SOLD PAPERWORK RELATING TO WAFFEN SS N.C.O, WILLI BRANDT
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WILLI BRANDT WAS AN N.C.O WITH WAFFEN-SS GERMANIA DIVISION FROM AROUNF 1940. WHILE IN GERMANIA, HE WAS ALSO IN THE REGIMENTAL BAND. TRANSFERRED TO SS-FROUNDSBERY IN 1943. WILLI DISAPPEARED WITHOUT TRACE IN AUSTRIA IN 1945. HIS FATHER SEARCHED FOR HIM INTO THE 1950s, BUT NO TRACE WAS EVER FOUND. MOST PROBABLY LOST IN COMBAT TOWARDS THE END OF THE FIGHTING, AND NO MARKED GRAVE.
TWO RARE WARTIME SS PROMOTION DOCUMENTS. ONE DATED 31-1-42 FROM SS INF GERMANIA PROMOTING HIM TO SS-STURMMANN. ANOTHER FROM THE 10TH SS -DIV, PANZER GRENADIER DIV, PROMOTING HIM TO ROTTENFUHRER DATED 1-5-43. HIS INSURANCE CARD WITH STAMPS INSIDE. HIS WORK BOOK DATED 1940. THEN EIGHT LETTERS RELATING TO THE SEARCH FOR WILLI BY HIS FATHER. LETTERS FROM THE RED CROSS AND GERMAN SUCHDIENST FRUNDSBERG OF THE 10TH SS DIVISION.
RARE AND INTERESTING SET. WELL WORTH FURTHER RESEARCH AND TRANSLATION.