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[Uzdgg]

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1) Werner Wolfmüller 14.04.1921 20.09.1943 Feldwebel Wesermünde 2. Staffel Kampfgeschwader 100


2) Stock, Robert 26.10.1922 10.10.1943 Gefreiter Berlin-Wilmersdorf 13. Kompanie/Grenadier-Reg. 457, 257. Inf.-Division


3) Fritz-Ernst Sternberg 28.01.1905 15.02.1944 Stabsgefreiter Telitschkehmen Nachschub Kompanie 241, 161. ID


4) Herbert Specht 21.01.1908 13.03.1944 Obergefreiter Lauban 1. Komp./schwere Heeres-Panzerjäger-Abt. 662


5) Heinrich Schröder 19.09.1924 16.03.1944 Gefreiter Hardenberg 8./Grenadier-Regiment 178, 76. ID

[Witt]

There was little I could find for Werner Wolfmüller across any of the sites I am familiar with. Of the fove men in question, he is the one I would have expected to find the most about. His casualty card below was it really. He was killed in an accidental crash at an airfield I cannot identify.



Name: Werner Wolfmüller
Date of birth: 14.4.1921
Place of birth: Wesermünde
Death/missing date: 20.9.1943
Death/missing place: fiendflug Morkwino bei Bobrinez

Gefallen: Absturz



Name: Robert Stock
Date of birth: 26.10.1922
Place of birth: Berlin-Wilmersdorf
Death/missing date: 10.10.1943
Death/missing place: Feldlazarett (mot.) 768 bei Bobrinez

Gefallen: Steckschuß, infanterie geschuß stirn (Shot in the forehead with the projectile retained in the body)



Name: Fritz-Ernst Sternberg
Date of birth: 28.1.1905
Place of birth: Telitschkehnen
Death/missing date: 15.2.1944
Death/missing place: Bobrinez

verstorben: pistolenschußverletzung ?



Name: Herbert Specht
Date of birth: 21.1.1908
Place of birth: Lauban
Death/missing date: 13.3.1944
Death/missing place: Nordostwärts-Bobrinez

verstorben: vom geschutz überfahren unfall (accidentally run over by a gun)



Name: Heinrich Schröder
Date of birth: 19.9.1924
Place of birth: Hardenberg
Death/missing date: 16.3.1944
Death/missing place: Bobrinez

Gefallen: Halsschuß (shot in the neck)

[Uzdgg]

Hello, thanks for your work, continued

Paul Schikor 27.06.1923 15.03.1944 Gefreiter Wernersdorf 6./Grenadier-Regiment 178, 76 ID


Heinz Schulz 30.09.1920 12.03.1944 Unteroffizier Berlin 1./Nachrichten-Abteilung 257 , 257. ID


Erich Riffel 29.07.1921 08.08.1941 Pionier Karlsdorf 1. Pionier-Bataillon 25 (mot) , 25. ID


Paul Raible 07.08.1916 14.08.1941 Obergefreiter Stuttgart 13./Infanterie Regiment (mot) 119, 25 ID


Karl Pawelszyk 22.10.1916 13.08.1941 Obergefreiter Essen-Schonebeck 9 Sch Regt 64, 16PzD

[Willmore]

Hi there.

Here is the information for the next five soldier.

Name: Paul Schikor
Rank: Gefreiter
Birth Date: 27 June 1923
Birth Place: Wernersdorf Werder
Military Unit: 6./Kompanie Grenadier Regiment 178
Death Date: 15 March 1944
Death Place: Bobrinez
Father: Paul Schikor

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

Paul Schikor has probably been transferred as an unknown soldier to the military cemetery Kropywnytskyji - Sammelfriedhof, Ukraine.




Name: Heinz Schulz
Rank: Obgefreiter
Birth Date: 30 September 1920
Birth Place: Berlin
Military Unit: 1./Kompanie Nachrichten-Abteilung 257
Death Date: 12 March 1944
Death Place: Bobrinez Hauptverbandplatz

His cause of death is noted as Verstorben: Vermutung blinddarmentzündung (Deceased: suspected appendicitis)

Heinz Schulz is buried in the military cemetery in Kropywnytskyji - Sammelfriedhof, Ukraine.
Endgrablage: Block 11 Reihe 27 Grab 1882




Name Erich Riffel
Rank: Pionier
Birth Date: 29 July 1921
Birth Place: Karlsdorf/Bruchsal
Military Unit: 1.Kompanie Pionier Bataillon 25 (Mot)
Death Date: 8 Aug 1941
Death Place: Ssednewka Südostw. Bobrinez

His cause of death is noted as Gefallen: Bombensplitter Rechte Fuß, Kopf (Killed in action: Bomb splinter, right foot and head)

Erich Riffel is buried in the military cemetery in Kropywnytskyji - Sammelfriedhof, Ukraine.
Endgrablage: Block 11 Reihe 17 Grab 1332




Name: Paul Raible
Rank: Obergefreiter
Birth Date: 7 August 1916
Birth Place: Stuttgart
Military Unit: 13./Kompanie Infanterie Regiment (mot) 119
Death Date: 13 August 1941
Death Place: 3km Nordostw. Nowo Granowka (Hauptverbandplatz Bobrinez)

His cause of death is noted as Schwer Verwundet: Bombensplitter, Linke und Rechte Oberschenkel, Hand (Seeverley wounded: Bomb splinters, left and right thighs, hand)

Paul Raible has probably been transferred as an unknown soldier to the military cemetery Kropywnytskyji - Sammelfriedhof, Ukraine.



Name: Karl Pawelszyk
Rank: Obgefreiter
Birth Date: 22 October 1916
Birth Place: Essen Schonebeck
Military Unit: 9./Kompanie Schützen Regiment 64
Death Date: 13 August 1941
Death Place: Bobrinez hospital

Karl Pawelzyk has probably been transferred as an unknown soldier to the military cemetery Kropywnytskyji - Sammelfriedhof, Ukraine.




Kind regards,

Will.

[Uzdgg]

Hello, thanks for your work, continued

Wilhelm Mertgen 23.07.1915 17.08.1941 Obergefreiter Solingen 11./Schützen-Regiment 79, 16. PzD


Adolf Lutz 21.09.1919 07.08.1941 Gefreiter Oberndorf 11./Infanterie-Regiment 119 (mot.), 25 ID


Paul Jetzlaff 15.12.1912 10.01.1944 Stabsgefreiter Langenau 7./Grenadier-Regiment 371, 161 ID


Kurt Henkel 29.02.1924 07.01.1944 Gefreiter Königswusterhausen 5./Panzer-Artillerie-Regiment Großdeutschland


Johann Friedrich Greb 22.12.1917 08.08.1941 Obergefr. Westhofen/Hessen 1./Pi. Batl. 25 (Mot), 25 ID

[Willmore]

Next five soldiers.

Name: Wilhelm Mertgen
Rank: Obergefreiter
Birth Date: 23 July 1915
Birth Place: Solingen
Military Unit: 11./Kompanie Schützen-Regiment 79
Death Date: 17 August 1941
Death Place: 2.00 Uhr, Kr. S. St. 1./Kompanie Kranken Transport Abteilung 561 1. Zug Bobrinez
Father: Wilhelm Mertgen

His cause of death is noted as Verstorben: Granatesplitter rechte Oberschenkel, Schußfraktur (Deceased: shrapnel in right thigh, shot fracture)

Wilhelm Mertgen is buried in the military cemetery in Kropywnytskyji - Sammelfriedhof, Ukraine.
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Name: Adolf Lutz
Rank: Schütze
Birth Date: 21 September 1919
Birth Place: Oberndorf Waiblingen
Military Unit: 11./Kompanie Infanterie Regiment 119
Death Date: 7 August 1941
Death Place: Ssolwzewatka Hauptverbandplatz 25 Bobrinez

His cause of death is noted as Schwer Verwundet: Bombensplitter, Linke Körperhälfte (Seriously Wounded: Shrapnel, left side of body)

Adolf Lutz is buried in the military cemetery in Kropywnytskyji - Sammelfriedhof, Ukraine.
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Name: Paul Jetzlaff
Rank: Stabsgefreiter
Birth Date: 15 December 1912
Birth Place: Langenau Rosenberg W./Kr.
Military Unit: 7./Kompanie Grenadier Regiment 371
Death Date: 10 January 1944
Death Place: Bobrinez Bei Kirowograd Hauptverbandplatz

His cause of death is noted as Verstorben: Infanterie Verwundung (Art Unbekannt) Deceased: Infantry Wound (Type Unknown)

Paul Jetzlaff is buried in the military cemetery in Kropywnytskyji - Sammelfriedhof, Ukraine.
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Name: Kurt Henkel
Rank: Sanitätsgefreiter
Birth Date: 29 Febuary 1924
Birth Place: Konigswusterhausen Potsdam
Military Unit: 5./Batterie Panzer Artillerie Regiment Großdeutschland (Sf)
Death Date: 7 January 1944
Death Place: Raum Bobrinez

His cause of death is noted as Gefallen: Artillerie Geschuß Splitter, Kopf (Killed in action: Artillery shell splinters, head)

Kurt Henkel is buried in the military cemetery in Kropywnytskyji - Sammelfriedhof, Ukraine.
Endgrablage: Block 11 Reihe 17 Grab 1333



Name: Johann Greb
Rank: Obergefreiter
Birth Date: 22 December 1917
Birth Place: Westhofen/Hessen
Military Unit: 1./Kompanie Pionier Bataillon 25 (Mot)
Death Date: 8 August 1941
Death Place: Ssednewka Südostw. Bobrinez

His cause of death is noted as Gefallen: Beide Füße abrissen durch Bombensplitter (Both feet torn off by bomb splinters)

I could not find a Volksbund entry for Johann.




Kind regards,

Will.

[Uzdgg]

thanks for your work, continued

Karl-Wilhelm Gomringer 20.06.1916 12.03.1944 Unteroffizier Hildrizhausen 7./Grenadier-Regiment 512, 293 ID


Alfons Engels 16.05.1920 12.08.1941 Schütze Brelöh 2./Schützen-Regiment 79, 16 PzD


Anton Rottland 25.03.1913 19.01.1944 Obergefreiter Buir 2. Komp. Pion. Batl. 241, 161. ID


Claus Friedel 18.11.1924 18.02.1944 Grenadier Friedberg ??????


Alfred Kleinhardt 27.09.1924 10.03.1944 Gefreiter Slate 3./ Grenadier-Regiment 514, 294 ID

[Willmore]

Unfortunately I couldn't find any trace of Claus Friedel, but here is the information for the other four soldiers.

Name: Karl-Wilhelm Christian Gomringer
Rank: Unteroffizier
Birth Date: 20 June 1916
Birth Place: Hildrizhausen
Military Unit: 7./Kompanie Grenadier Regiment 512
Death Date: 12 March 1944
Death Place: Hauptverbandplatz Bobrinez

His cause of death is noted as Verstorben: Rücken Schuß (Deceased: Back shot)

Karl-Wilhelm Christian Gomringer is buried in the military cemetery in Kropywnytskyji - Sammelfriedhof, Ukraine.
Endgrablage: Block 11 Reihe 26 Grab 1880




Name: Alfons Engel
Date of birth: 16 May 1920
Place of birth: Brelöh
Death/missing date: 12 August 1941
Military unit: 2./Kompanie Schützen-Regiment 79
Death/missing place: Trudowoj (Bobrinez)
Service rank: Schütze

No cause of death is noted.

Alfons Engel is buried in the military cemetery in Kropywnytskyji - Sammelfriedhof, Ukraine.
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Name: Anton Rottland
Rank: Obergefreiter
Birth Date: 25 March 1913
Birth Place: Buir Bergheim
Military Unit: 2./Kompanie Pionier Bataillon 241
Death Date: 19 January 1944
Death Place: Ssusslowa
Spouse: Maria Rottland

His cause of death is noted as Gefallen: Granat Volltreffer (Killed in action: Direct shell hit)

Anton Rottland is buried in the military cemetery in Kropywnytskyji - Sammelfriedhof, Ukraine.
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Name: Alfred Kleinhardt
Rank: Gefreiter
Birth Date: 27 September 1924
Birth Place: Slate Parhim
Military Unit: 3./Kompanie Grenadier Regiment 514
Death Date: 10 Mar 1944)
Death Place: Aleksandrovka
Father: Alfred Kleinhardt

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

Alfred Kleinhardt 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: Aleksandrowka / Bobrinez - Ukraine.

[Uzdgg]

thank you very much, continue

Adolf Sudtmann 13.10.1924 15.02.1944 Gefreiter Glane 3. Kompanie Regimentsgruppe 510, 293 ID


Johann Painczyk 06.05.1914 09.01.1944 Oberfeldwebel Strehlitz Stab II./Füsilier-Regiment Großdeutschland


Wilhelm Götz 24.09.1919 11.08.1941 Gefreiter Meimsheim 3./Pionier-Bataillon (mot.) 25, 25 ID


Josef Beck 04.08.1921 27.08.1941 Jäger Bruchweiler 12./Gebirgs- Jäger-Regiment. 91, 4 Geb. Div.


Heuer Friedrich 02.12.1896 04.03.1943 Stützpkltr Leverdingen ??????

[Willmore]

Information for the next five soldiers.

The rank of the last soldier is interesting and looks like some kind of paramilitary rank. Hopefully someone can confirm this, along with what his unit was.

Name: Adolf Sudtmann
Rank: Gefreiter
Birth Date: 13 October 1924
Birth Place: Glann Osnabrück
Military Unit: 3./Kompanie Regimentsgruppe 510
Death Date: 14 Febuary 1944
Death Place: 3km Ostw Fedossejewka (Sanitäts Kompanie 2/241 Hauptverbandplatz Bobrinez)

His cause of death is noted as Schwer Verwundet: Artillerie Geschuß Kopf (Severly wounded: Artillery shot head)

Adolf Sudtmann has probably been transferred as an unknown soldier to the military cemetery Kropywnytskyji - Sammelfriedhof Ukraine.
Unfortunately, during our re-interment activities, we were not able to recover all the fallen German soldiers from his original burial place and transfer them to the cemetery Kropywnytskyji - Sammelfriedhof. It is, however, possible that Adolf Sudtmann is one of the German soldiers whose remains have been recovered, but whom it has not been possible to identify, in spite of all our efforts.
Grave site: wahrscheinlich unter den Unbekannten.




Name: Johann Painczyk
Rank: Oberfeldwebel
Birth Date: 6 May 1914
Birth Place: Sandowitz O/S
Military Unit: Stab II./Füsilier Regiment Großdeutschland
Death Date: 9 January 1944
Death Place: Fedorowka (Sanitäts Kompanie 2/241 Hauptverbandplatz Bobrinez)

His cause of death is noted as Gefallen: Granatsplitter, Rechte Oberarm, Abriß Rechte Unterschenkel (Killed in action: Shrapnel, right upper arm, right lower leg torn off)

Johann Painczyk has probably been transferred as an unknown soldier to the military cemetery Kropywnytskyji - Sammelfriedhof, Ukraine.
Unfortunately, during our re-interment activities, we were not able to recover all the fallen German soldiers from his original burial place and transfer them to the cemetery Kropywnytskyji - Sammelfriedhof. It is, however, possible that Johann Painczyk is one of the German soldiers whose remains have been recovered, but whom it has not been possible to identify, in spite of all our efforts.
Grave site: wahrscheinlich unter den Unbekannten.




Name: Wilhelm Götz
Rank: Gefreiter
Birth Date: 24 September 1919
Birth Place: Meimsheim/Heilbronn
Military Unit: 3./Kompanie Pionier Bataillon (mot) 25
Death Date: 10 August 1941
Death Place: Dobrjanka (Bobrinez) 12km Ostwärts Dolinskaja (Ukraine

His cause of death is noted as Gefallan: Infanterie Geschuß Bauch (Killed in action: Infantry shot abdomen)

Wilhelm Götz has probably been transferred as an unknown soldier to the military cemetery Kropywnytskyji - Sammelfriedhof, Ukraine.
Unfortunately, during our re-interment activities, we were not able to recover all the fallen German soldiers from his original burial place and transfer them to the cemetery Kropywnytskyji - Sammelfriedhof. It is, however, possible that Wilhelm Götz is one of the German soldiers whose remains have been recovered, but whom it has not been possible to identify, in spite of all our efforts.
Grave site: wahrscheinlich unter den Unbekannten.




Name: Josef Beck
Rank: Jäger
Birth Date: 4 August 1921
Birth Place: Buchweiler Pirmasens
Military Unit: 12./Kompanie Gebirgsjäger Regiment 91
Death Date: 27 August 1941
Death Place: Bobrinez

His cause of death is noted as Unfall: Durch unvorsichtigkeit selbst erschossen (Accident: Shot himself through carelessness)

Josef Beck is buried in the military cemetery in Kropywnytskyji - Sammelfriedhof, Ukraine.
Endgrablage: Block 11 Reihe 17 Grab 1312



Name: Friedrich Heuer
Rank: Stützpunktleiter?
Birth Date: 2 Dec 1896
Birth Place: Leverdingen
Military Unit: Geb. Komin. Bolr. Stütep. Losowatka Ray Rownoje Bstst Geb. Bobrinez
Death Date: 4 Mar 1943
Death Place: Ingulsky O./Ingyl. Ray - Rownoje
Spouse: Friede Heuer

His cause of death is noted as Ertrunken (Drowning)

I could find no Volksbund entry for Friedrich.

Stützpunktleiter -
Stutzpunktleiter - Wikipedia
Nazi Germany paramilitary ranks - Wikiwand




Kind regards,

Will.