WEHRPASS – ALFONS STETTER – 1. GEBIRGS-DIVISION  – POLAND CAMPAIGN –   HINDENBURG CROSS URKUNDE

Description   WEHRPASS – ALFONS STETTER – 1. GEBIRGS-DIVISION  – POLAND CAMPAIGN –   HINDENBURG CROSS URKUNDE Complete and well-filled Wehrpass issued to Alfons Stetter, born 19 October 1899 in Kempten (Schwaben), a Bäckermeister (master baker) from Memmingen. Includes portrait photo, signatures, and numerous official stamps. WWI SERVICE: 3. Reserve-Feldartillerie-Regiment / Reserve-Ersatz-Batterie Jäger-Bataillon Württembergisches Ersatz-Bataillon Gebirgs-Fahr-Kolonne / Gebirgs-Kompanie 73 Service includes assignment to Gebirgstruppe support elements, specifically a mountain transport column attached to alpine units. WWII SERVICE: Fahrer-Ersatz-Abteilung 7, Landshut Landesschützen-Bataillon 530, 4. Kompanie Later transferred to Landwehr II (18.2.1941) Entered service: 26 August 1939 Rank: Gefreiter (15.9.1940) Discharged: 11 December 1939 CAMPAIGNS & OPERATIONS: Poland Campaign (September 1939) Entry records border crossing and advance in conjunction with 1. Gebirgs-Division UNIT / DIVISION CONTEXT: Its recorded cooperation with the 1. Gebirgs-Division places Stetter in the operational zone of an elite mountain formation advancing through southern Poland. While not a frontline combat unit, his battalion supported the division by holding and securing captured areas during the campaign.Landesschützen-Bataillon 530 was a rear-area security unit composed largely of older reservists and WWI veterans. Duties included guarding supply lines, securing infrastructure, and controlling occupied territory. OTHER DETAILS: Trained with Gewehr 98 Classified g.v.H. (fit for home garrison duty) Later noted bedingt k.v. (limited fitness) AWARDS: Ehrenkreuz für Kriegsteilnehmer (Hindenburg Cross) DOCUMENT GROUP INCLUDES: Wehrpass with extensive entries Portrait photo and signatures Multiple unit and administrative stamps Original Kriegsbeorderung (mobilization order) to report in Memmingen Original Urkunde (award certificate) for the Hindenburg Cross “`html “`