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THBGermany - Third Reich: An interesting and scarce quick succession Siege of Leningrad Group
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Iron Cross 2ndClass and Iron Cross 1stClass Document Grouping to Leutnant Matthias Schurmann, 3rdBattery, 856thheavy Artillery Battalion, Army (Heeres) Troops, the award scarce in so much as it comes with two original commendations for the award of Iron Cross 1stClass, SchurmannÕs unit was to receive the Commander in Chief of the German ArmyÕs Commendation Certificate for its outstanding achievements on the Battlefield near Uritsk on 8thOctober 1941, possibly the same action for which he was awarded the Iron Cross 1stClass A rare and good small bravery award document group consisting of 2 award certificates and 5 documents which relate to a former officer who saw action during WW2 in German Army heavy artillery units. The rarity of the group is based on the fact there are two commendations for the award of the Iron Cross 1stClass. Award Certificates: The Iron Cross 2ndClass awarded by Corps HQ on 2ndOctober 1941 as a Leutnant, 3/856thHeavy Artillery Battalion. Signed by von Chappuis as General of Infantry and General Officer Commanding XXXVIII Army Corps. von Chappuis was awarded the Knights Cross on 15.8.1940 as Generalleutnant and General Officer Commanding 15thInfantry Division. Committed Suicide on 27.8.1942 in Magdeburg as General of Infantry and General Officer Commanding XXXVIII Army Corps. The Iron Cross 1stClass awarded by Corps HQ on 15thOctober 1941 as a Leutnant, 3/856thHeavy Artillery Battalion. Signed by Lindemann as General of Cavalry and General Officer Commanding L Army Corps. Lindemann was awarded the Knights Cross on 5.8.1940 as Generalleutnant and General Officer Commanding 36thInfantry Division and the 275thOakelaves on 21.8.1943 as Generaloberst and Commander in Chief 18thArmy. Documents: Battalion, HQ, 9thOctober 1941. A copy of 856thheavy Artillery BattalionÕs Order of the Day No.105 with the Battalion CommanderÕs Commendation: ÔLeutnant Schurmann (3rdBattery) as a forward observer with the 209thInfantry Regiment on the 8thand 9thOctober 1941 has put 9 medium Russian tanks out of action through his personal action in the forward Infantry line with well observed fire of the 3rdBattery with the Russian armoured break-through on the shoreline road in the area to the north of Uritsk and together with a Feldwebel of the 4thCompany in the 209thInfantry Regiment also put two lorries with assault guns out of action by shooting the crew with carbines. I express my particular recognition to the Leutnant for his outstanding achievements.Õ Signed by Dr. Graeff. L (50th) Army Corps HQ, 15thOctober 1941. This is an official listing of those personnel who were under command of this Army Corps and who awarded the Knights Cross of the Iron Cross, 1939 Bar to the 1914 Iron Cross 1stClass, 1939 Iron Cross 1stand 2ndClass. Page 2, Para D states the following reasons for Matthias Schurmann to be awarded the Iron Cross 1stClass: ÔLeutnant Matthias Schurmann, 3/856thheavy Artillery Battalion, because on 8.10.1941 with the attempted breakout of the enemy with armoured forces from Leningrad to the west, he put 1 light tank, 3 medium tanks, 4 lorry born field guns out of action with his well directed fire of his Battery and 3 Tanks, which attempted to force their way into Uritsk, where forced to retreat through well laid fire. On 9.10.1941 he again with a renewed armoured advance of the enemy to the west damaged 4 medium tanks by direct hits and destroyed one. These successes fundamentally contributed to the fact that the attempted armoured breakthrough of the enemy was able to be beaten offÕ Letter, 17thNovember 1941. A typed A5 size page letter from Matthias to his parents, his BattalionÕs proof of identity, the text reads as follows: ÔMy dears, The Artillery Commander has awarded me the General Assault Badge quicker than expected. Since no Badges were available, a preliminary certificate has been made out. I enclose a confirmation about the decoration made out by the Battalion. Could you now with the presentation of this confirmation buy an Assault Badge for ÔInfantry-allied-WeaponsÕ in a uniform shops. Its appearance is as follows: an oval oakleaf wreath with a rifle across the middle. All in silver. Send the decoration to me as soon as possible. All the best for today.Õ Your Matthias. 856thheavy Artillery Battalion HQ, 17thNovember 1941. An A5 size proof of ownership issued to Matthias Schurmann as follows: Proof of Identity: The Battalion confirms that Leutnant Matthias Schurmann, 3/856thheavy Artillery Battalion has been awarded the Assault Badge by the Artillery Commander 31, Generalmajor Prager. Signed by Dr Graeff as Hauptmann and Battalion Commander. An undated WW2 typed commendation. This is an A4 size page document which is most probably a contemporary copy of the unit recommendation which led to the award of the Iron Cross 1stClass to Matthias Schurmann. It is more detailed that the commendations in paras 1 and 2 above. From the documents, we can only tell a small amount about Matthias Schurmann in that he was serving in the Leningrad area around the beginning of October 1941. It is likely that Schurmann served with another unit from the outset of war, before joining the 856thHeavy Artillery Battalion on its formation on 21st March 1941. It is also a coincidence that the period of heavy fighting in which he was awarded the Iron Cross 1stClass, ie that which covered 8-9thOctober resulted in 209thInfantry Regiment to receive the Commander in Chief of the German ArmyÕs Commendation Certificate for its outstanding achievements on the Battlefield near Uritsk on 8thOctober 1941. Matthias Schurmann was a forward Artillery observer in the frontline supporting the 209thin the same area on the same day near Uritsk. (Uritsk was one of the southernmost suburbs of the city of Leningrad.) After the award of the two Iron Crosses, the 856thHeavy Artillery Battalion continued to fight in the Leningrad Area, until later in 1944-45 it served in East Prussia, where it would have surrendered.
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