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Extensive grouping to Major d. Res and commander of II./Infanterie-Regiment 55 Karl Heiland. The grouping was never available on the market before and came of a household clearance lately.
Heiland, born on 24.2.1916, served as an SS-Unterscharführer with SS-Sturmbann I/73 before the war. He was a law student serving as a NS-Studentenbund leader at the same time. Heiland has started his military service time on 1.10.1934 with Infanterie-Regiment 21 and was discharged on 12.10.1935 finishing his service time. He was called back for service on 26.8.1939 and served in the Poland Campaign and the France Campaign. In 1940, he was ordered to II./Infanterie-Regiment 55 as a young Kompanie leader and sent to Russia in summer 1941. He stayed with this regiment which was part of 17. Infanterie-Regiment until he was reported missing in action on 30.9.1943. Heiland served as commander of II./Inf.Rgt.55 in Russia at this time with only 27 years of age.
Major Karl Heiland was posthumously awarded the Knight’s Cross on 27.10.1943.
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An interesting lot of documents of Karl Heiland. Most are related to his death and are letters of condolences of his commanders.
21.11.1943 dated letter of the commander of 17.Inf.Div. Generalmajor Richard Zimmer. Original ink signature. A letter of condolence to his wife Ilse congratulating her to the Knight's Cross awarding. Including the original envelope.
Original "Ehrenliste" mentioning Karl Heiland awarded the Knight's Cross (Bataillons-Führer in einem Grenadier-Regiment - vermisst). The photorapher has missed to take a close-up here for your information.
Original letter of Heiland's regiment commander Oberstleutnant Wagner addressed to his wife Ilse. He mentions that Heiland was hit by thrown off his Sturmgeschütz (assault gun) when attacking the Russians with his bataillon on 30.9. He was hit by a splinter shell. Original signature.
Letter of condolence to his wife sent by his regiment commander Oberst Maus. 9.11.1943. Original signature and envelope.
Invitation card to Oberleutnant Heiland signed by a U-Boot Korvettenkapitän. He was invited to the officer's mess hall of 2. and 10. Unterseebootsflottille at Lorient in September 1942.
A form addressed to his wife asking for more details on "Ritterkreuzträger Hptm. d.R. Karl Heiland" with original envelope.
Various other period time document. A very interesting lot!
