Untouched grouping available on the market for the first time. Please see other lots to Hans Heerdt listed in this catalogue.

Hans Heerdt, born in 1918,  was promoted a Feldwebel on 1.1.1945 serving with Panzer-Ersatz-Abteilung 500 in Paderborn. Before, he was serving in the field with Panzer-Regiment 27 awarded the Iron Cross 2nd Class, the Tank Assault Badge, the East Medal and the Wound Badge in black. 

His unit in Paderborn used Tiger and Panther tanks which are shown inside his photo album. Heerdt had a small wound behind his right ear. A photo inside his album shows him being bandaged. This personal visor cap comes with a blood stain to the sweat-band caused by the same wound! In addition, he wears exactly that visor cap on a period time photo!

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Fantastic photo album to Feldwebel Hans Heerdt. He served with Panzer-Werkstattzug I./Panzer-Regiment 27 and Panzer-Ersatz-Abteilung 500 Paderborn (Tiger). 

The album documents his service very well. Excellent shots of the German tanks. There is one photo of a Tiger tank taken in 1943 and seven fantastic photographs of Panther tanks. Early photos when the tank soldiers still wore the black "Panzerschutzmütze" (beret). Nice shots in their black service tunics "wrapper". One photo in the album was taken in 1958 showing the veterans of Panzer-Regiment 27. Furthermore, photos from the front and a photo of the Bismarck battleship and Hermann Göring.

In one photo you can see a bandage on his right ear (he is sitting at a desk). His Panzer visor cap, which we offer in our 40th auction, has a bloodstain inside. Therefore the stain comes from exactly this wound.

173 photographs in total.