"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.