Death Notice Translation Help - Jakob Hengge

[Moshemotom]

Hi all

Can anybody help me translate this death card and if possible provide any further insight?

I can decipher that he was a Obergefreiter in a mountain troop regiment (Gebirgsjager) .

He was the owner of an EK1 & EK2 but then I can't understand the next part, does it simply say 'and other awards'?

Born in November 1922, it looks like he was killed 10th August 1944 and was buried in Stryi in the Carpathians?

Any other insights are very welcome!

Cheers
Tom

[Willmore]

Hi Tom.

You are right about his awards. Ek1, EK2 and other awards.

Name: Jakob Hengge
Rank: Obergefreiter
Birth Date: 14 November 1922
Birth Place: Burgleiten
Military Unit: 17./Kompanie Gebirgsjäger Regiment 91
Death Date- 10 August 1944
Death Place: Sanitätskompanie 1/94 Hauptverbandplatz, Ludwikowka

His cause of death is noted as Infanterie Geschuß Kopf (Infantry shot head)





Jakob Hengge 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: Ljudwikowka - Ukraine.

Volksbund entry -

Jakob Hengge | Grabersuche-Online

4. Gebirgs Division -

4th Gebirgsjager Division - Feldgrau

4. Gebirgs-Division

I can't remember the source, but remember reading that 4. Gebirgs Division marched 10.000km and lost 10.000 men during the war.

Kind regards,

Will.

[rheppler]

Great card, this is a Div I collect Never had really paid attention to them, but recently I have purchased a few.

-Rose

[Moshemotom]

Thanks again Will, amazing stuff. Pretty sobering that both cards I have and have been translated suffered death by shots to the head.

If I come across any more cards in my travels I will be sure to seek out the experts again.

Cheers
Tom

[Willmore]

My pleasure Tom.

Death cards are a really interesting thing to collect. They are also a poignant reminder about the the ordinary soldier who fell during the war.

Kind regards,

Will.