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06-26-2012 03:46 PM
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Re: Rare KIA Wehrpass
Translated from the Battle Report of 2./Kradschtzen Btl 165, Fein's very Kompanie...
"....Without a big loss in time the spearhead Platoon had reached the target at Zvornik. The narrow valley expanded on the west bank of the Drina to a marshy lowlands with scattered groups of trees. From the enemy nothing could be seen and heard. Only on the curves the spearhead Platoon reduced its speed a short time, when suddenly the vehicles wrapped in the heavy clouds of dust, fell under well-aimed artillery fire. The whole length of the column was wrapped in the high spraying of the impacts. The company drove through the direct fire of enemy anti-aircraft batteries deployed in front of Zvornik on the west bank of the Drina. A halt meant certain death. With increased speed the motorcycles went ahead, wrapped in dense clouds of dust between the incoming shells. Due to this short but heavy bombardment some of the vehicles of the IG and PAK trains were in flames. The motor-cycles proceeded, up the very narrow valley about 600-700m before Zvornik. A shell striking among the machines brought the movement to a halt.
Apart from the vehicles of the leading group, under Uffz Trippler which reached the first houses at top speed in front of the destroyed bridge, large parts of the company took cover in the ditch, while some of the motorcycles went up steep slopes into the forest. After one & a half hours, suddenly a Serbian officer with a white flag appeared by the river bank and asked for a truce. The company took advantage of this time to rescue the large number of wounded, while the leading group advanced towards the bridge. The bridge was blown up.
The assault by Loznica to Zvornik resulted in the following losses:
9 KIA
31 WIA,
Three motor-cycles with sidecar and 3 single motor-cycles destroyed by the bombardment."
It was during this shellfire that Fein was killed.
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Re: Rare KIA Wehrpass
The gates of hell were opened and we accepted the invitation to enter" 26/880 Lance Sgt, Edward Dyke. 26th Bn Northumberland Fusiliers , ( 3rd Tyneside Irish )
1st July 1916
Thought shall be the harder , heart the keener,
Courage the greater as our strength faileth.
Here lies our leader ,in the dust of his greatness.
Who leaves him now , be damned forever.
We who are old now shall not leave this Battle,
But lie at his feet , in the dust with our leader
House Carles at the Battle of Hastings
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Re: Rare KIA Wehrpass
I like it a lot hucks, the invasions leading up to Operation Barbarossa should have more value i would think. It is just astounding that south east Europe fell so fast.
I would pay that for the grouping
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Re: Rare KIA Wehrpass
Missed this one the first time around, but I like it alot. You've provided Nice research and presentation as well, which made it all the more interesting. Sad, but nice to have a photo in memory of his resting place too! Another one to add the your outstanding collection of docs/groupings
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Unteroffizier Hans-Jörg Fein of 2./Kradschützen Bataillon 165.
Name: Hans-Jörg Fein
Date of birth: 14.11.1918
Place of birth: Mornshausen
Death/missing date: 14.4.1941
Death/missing place: Zwornick
Originally buried on the Straße Laznika-Zwornik 400m nordlich Zwornik nach Ehrenfriedhof Sabac.
Zwornik is still known as Zvornik in Bosnia and Herzegovina while Laznika is known as Loznica in Serbia. It is 19km away after crossing the Drina River.
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Thank you Witt for bumping this very nice group from Hucks216, which I had previously missed.
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