352 inf div soldbuch

[cobbler32]

walter schake

Nco artilerie regiment 352
kia some time around dday
buried at la cambe

maybe as near as you can get to a saving private ryan soldbuch

[Willmore]

Hi Cobbler.

Thank you for sharing this with us.

I have orientated your photos.

[Willmore]

I could not find a casualty card unfortunately, but here is his entry from the Volksbund.

Name: Walter Schake
Date of birth: 01.05.1925
Place of birth -
Death/missing date 06.07.1944
Death/missing place -
Service rank: Unteroffizier
Walter Schake is buried in the military cemetery in La Cambe.
Endgrablage: Block 29 Grab 367


352. Infanterie-Division
https://www.dday-overlord.com/en/bat...terie-division
Das Artillerie-Regiment 352 des Heeres

He was a member of 8./Batterie which was in III. Abteilung.
Artillerie-Regiment 352
Artillerie-Regiment 352 - Lexikon der Wehrmacht

Kind regards,

Will.

[toot]

great history, you provided.

[cobbler32]

many thanks

[cobbler32]

is there anyway to find out where 8./Batterie - III. Abteilung was located on dday ? thanks

[Willmore]

Hi cobbler.

I had a search and found the following information.

In the spring of 1944, the town of Sommervieu (in the Gold Beach sector) housed the command post of the 8./Batterie of the Artillerie-Regiment 352. They were armed with four 105mm leFH 18/40 (leichte Feldhaubitze).

10.5 cm leFH 18/40 - Wikipedia
https://www.dday-overlord.com/en/bat...ies/sommervieu
WW2 - July-August 1944: Battle of Normandy
D-Day beaches map: the names of the Normandy landings beaches, and what happened at each one

Kind regards,

Will.

[cobbler32]

awesome work , many thanks