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[Jan]

Deutsches Lager Hanko 8

[Willmore]

Hu Jan.

No casualty card unfortunately.

Here are his details from the Volksbund.

Name: Franz Haselhofer
Date of birth: 19.02.1923
Place of birth: Schönau
Death/missing date: 26.07.1944
Death/missing place: Tirolerstellg. LTirolerstellg. Loutie-Fant/Finnl./Finnland.
Service rank: Oberjäger

Franz Haselhofer is buried in the military cemetery in Salla, Russland.
Endgrablage: Block 6 Reihe 8 Grab 296

I would hazard a guess that his place of death, Tirolerstellg = Tirolerstellung.

Franz Haselhofer | Grabersuche-Online

[Willmore]

2./Kompanie Gebirgsjäger Regiment 100 - Alfons Breitenlohner



Name: Alfons Breitenlohner
Date of birth: 01.11.1916
Place of birth: Erlbach
Death/missing date: 06.06.1940
Death/missing place: Gebirgs-Sanitäts-Kompanie 2/54, Hauptverbandplatz St.Gobain/Aisne
Service rank: Gefreiter

His cause of death is noted as Verstorben: Schwer Unterkiefer, Hals Schuß/Artillerie Geschuß Hals (Deceased: Severe lower jaw, neck shot/artillery shell/shrapnel neck)

Alfons Breitenlohner is buried in the military cemetery in Fort-de-Malmaison, France.
Endgrablage: Block 4 Reihe 44 Grab 1732.

[Margaretstreet]

Was hoping someone could possibly find more info on him as I couldn’t find anything. Thank you

[BlackCat1982]

Alois Ortner
BIRTH
16 Apr 1924
Upper Austria, Austria
DEATH
30 Oct 1944 (aged 20)
Velp, Rheden Municipality, Gelderland, Netherlands
BURIAL
Deutscher Soldatenfriedhof Ysselsteyn
Ysselsteyn, Venray Municipality, Limburg, Netherlands
PLOT
S-5-109

[BlackCat1982]

He was a member of Ausbildungs und Ersatz Btl 10, SS Frundsberg. Originally buried opposite Parkhotel, Velp. Re-interred at Ysselsteyn in 1947.
Source: Findagrave.com.

[Jan]

Deutsches Lager Hanko 9

[Willmore]

Hi Jan.

Name: Simon Kerschdorfer
Rank: Gefreiter
Birth Date: 25 October 1918
Birth Place: Kaltenbach Schwaz/Tirol
Military Unit: 14./Kompanie Gebirgsjäger Regiment 137
Death Date: 6 July 1941
Death Place: 1km. Nordw. Brücke Sap. Liza an Neuer Russenstrasse Murnansk

His cause of death is noted as Gefallen: Herzschuß (Killed in action: Heart shot)

Simon Kerschdorfer 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: Zapa - Russland.

Simon Kerschdorfer | Grabersuche-Online

[Willmore]

Feld-Sonder-Bataillon. Kompanie B - Vinzenz Schuder



Name: Vinzenz Schuder
Date of birth: 23.09.1915
Place of birth: Simbach
Death/missing date: 10.02.1944
Death/missing place: Raadna
Service rank: Schütze

His cause of death is noted as Verstorben: Akutes Versagen mit Herz und Kreislauf (Deceased: Acute cardiovascular failure)

Vinzenz Schuder is buried in the military cemetery in Rakvere, Estland prepared by the Volksbund.




The Feld-Sonder-Bataillone (Special Field 'Penal' Battalion) consisted of soldiers who had fulfilled their prison/punishment time, but were not accepted back into their field unit because of deficiencies in character. The task of the Feld-Sonder-Bataillone was to take in soldiers of inferior character who could not be brought in line by disciplinary measures. These soldiers were also often seen as representing a danger to discipline.

The special field battalion was an educational facility, but also a punishment facility, in which the soldiers concerned were to be given one last opportunity to acquire an orderly view of life and a soldier's attitude so that, after good conduct as orderly soldiers, they could once again fulfill their duty to the fatherland. Sentences in this unit were normally four months in duration with the possibility of extending the period of service (in the event of poor attitude/behaviour) to 6 months. If the soldier failed to comply, then he could very well have been transferred to a concentration camp.

I have not been able to conclusively say, but from research it looks like there were three departments formed - Feld-Sonder-Bataillone A, B, C (I have found one source that points to a fourth Bataillon 'D' being formed too).

Penal units of the Heer
German Penal Battalions - Feldgrau.net
Feld-Sonder-Abteilung - Einheiten des Heeres - Forum der Wehrmacht

Information about the Feld-Sonder-Bataillone is scarce, so if anyone can add additional information, or correct any mistakes then please do so.

Post #620 in the below link will take you to another example of a death card to a member of a penal unit -

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[Margaretstreet]

Appears to be a truck driver. Anymore info would be appreciated