Wehrpass - 56th Infantry Division

[KatManDude]

OK...here's one more....fear not, I can't compete with Willmore but dammit, I'm going to try

the 2nd of my Operation Barbarossa participants that did not make it

details
* Alfons Wehle born Jan 27, 1920....from Friedensdorf, Saxony-Anhalt
* called to duty on Feb 8th 1941
* when active he spent his entire time in Infantry Regiment 234 - kompanie 10

he served in the following areas
* Feb 41 - May 41 * Bautzen Germany * training
* May 41 - Jun 41 * Poland * staging
Operation Barbarossa
* Wolhynien Jun 41
* Zhytomer July 41
* Kiev Sep 41
* Bryansk Oct 41
* Moscow Dec 41 in support of 2nd Panzer Armee
...and then the retreat
* Livny Jan 42
* Orel area Jan 42 - Aug 42
* killed in action on Aug 14, 1942 in Bogdanovka(I think)

awards
Oct 13 1941 * Infantry Sturmabzeichen
Feb 2, 1942 * EK II
July 26, 1942 * Oestmedaille


the path of Alfons Wehle with the IR 234 / 56 ID


inside cover


personal details


call up day


unit info


promotion and awards page


battle info - kudos to German efficiency for this nice legible document


gefallen

[Willmore]

Ha ha ha, thank you for the compliment Katmandude, I’ve had a lot of help myself along the way, so I like to add things/help out where I can. Honestly you do an amazing job with the translation and deciphering of your documents, equally as good as me, plus your presentation is top notch too! I really appreciate seeing your collection, so thank you for sharing another great example with us.

I had a search and found some information about his regiment on the day he died. They attacked towards a forest 1.5 km south west of Oserenskij (which tallies with the Volksbund and casualty card information).

Illustrated History of the Sturmgeschütz-Abteilung 202 (Page 86)
By Norbert Számvéber
Illustrated History of the Sturmgeschutz-Abteilung 202 - Norbert Szamveber - Google Books

[Willmore]

Here are his details from the Volksbund

Surname:
Wehle
Forename:
Alfons
Rank:
Gefreiter
Date of birth:
27.01.1920
Place of birth:
Friedersdorf
Date of death/becoming missing:
14.08.1942
Place of death/becoming missing:
Bei Oserenskij

Alfons Wehle has not yet been transferred to a military cemetery set up by the Volksbund.
According to the information available to us, his grave is currently in the following place: Ukoliza - Russland

His casualty card states his cause of death as -

Gefallen I. G (Gefallen : Infanterie Geschuß)

Killed in action : Infantry shot.

[KatManDude]

thanks again!.....just posted my last one so you'll need to take over for awhile....your addiitonal info is always surprises me !

[Willmore]

No problem Sir.

Cool, I’ll take a look.

I’ve picked up little research techniques along the way. Often it’s worth checking the Volksbund (German war graves site) because they have additional information (like a place of death) that can be used to search for specific battles etc.

For example with this Wehrpass I searched using the place of death from the Volksbund (oserenskij) and his regiment and found the information about the attack in the 14th of August.

Here is a link to the Volksbund -
Grabersuche-Online | Volksbund Deutsche Kriegsgraberfursorg e. V.

[BlackCat1982]

Nice WP Katmandude, I always find them interesting, each is unique and personal. Great help from Wilmore to find an account of the battle in which Alfons fell.