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Rare original SOLDBUCH to a Serbian man from Kikinda serving in the Wehrmacht!  Soldbuch is original issue with original photo. Issued Jan 1945.  He served in Panzer Gren Ers.u.Ausb. Btl. 73.  Also comes with some additional documents from the man.  This was a replacement unit for the 19 Panzer Division. In April 1945, it was mobilized and went into action as Panzer-Ausbildungs-Verband Ostsee. The unit was moved to the nearby Oderfront near Stettin in April 1945 before completing the training and deployment and before reaching the planned brigade strength . In fighting with the Red Army , the unit was severely decimated. The rest of them fell into Soviet captivity.

Panzer-Ausbildungs-Verband "Ostsee"
Standort: 28.03.1945 Prenzlau Ersatzgestellung: 28.03.1945

Gliederung des Panzer-Ausbildungs-Verbandes "Ostsee": Stand 28.03.1945
Pz.Gren.Ausb.Reg."Ostsee" (A) Pz.Gren.Ausb.Btl.5, 73
Pz.Gren.Ausb.Reg."Ostsee" (B) Pz.Gren.Ausb.Btl.76, 90
Pz.Ausb.Reg."Ostsee" (C) Pz.Ausb.Abt.5, 13 (2 Pz.V, 2 Jgd.Pz.38 (t))
Pz.Aufkl.Ausb.Abt.3
T.Pz.Aufkl.Ausb.Abt.6
Pz.Pi.Ausb.Btl.208
T.Pz.Nachr.Ausb.Abt.82
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außerdem wurden eingegliedert:
Scharfschützenlehrgang WK X,
Fahnenjunkerschule 2 der Panzertruppen Munsterlager,
Heeres-Unteroffizierschule für Panzergrenadiere Putlos.
Gliederung des Panzer-Ausbildungs-Verbandes "Ostsee" (Offiziersstellenbesetzung): Stand 16.04.1945
Pz.Gren.Reg."Ostsee" (A) I.,II.Pz.Gren.Btl.
Pz.Gren.Reg."Ostsee" (B) I.,II.Pz.Gren.Btl.
Pz.Reg."Ostsee" (C) I.Abt.
Pz.Aufkl.Abt.??
Pz.Jg.Abt.??
Pz.Pi.Btl.??
Pz.Nachr.Abt.??
Fla-Kp.??
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