SS Mann - Photo - Possible help with Info

[Rossi]

Hello WRF Members,

I have never been good or had the resources to do good research very well on the SS. Always seems to be a moving target. Does anyone or can anyone give any data on this SS Mann? I would be in your debt and appreciate any sleuthing or details you could provide for me. Name and ID# on back of his Studio Photo below

Thanks in advance!

Rossi

[Rik.S]

Good evening Rossi,

I hope this will help a little.
His first name is Wolfgang and to me the lastname looks like Ziehauer of Viehauer, but please correct me if I'm wrong.

And this is the unit information I got. I have highlighted the SS units.

31495
(Mobilmachung-1.1.1940) 4. Zug Fla-MG-Reserve-Kompanie 203
(2.1.1940-27.4.1940) gestrichen
(28.4.1940-19.9.1940) 3. Kolonne Nachschub-Kolonne Abteilung 900
(28.2.1941-29.7.1941) gestrichen

(8.9.1942-11.3.1943) Stab, 1.-3. Batterie u. Kolonne
Flak-Abteilung Begleit-Bataillon Reichsfuhrer SS
(12.3.1943-7.9.1943) Stab, 1.-3. Batterie u. Kolonne 1.
Flak-Abteilung SS-Kommando Stab
dann Stab, 1.-3. Batterie u. Kolonne SS-Flak-Abteilung 1 Kommando
Stab
(23.4.1944-24.11.1944) 23.9.1944 Stab u. Einheit I Flak-Abteilung
(RFSS)

Great photo by the way.

Regards, Rik

[HPL2008]

I can't offer any data on the man, but here's what I can find on field post number 31495 (the "A" identified the sub-unit within the unit assigned the respective FPN):

• mobilization to 1 Jan. 1940: 4. Zug Fla-MG-Reserve-Kompanie 203
• 2 Jan. 1940 to 27 April 1940: unassigned
• 28 April 1940 to 19 Sept. 1940: 3. Kolonne Nachschub-Kolonne Abteilung 900
• 28 Feb 1941 to 29 July 1941: unassigned
• 8 Sept. 1942 to 11 March 1943: Stab, 1.-3. Batterie u. Kolonne of Flak-Abteilung Begleit-Bataillon Reichsführer-SS
• 12 March 1943 to 7 Sept. 1943: Stab, 1.-3. Batterie u. Kolonne of 1. Flak-Abteilung SS-Kommandostab, then: Stab, 1.-3. Batterie u. Kolonne of SS-Flak-Abteilung 1 Kommandostab
• 23 April 1944 to 24.11.1944: Stab u. Einheit I Flak-Abteilung (RFSS)

(source: Feldpost numbers )

Edit/postscript: Rik beat me to the answer while I was still fiddling with my post. The name is Wolfgang Viehöver. For what it's worth, he is not listed in the online database of the Volksbund Deutsche Kriegsgräberfürsorge [German War Graves Commission].

[Rossi]

Rik and Andreas your help is appreciated and priceless as usual. Thank you both for the information and assistance. You both are assets to the WRF and it’s members.