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

[TabsTabs1964]

Photos of two soldiers' funerals






The grave of the Stabarzt Dr. B. Schellen
geb 5.10.91 gef. 26.4.43

[Willmore]

Hi Santi.

It looks like Dr Schellen was killed by the French resistance.

Name: Bernhardus Hyronemus Schellen
Rank: Stabaarzt der Reserve
Birth Date: 5 October 1891
Birth Place: Münster, Westfalen
Military Unit: Reserve Artillerie Abteilung 9
Death Date: 26 April 1943
Death Place: Vor Mistunaft Clermont-Ferrand/Frankreich
Spouse: Hedwig Schellen

His cause of death is noted as Erschossen: Durch Attentäter (Shot: By assassin).





Dr. Bernhardus Schellen is buried in the military cemetery in Dagneux, France.
Endgrablage: Block 7 Reihe 7 Grab 166.


Berhardus Hyronemus Schellen in the Mönchengladbach, Germany, Death Records, 1798-1950

Name: Berhardus Hyronemus Schellen
Birth Date: 5 October 1891
Age: 51
Death Date: 26 April 1943
Death Place: Mönchengladbach, Nordrhein-Westfalen (North Rhine-Westphalia), Deutschland (Germany)
Civil Registration Office: Mönchengladbach-Mitte
Father: Antonius Schellen
Mother: Maria Schellen
Spouse: Hedwig Luise Theodor Ferdinande Maria Schellen
Certificate Number: 1126



Kind regards,

Will.

[Steelhead10]

Hi all,

I picked up a few more today as a lot. They're of varying size and quality, but some have writing on and others have visibile names.

I hope it's okay for me to add all these here. I'll add ones with writing on the back on their own to avoid confusion.

Matt

[Steelhead10]

This one doesn't have any writing on the back, but I'd already put to many on the first reply.

[Steelhead10]

The pictures with writing on the back, colour coded together. There were a couple more but these appear to be French and I will post them seperately.

Matt

[TabsTabs1964]

Please Matt, feel free to upload as many photos as you want to the thread.
It's much better this way



Regards
Santi

[Willmore]

The pictures with writing on the back, colour coded together. There were a couple more but these appear to be French and I will post them seperately.

Matt

Hi Matt.

I could only positively id one soldier from the photos (the top most photo).

Name: Theodor-Hermann Schmitz
Rank: Obergefreiter
Birth Date: 20 November 1915
Birth Place: Köln-Bukendorf
Military Unit: 13./Kompanie Infanterie Regiment 81
Death Date: 13 August 1941
Death Place: Nördl Jelnja

His cause of death is noted as Schädeleinschlagen und Bajonett durch den Herz (Skull smashed and bayonet through the heart)





Theodor Hermann Schmitz 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: Jelnja - Russland.

The rear of the casualty card says he was buried in the Cemetery of Honour of the 15. Infanterie Division.

Kind regards,

Will.

[BlackCat1982]

Graphic indication that Obgfr Theodor-Hermann Schmitz was killed in hand to hand combat. Thank you for your additions Matt.

[TabsTabs1964]

Three images of a German paratrooper cemetery somewhere in Crete and one image of an honors company firing a volley during the funeral of a comrade...


Ltn. Horst Reichel
Gfr. Eckardt Wan….


Obg. Roland Wi……bock
Fw. Martin Haussman
Gfr. Kurt Martin (we can see the helmet and the shadow of a soldier wacthing this croos)


Gfr. Willi Zintl
Unknown paratrooper

[Willmore]

Hi Santi.

First photo -

Name: Horst Reichel
Rank: Leunant
Birth Date: 5 October 1917
Birth Place: Halle, Saale
Military Unit: 1./Kompanie Fallschirmjäger Maschinengewehr Bataillon
Death Date: 21 May 1941*
Death Place: Perivolia, Kreta

His cause of death is noted as Gefallen: Infanterie Geschuß Kopf (Killed in action: Infantry shot head)





Horst Reichel is buried in the military cemetery in Maleme.
Endgrablage: Block 2 Grab 600.

* Interestingly the person who filled out the casualty card wrote his death year down as 1940 on one of his casualty cards.

His find a grave entry -

Leutnant Horst Reichel (1917-1941) - Find a Grave Memorial..


Name: Eckardt Wandt
Rank: Gefreiter
Birth Date: 6 Febuary 1922
Birth Place: Jarmen
Military Unit: 1./Kompanie Fallschirmjäger Maschinengewehr Bataillon
Death Date: 20 May 1941
Death Place: Perivolia, Kreta

His cause of death is noted as Gefallen: Infanterie Geschuß Kopf (Killed in action: Infantry shot head)



Eckardt Wandt is buried in the military cemetery in Maleme.
Endgrablage: Block 2 Grab 501.

His find a grave entry -

Gefreiter Eckardt Wandt (1922-1941) - Find a Grave Memorial..


Second photo -

Name: Roland Weitzenböck
Rank: Unteroffizier
Birth Date: 5 June 1916
Birth Place: Gallenkirchen Linz A/D
Military Unit: 1./Komoanie Fallschirmjäger Maschinegewehr Bataillon
Death Date: 20 May 1941)
Death Place: Periovlia, Kreta



Roland Weitzenböck is buried in the military cemetery in Maleme.
Endgrablage: Block 2 Grab 502.


Name: Martin Haussmann
Rank: Feldwebel
Birth Date: 24 September 1917
Birth Place: Kirchheim Unter Teck
Military Unit: 1./Kompanie Fallschirmjäger Maschinengewehr Bataillon
Death Date: 21 May 1941
Death Place: Perivolia

His cause of death is noted as Gefallen: Infanterie Geschuß Kopf (Killed in action: Infantery shot head)





Martin Haussmann is buried in the military cemetery in Maleme.
Endgrablage: Block 2 Grab 697.


Name: Kurt Martin
Rank: Gefreiter
Birth Date: 18 November 1918
Birth Place: Völklingen, Saarbrücken
Military Unit: 1./Kompanie Fallschirmjäger Maschinengewehr Bataillon
Death Date: 20 May 1941
Death Place: Perivolia, Kreta

His cause of death is noted as Gefallen: Infanterie Geschuß Kopf (Killed in action: Infanterie shot head)



Kurt Martin is buried in the military cemetery in Maleme.
Endgrablage: Block 2 Grab 729.

His find a grave entry -

Gefreiter Kurt Martin (1918-1941) - Find a Grave Memorial


Third photo -

Name: Wilhelm Zintl
Rank: Gefreiter
Birth Date 24 Juni 1920
Birth Place: Nürnberg, Bayern, Deutschland
Military Unit: 1./Kompanie Fallschirmjäger Maschinengewehr Bataillon
Death Date: 20 May 1941
Death Place: Perivolia, Kreta

His cause of death is simply noted as Gefallen (killed in action)



Willy Zintel is buried in the military cemetery in Maleme.
Endgrablage: Block 2 Grab 731.

His find a grave entry -

Gefreiter Willy Zintel (1920-1941) - Find a Grave Memorial

Kind regards,

Will