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01-08-2022 12:30 AM
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A fantastic pick up indeed! I'm jealous.
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Hi there.
What great photos, thank you for sharing them us.
There are four casualty cards for members of 9./Batterie Artillerie Regiment 90 who died on the 20th of February 1942 in or near Bekasowo.
I found one man from the grave photos who had a casualty card, but for some unknown reason I can't attach a photo of it (it's never happened before), so I apologise.
Casually card details for the soldier I found -
Mich (Michael) Loew
Birth date: 28 June 1916
Birth Place: Badem Bitburg
Military Rank: Obgefreiter
Military Unit: 9./Batterie Artillerie Regiment 90
Death date: 20 February 1942
Death Place: Bekasowo 25 km westl Wjasma (Russland)
Gefallen : I. G. K = Gefallen : Infanterie GeschuĂ Kopf (Killed in action : Infantry shot head).
I couldn't find Bekasowo, but I found a potential match for Wjasma.
Vyazma (Wjasma) is a town and the administrative center of Vyazemsky District in Smolensk Oblast, Russia, located on the Vyazma River, about halfway between Smolensk, the administrative center of the oblast, and Mozhaysk. Throughout its turbulent history, it defended western approaches to Moscow.
Vyazma - Wikipedia
Volksbund details -
Name - Michael Loew
Date of birth - 28.06.1916
Place of birth - Baden
Death/missing date - 20.02.1942
Death/missing place - B. Bekassowo 25 km westl. Wjasma
Michael Loew 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:: Potschinok / Smolensk - Russland
Pochinok is a town and the administrative center of Pochinkovsky District in Smolensk Oblast, Russia, located on the Khmara River 62 kilometers southeast of Smolensk, the administrative center of the oblast.
Pochinok, Pochinkovsky District, Smolensk Oblast - Wikipedia
Autobahn photo -
Autobahn Raststätte Orscha 50m rechts = Orsha motorway service area 50 meters on the right.
Orsha is a city in Belarus in the Vitebsk Region, on the fork of the Dnieper and Arshytsa rivers.
Orsha - Wikipedia
Kind regards,
Will.
Last edited by Willmore; 01-08-2022 at 08:54 PM.
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wow....I knew you would come thru again Willmore....thanks a bunch !!
it seems the 246th was about 400km south at that time...I'm guessing maybe those pictures were taken while traveling by or picked up from another soldier...then again, he could have been transferred to another unit along the way
"Youth would be an ideal state if it came a little later in life" - Herbert Henry Asqulth
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No problem Sir.
It is interesting for sure and it's one of those mysteries we may never solve unfortunately.
If the photos aren't glued down, it might be worth seeing if there is any writing on the back.
Kind regards,
Will.
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Here you go;
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