WW2 German Death Card and Wehrpaß Of August Hörmanseder.

[BlackCat1982]

[BlackCat1982]

I'm sure Willmore will take you through the Wehrpaß but on the front cover I notice it says Zweitschrift implying that the document is a replacement, the original having been lost/damaged. Thank you for posting.

[Willmore]

Hi Philomena

Thank you for sharing these with us.

Here is a quick write up on the Wehrpaß

Page 3 -

August Hörmanseder was born on the 22nd of July 1908 in Kallham, Grieskirchen. His religion is noted as Roman Catholic (R. Kath = Römisch Katholische). He was married (verh = Verheiratet) and he worked in farming (Landarbeiter/Hilfsarbeiter). At the bottom of the page, it states his father was called Alois, he passed away in 1930, his mother was called Juliana and her maiden name was Kemetsmüller.

Page 11 -

He joined the military on the 20th of May 1942, became a member of 1./Schützen Ersatz Kompanie I/135 and swore his oath on the 11th of June 1942. I think 1./Schützen Ersatz Kompanie I/135 would be one of the replacement units for Infanterie Regiment 135.

Infanterie-Ersatz-Bataillon 135 - Lexikon der Wehrmacht

Page 34 -

States he was killed in action at Stalingrad and here is his Volksbund entry.

Name: August Hörmanseder
Date of birth: 22.07.1908
Place of birth: Kallham
Death/missing date: 14.12.1942
Death/missing place: Stalingrad
Service rank: Jäger

August Hörmanseder was not recovered during our re-interment activities. The planned transfer to the collective cemetery in Rossoschka was, therefore, unfortunately not possible. His name is recorded in a particular place in the aforementioned cemetery.

August Hormanseder | Grabersuche-Online

As BlackCat kindly pointed out, this Wehrpaß is a replacement (Zweitschrift) and it looks like information was entered and confirmed in GriesKirchen.

Page 46 it states -

Neuausfertigung, da Augehörigen der ehemaligen 6. Armee (a replacement had to be issued because the original was destroyed with the 6. Armee). This is quite common because the Wehrpaß was kept 'behind' the front lines and the company clerk would update the information in the document, but with the encirclement at Stalingrad, everything was lost or destroyed.

The link below will take you to a Wehrpaß that is also a replacement because the original was lost with the 6th Army.

Wehrpass/Soldbuch group - Stalingrad link?

Some information on Augusts Regiment and the Division it was part of -

Jäger-Regiment 227 -
Jäger-Regiment 227 - Lexikon der Wehrmacht

100.Jäger-Division -
100.Jager-Division - Feldgrau

Here a couple more death cards to soldiers from Jäger-Regiment 227 (Post #866 and #868) -
Post your death notices

Interesting write up a out the Battle of Stalingrad -
https://www.armyupress.army.mil/Port...and-part-2.pdf

I had a search on Ancestry and found Augustinus Hörmanseder in the Upper Austria, Austria, Catholic Church Registers, 1614-1938.

Name: Augustinus Hörmanseder
Gender: männlich (Male)
Birth Date: 22 Juli 1908
Record Type: Taufe (Baptism)
Baptism Date: 22 Juli 1908
Baptism Parish: Kallham
Baptism Place: Oberösterreich (Upper Austria), Österreich (Austria)
Description: Taufen-Duplikate 1908; 1908
Legitimacy: Ehelich
Volume Number: 106_1908
Father: Alois Hörmanseder
Mother: Juliana Kemetsmüller



Can you post photos of pages 32 and 33 please, that way we can see where he fought on his way to Stalingrad.

Once again, thank you for sharing these precious family documents with us.

Kind regards,

Will.

[Philomena]

Dear Wil

Thank you very much for your detailed response and valuable assistance in interpreting my great-grandfather's Wehrpass. The additional information is extremely fascinating. Unfortunately, pages 32 and 33 are blank, likely due to it being a copy of the Wehrpass. I apologize for the delayed response.

Kind regards
Philomena

[Willmore]

Dear Wil

Thank you very much for your detailed response and valuable assistance in interpreting my great-grandfather's Wehrpass. The additional information is extremely fascinating. Unfortunately, pages 32 and 33 are blank, likely due to it being a copy of the Wehrpass. I apologize for the delayed response.

Kind regards
Philomena

Hi Philomena.

I am happy to help and please do not worry about the response time.

Kind regards,

Will.