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

[TabsTabs1964]

The Ltn. Joachim Fischbach had two crosses on his grave...



Another photo of the German cemetery of Shisdra....





The curious decoration of the Obergefreiter Messner's grave.... including a Maxim



Roadside graves...

[Willmore]

Hi Santi.

Here is the information for one of the soldiers.

Name: Joachim Fischbach
Rank: Leutnant der Reserve
Birth Date: 22 December 1913
Birth Place: Niesbaden-Bieberich
Military Unit: 9./Kompanie Infanterie Regiment 87
Death Date: 14 June 1940
Death Place: Straße Zwischen Bethincourt und Malancourt (road berween Bethincourt and Malancourt)

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



Joachim Fischbach is buried in the military cemetery in Andilly, France.
Endgrablage: Block 15 Reihe 7 Grab 522.

It looks like Joachim may have been posthumously promoted to Oberleutnant according to his Volksbund entry.

Unfortunately I couldn't positively identify Obergefreiter Messner.

Kind regards

Will.

[TabsTabs1964]

A sprawling cemetery......





Goldap was planned by the German staff as one of the strongholds guarding East Prussia from the Red Army. As a result of heavy fighting for the city and the regions directly east of it, in August and September 1944, 90% of the town was yet again destroyed. It was the first town of Germany to fall. However, in November 1944 the Wehrmacht reconquered Goldap and would be able to keep it until the end of December of the same year. In January, the German positions in far-eastern East Prussia broke down completely.








Obergefreiter Wilhelm Fasbender
7.3.21 - 4.11.44

Perhaps the photos are taken in November 1944