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02-20-2019 05:21 PM
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Can't see exactly what he was hospitalised for. Bad Reiners is now part of Poland. Interesting that your Granddad referred to him as Marine, (unless he was wearing a life jacket) as he was clearly Heer. Sad that there isn't enough to ID him.
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There's a 1944-dated Entry stamped by the 29th Panzergrenadier Division, which was indeed active in Italy....
cheers, Glenn
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bigmacglenn
There's a 1944-dated Entry stamped by the 29th Panzergrenadier Division, which was indeed active in Italy....
cheers, Glenn
But was well North of Termoli by July 1944, fighting in the mountains, so still a mystery unless the body drifted Southwards.
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I can only speculate of course, but in the OKW/OKH War Diaries, there are numerous mentions of troops being lost while being transported by both Sea and Air due to Allied Interdiction in the Mediteranean Theater...
Thanks for sharing this, wish I could be of more help, friend...
cheers, Glenn
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BlackCat1982
But was well North of Termoli by July 1944, fighting in the mountains, so still a mystery unless the body drifted Southwards.
Ocean currents can carry debris for thousands of miles. The diary mentions the remains giving off a strong smell, so he may have been adrift for some time. What a terribly sad and undignified ending to the life of a human being.
B.B.
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Given the location of his field grave there is a good chance he was later moved to the German War cemetery at Cassino.
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Thanks guys for all the comments - is this then actually a log book of service more than a pass book or were the Germans all in one book??
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What you have are the remains on a Soldbuch, which was the soldiers personal log of his war service, units served with, his awards, training, wounds received etc. This was carried on his person at all times. sadly the official loss lists for the Falke Division are not available to non family members and are held in Berlin with the Deutsches Dienstelle (WaSt). Without the initial page giving his erkennungsmarke/roll nummer or name it is impossible to ID him. At best he might have been identified and buried at Cassino if his erkennugsmarke was still with the remains, if not then he is buried as an unknown, unbekannt Deutsches Soldat.
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