Waffen-SS Soldbuch to SS-Panzergrenadier Hermann Lähndorf, SS-Panzergrenadier Ersatz Btl 9 KIA near Berlin 1945

Waffen-SS Soldbuch to SS-Panzergrenadier Hermann Lähndorf. Issued on 9th of march 1945 in Stralsund at the Stamm Kompanie of SS Panzer Grenadier Ausbildungs und Ersatz Batailon 9. Hermann was born 29 April 1907 in Rensfeld. He was killed in action in April 1945 and buried in Beeskow which was a small town east of Berlin on the Spree river. Hermann was enlisted very late in the war and the front literally moved right to his base of training in March/April 1945. The training unit was responsible for supplying replacements for the Hohenstaufen division up to 1944. After that it was dissolved into the 32. SS-Freiwilligen Grenadier Division “30. Januar”. This unit saw heavy battles at the Seelow Hights, Beeskow which after it retreated trough the Halbe forest. Beeskow roughly being in between Seelow and Halbe. Nice late war Waffen-SS soldbuch which is a nice base for further research, for sure interesting example of a soldier that saw action in the last days of the war in the shadow of Berlin!