{"product_id":"an-extensive-family-group-to-the-ss-germania-regiment-commander-g15959","title":"An Extensive Family Group To The Ss Germania Regiment Commander","description":"An Extensive Family Group to the SS Germania Regiment Commander;\nThis is a unique and superb document group to the Mühlenkamp family which includes actions in the Franco Prussian War, the First War, and the Second War. Three generations of military involvement which culminated in Johann Rudolf Mühlenkamp who won the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with oakleaves as Commander of the SS Germania Regiment.\n1st Generation:\nThis includes 6 double sided pages of war dairy outlining his daily activity during the Franco-Prussian War of 1870\/71. These pages are fragile, with neatly executed handwriting.\n2nd Generation: Emil Mühlenkamp\nThe documents for Emil are extensive. They include but are not limited to the following: A copy of his Diploma from the construction school of Holzminden; Promotion Document for the rank of Feldwebelleutnant, July 30, 1915; Count Ernst August War Merit Cross Document, July 18th, 1916; 1914 Iron Cross II. Class Document, July 27, 1915; Graduation Document from Oberrealschule, November 6, 1918. Several newspaper clippings and articles; documents pertaining to a shooting club he was a member; Several Telegrams; Army Songs; A Algerian French newpaper; several letters; as well as his dog tag; repatriation notice in French; Most importantly is the absolutely extensive and excellent large photo album which Emil kept throughout the war. it is perhaps the best of its type we have offered. It includes roughly 400 original period photographs depicting his time in the army as an engineer; rebuilding trenches, towns, and bridges across the Western Front.\n3rd Generation: Johann Rudolf Mühlenkamp\nJohann Mühlenkamp was born on October 9th, 1910 in Monigny les Metz, in Lorraine. In September of 1934 he volunteered for the SS Regiment “Germania.” After having completed officer training at the SS Junkerschule in Braunschweig on April 20th, 1936, he was promoted to Untersturmfuhrer. In 1936 he continued special training with motorized machine gunnery, with the 2nd Motor Gunnery Battalion with the army, and in 1938 took over the command of the 15th SS Company “Germania.” He led this company in their invasion of Poland, during which time he won the Iron Cross First and Second Class. After having suffered a grievous shrapnel wound in October 1942, he returned from the hospital to command the 5th SS Panzer Grenadier Regiment “Wiking.” He held this command until March 1943, during which time they were active as part of Army Group South active in Ukraine and the Caucasus. He suffered five wounds in the line of duty, thus earning the Wound Badge in Gold. They are as follows: September 6th, 1941 he suffered a shrapnel wound to the neck. October 15th 1941 he suffered a gunshot wound to the left underarm; on the same date he suffered a shrapnel wound to the left leg. October 7th, 1942 he suffered a shrapnel wound to the right foot. January 13th, 1943 he suffered a shrapnel wound to the chin; the scar left behind is visible in his photos.\nHe was a recipient of the Knight’s Cross which he received for the successful capture of the Ukrainian town of Rostov, as well as the German Cross in Gold. He was awarded the SS Honour Ring and Sword, as well as a Panzer Badge, and the Croatian Order of the Crown of King Zvonimir. \nHis “Wiking” Division was among those SS units held responsible for the July 11th, 1941 reprisal for Soviet Brutality in which hundreds of Ukrainian Jews were killed outside of L’viv. The unit was also involved in killing of Polish Jews during their march through that country in 1941. His Regiment fell back in 1944 to fight along the Vistula in Poland, and then further back to defend Budapest. His regiment surrendered to American forces outside of Vienna, and he lived the rest of his life in Germany. He died in Goslar in 1986.\nJohann Rudolf Mühlenkamp Document Grouping: 9 Photographs, 2 pieces of original congratulatory poetry with watercolours, 5\/SS Germania Scrapbook with campaign photos, Statutory Deposition by a comrade, blue ribbon for long service in the SS, internment camp ID.\nPerhaps the centre pieces of this group at the water colour drawings and poems given to Mühlenkamp by his troops upon him being awarded the Knight's Cross and for his Birthday.\nBirthday Poem:\nOnce again we stand on the battlefield\nWith hearts ablaze\nReady to bear any pain\nFor our great Fatherland\n \nThe battle is hard\nThe enemy holds us in no regard\nBut at the end of our long way\nWe will meet German victory\n \nAs on the wide steppe of Kuban\nOn the Laban passage\nThe Panzers’ treads chime on\nTheir battle-tune\n \nAt Malgobek and Ssagopschin\nAs Panzer faced Panzer\nThere stood the 2nd Company\nWith glory by the first tank battle.\n \nProtected in all cases\nOn Russia’s wide expanse\nSo has fortune\nBrought you here today\n \nReady at all times\nIn hours good or not\nTo follow and to do battle\nIn the sacred bond of the warrior\n \nCongratulatory Poem for the Knight’s Cross:\nThe 2nd SS Panzer Company congratulates the commander of the 5th SS Panzer Division SS Sturmbannfuhrer Mühlenkamp on his Knight’s Cross\nCaucasus, September 20, 1942\n The second company is reporting in\nFor their division commander\nHim, today we honour\nFor his honourable glory\n \nRostov, a cornerstone of the division,\nWas our first great victory\nA send off from the Great Reich\nIn this Holy War\n \nSo we were on the second day\nIn Russia’s wide expanse\nThe first battle fought\nThe SS Panzers fight on!\n \nSo here we are\nIn the heart of hostile land\nWe have sworn allegiance\nTo Commander Mühlenkamp\n ","brand":"eMedals","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46110407983381,"sku":"G15959","price":2885.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0713\/9105\/2053\/files\/3_dc844709-d323-4b2a-9166-12aa93186e02.jpg?v=1692846650","url":"https:\/\/www.emedals.com\/products\/an-extensive-family-group-to-the-ss-germania-regiment-commander-g15959","provider":"eMedals","version":"1.0","type":"link"}