Soldbuchs 1
Army Soldbuch for Gefreiter Kurt Pfordt. He was originally a Funker and promoted to Oberfunker, 1 September 1943 and Gefreiter, 1 April 1944. Penciled in that he was a telegraph worker.
Pfordt was born 18 February 1910 in Ottweiler, Saar. In civilian he was a telegraph worker.
The Soldbuch was started 2 November 1942, 1 Nachrichten Ersatz Ausbildung 33, Wiesbaden.
He served with 1 Nachrichten Ersatz Ausbildung 33, Wiesbaden, 2 Nachrichten Ausbildung Abteilung 33 Koblenz and with Eisenbahn Fernsprecher Bau Company 158. They were engaged in defensive fighting in the area of Kirov-Dorogobuch and later Smolensk, when he was wounded.
He was married and his wife lived in Ottweiler.
There is an extra glued in clothing and equipment page. He was issued a steel helmet.
He received a 98k and a bayonet.
His rifle qualification from 1942 was glued in. He also qualified on a light machine gun in 1943.
He fulfilled his marching training of 120km in 2 days.
He received his immunizations including an extra for tetanus.
Pfordt did not wear glasses.
He underwent a special physical exam for service in the tropics, 4 November 1942, and was found fit.
He was wounded by mortar shrapnel and buried by the projectile impact, 12 August 1943, and was in Field Hospital 186 (motorized). He was released to Reserve Hospital Seidenberg, Poland, 19 October 1943 to 18 January 1944.
28 November 1944, he was under the auspice of the military usefulness judgement for ear patients at Reserve Hospital XIa.
He was awarded the Führerpacket 9 January 1944, and the Führergeschenk, 31 January 1944.
Pfordt was awarded the Black Wound Badge, 28 August 1943.
There are 4 leaves recorded to recover in Ottweiler.
Nice Soldbuch with extra glued in paged for a combatant.
$80 SOLD
