"I once had a comrade". Photos of graves of German soldiers.

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Similar crosses, on combat fronts and different years....


France, 1940


Russia, 1943

[Witt]

The iron cross markers are so unique because of the carpentry work done to construct so many hundreds of thousands. In these photos you can see how symmetrical and well constructed they appear to be. I wonder if they were always built in the field or in Germany.


Unteroffizier Friedrich Kaatze of 7./Infanterie Regiment 25

Name: Friedrich Kaatze
Date of birth: 25.1.1915
Place of birth: Witten
Death/missing date: 20.5.1940
Death/missing place: Wassigny



Grenadier Arthur Walewski of 2./Grenadier Feldausbildungs Regiment 637

Name: Arthur Walewski
Date of birth: 07.11.1924
Place of birth: Mohrungen
Death/missing date: 27.1.1943
Death/missing place: Tschernorutsche

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Flak Bataillon 66


IR 541

[Willmore]

Hi Santi.

Here are the details for the soldiers above.

Name: Wilhelm Müller
Rank: Schütze
Birth Date: 29 August 1908
Birth Place: Frankfurt Am Main Sindlingen
Military Unit 3./Kompanie Flak Bataillon 66
Death Date: 27 June 1941
Death Place: zwischen 5.00 und 6.00 Uhr P. Bzerlona Südl. Gradno (Russl.)

His cause of death is noted as Gefallen: Pak Geschoß Bauch (Killed in action: Pak shot abdomen)



Wilhelm Müller 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: Grodno - Belarus.

Karl Wilhelm Müller in the Hesse, Germany, Deaths, 1851-1958.

Name: Karl Wilhelm Müller
Death Age: 32
Birth Date: 29 August 1908
Death Date: 27 June 1941
Death Place: Hattersheim am Main, Hessen (Hesse), Deutschland (Germany)
Civil Registration Office: Hattersheim am Main
Father: Friedrich August Müller
Mother: Elisabetha Philippine Müller
Certificate Number: 27




Name: Eugen Fecker
Rank: Gefreiter
Birth Date: 12 July 1920
Birth Place: Steinhofen Hechingen
Military Unit: Stabskompanie./Infanterie Regiment 541
Death Date: 23 July 1942
Death Place: 15km westl.Kowerja

His cause of death is noted as Gefallen: Bombensplitter Kopf (Killed in action: Bomb splinter head)



Eugen Fecker has probably been transferred as an unknown soldier to the military cemetery Kursk - Besedino, Russia.


Name: Herbert Schmidt
Rank: Gefreiter
Birth Date: 25 Januart 1922
Birth Place: Birngrütz
Military Unit: 2./Kompanke Infanterie Regiment 7
Death Date: 2 October 1941
Death Place: Feldlazarett 1/532 Duchowschtschina

He was wounded on the 2nd of October 1941 and died on the 8th of October 1941 in a field hospital. His cause of death is noted as Schwer Verwundet: Infanterie Geschuß, Granatsplitter Brust (Severely wounded: infantry shot, shrapnel chest).



Herbert Schmidt was not recovered during our re-interment activities. The planned transfer to the collective cemetery in Duchowschtschina Russia was, therefore, unfortunately not possible. His name will be recorded in the cemetery's memorial book.

Kind regards,

Will.

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Two burials of three soldiers. Unfortunately the names are illegible

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[Willmore]

Hi Santi.

Here is the information for the above soldiers.

Name: Xaver Staudner
Rank: Unteroffizier
Birth Date: 4 July 1920
Birth Place: Kammerdorf Cham Obpf
Military Unit: 1./Komp Nachrichten Abteilung 158
Death Date: 26 March 1943
Death Place: Krassnoe Sselo





His cause of death is noted as Gefallen: Artillerie Geschuß Vollteffer, recht Oberschenkel, Bauch, beide Arme. (Killed in action: Artillery direct hit, right thigh, abdomen, both arms)

Xaver Staudner is buried in the military cemetery in Sologubowka, Russia.
Endgrablage: Block 12 Reihe 18 Grab 2217.

Xaver Staudner in the Hamburg, Germany, Deaths, 1874-1950.

Name: Xaver Staudner
Death Age: 22
Birth Date: 04 Jul 1920 (4 Jul 1920)
Death Date: 26 Mär 1943 (26 Mar 1943)
Death Place: Hamburg, Hamburg, Deutschland (Germany)
Civil Registration Office: Hamburg 10
Father: Johann Staudner
Mother: Maria Peinkofer
Certificate Number - 806




Name: Werner Peter Hermann Seidenfad
Rank: Obergefreiter
Birth Date: 28 July 1920
Birth Place: Lübeck
Military Unit: 1./Kompanie Infanterie Division Nachrichten Abteilung 158
Death Date: 26 March 1943
Death Place: Krassnoje Sselo, Etwa 25km vor Lenningrad

His cause of death is noted as Gefallen: Artillerie Gescuß Volltreffer (Killed in action: Artillery shot direct hit)





Werner Peter Hermann Seidenfad is buried in the military cemetery in Sologubowka, Russia.
Endgrablage: Block 12 Reihe 18 Grab 2218.

It is interesting how the information such as unit and place of death is recorded differently.

Kind regards,

Will.

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[Willmore]

Hi Santi.

No casualty card for Werner unfortunately, but here is his Volksbund entry.

Name: Werner Thoss
Date of birth: 05.11.1912
Place of birth: -
Death/missing date: 07.01.1945
Death/missing place: -
Service rank: Obergefreiter

Werner Thoss is buried in the military cemetery in Costermano, Italy.
Endgrablage: Block 4 Grab 438.


He was a member of 3./Kompanie Grenadier Regiment 993, 278. Infanterie Division -

278

278.Infanterie-Division - Feldgrau

Kind regards,

Will.

[MrDaveC]

Hello everyone, this is my first time posting so I hope I have this right
Here is a photo of my wife's uncles grave
Gefr W BENNING. He died on 17th May 1940 at La Besace France. He was first buried in Raucourt and then reburied sometime later in Noyes-Pont-Maugis military cemetery near Sedan.

The photo shows other names which I read as Gefr VOGELSANG, Gefr DIEKERT (BIEKERT?), Gefr W. BENNING and Feldix? SCHIELE.

The second photo is of his grave at Noyes-Pont which we recently visited