requests found in Schmeermanns file, they range from the 16th Infanterie-Division (mot) to the 16th Panzergrenadier-Division and finally the 116th .Panzer-Division.

Aerial photos, not sure where the are of, but they were wrapped in with the hand drawn map of Mariupol.

These are some of the maps from Schmeermann’s officers chest.

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