Outstanding
Thanks for the translation- Ill try and scan it better- so the pencil is more legible
Here is another new addition to my photo collection.
Ralph.
Searching for anything relating to, Anton Boos, 934 Stamm. Kp. Pz. Erz. Abt. 7, 3 Kompanie, Panzer-Regiment 2, 16th Panzer-Division (My father)
Here is another new addition to my photo collection.
Ralph.
Searching for anything relating to, Anton Boos, 934 Stamm. Kp. Pz. Erz. Abt. 7, 3 Kompanie, Panzer-Regiment 2, 16th Panzer-Division (My father)
A small sized album of 50 pages of photos I recently acquired for its "Polish" interest... mainly Warsaw photos (the primary focus of my WWII photo collecting)
Above: Would appreciate a translation/interpretation of what looks like a clipped death-card leaflet or German newspaper obituary?
I assume the officer in the photo is standing over the grave of the officer mentioned in the death notice.
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Excellent album! The snippet looks like it came from a newspaper. The person was KIA on the 29th of January 1942 while leading his troops. He was a commander of an AT unit. He has received a clasp to his Iron Cross second class (earned in WO1) and Iron Cross first class (WO2). He was also awarded Military Order of St. Henry during WO1. This is a very rare and valued award: Military Order of St. Henry - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Here is more data on this person from the archives:
Viktor Ullrich wurde noch nicht auf einen vom Volksbund errichteten Soldatenfriedhof überführt.
Nach den uns vorliegenden Informationen befindet sich sein Grab derzeit noch an folgendem Ort: Kostino / Juchnow - Rußland
Der Volksbund ist bemüht, auf der Grundlage von Kriegsgräberabkommen die Gräber der deutschen Soldaten zu finden und ihnen auf Dauer gesicherte Ruhestätten zu geben. Wir hoffen, in nicht allzu ferner Zukunft auch das Grab von Viktor Ullrich zu finden und die Gebeine auf einen Soldatenfriedhof überführen zu können.
Name und die persönlichen Daten des Obengenannten sind auch im Gedenkbuch der Kriegsgräberstätte verzeichnet. Sie können gern einen Auszug bei uns bestellen.
Bitte beachten Sie, dass auf einigen Friedhöfen nicht die aktuelle Version ausliegt, somit kann der Name Ihres Angehörigen darin evtl. noch nicht verzeichnet sein.
Nachname:Ullrich
Vorname:Viktor
Dienstgrad:Oberstleutnant
Geburtsdatum:02.09.1894
Geburtsort:Zittau
Todes-/Vermisstendatum:29.01.1942
Todes-/Vermisstenort: B.Kostino
Apparently he died in battles near Yukhnov (~180 km west of Moscow) during the Russian Winter Counter Offensive. Yukhnov was liberated on the 5th of March 1942: File:RIAN archive 281 Soviet scouts enter Yukhnov.jpg
I bet that the photos you seen in the album has nothing to do with the snippet as he was KIA in the winter and the territory where he was buried was liberated by the time the snow was still there.
To check my assumption please make good scan of the graves in order to read the names.
Hope that helps!
Regards,
Evgeni
Thank you Evgeni, it is very interesting information
You are right there are no winter scenes. Maybe the dead officer was a comrade or friend of the officer standing by the graves?
No Viktor Ullrich written on the grave markers from what I can see:
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