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Grouping to Feldwebel Adolf Kelb who served with Pionier-Btl.29 most of the time. Pionier-Btl.29 was destroyed at Stalingrad but Kelb luckily was sent to another unit and never had to fight at Stalingrad. He was killed in action serving with Pionier Btl. 745 on 3.9.1944.
Heer Waffenrock "parade tunic". Typical design with dark green collar and cuffs. No pockets.
Branch: Pionier. Black piping.
Shoulder boards: Sewn in. Embroidered "29" ciphers. Unteroffizier
Collar tabs: "black" color. Period time machine-attached. Traces of tabs being attached at a different position before his NCO promotion.
Collar: Dark green. "black" color piping.
Sleeve badges: A shadow of a removed Gefreiter rank badge.
Breast eagle: Hand-embroidered officer's type. Attached by hand.
Buttons: All buttons complete and period time attached.
Lining: Fine silk. A tailor's tag attached by hand.
Wehrpaß with unit, promotion and campaign information. Awarded medals: Long Service Award 4th Class, War Merit Cross 2nd Class, East Medal.
RADwJ I card.
Certificate to the War Merit Cross 2nd Class with original ink signature of a General der Panzertruppe.
A letter of his commander explaining how he was killed in action.
Picture collection RECHTS UND LINKS DER ROLLBAHN complete with all 24 pictures and the folder. Good condition.
Pictures collection SOLDATEN IN EIS UND SCHNEE with 27 pictures. Damaged cover.
Propaganda book "Mit dem K durch Frankreich" commemorating "Gruppe von Kleist" at the France Campaign including the original cardboard shipping box. Signs of use and age to the paper cover of the book.
Mein Kampf wedding edition with over named to Adolf Kelb.
Personal photo album "Meine Dienstzeit" with 220 original photogaphs inside mostly documenting his time at Pio.Btl.29 during the France Campaign but also a few photos taken during the Campaign in the East.