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[Willmore]

2./Staffel Jagdgeschwader 51 'Mölders' - Johann Daiminger



Name: Johann Daiminger
Rank: Obergefreiter Aktiv
Birth Date: 15 November 1920
Birth Place: Loch B/Cham
Military Unit: 2./Staffel Jagdgeschwader Mölders
Death Date: 12 August 1944
Death Place: Fliegerhorst Schongau
Father: Ludwig Daiminger

His cause of death is noted as Schwer verwundet: Quetschen* am Gesäss mit Anus zerzeißung (Severely wounded: bruising, crushing, sqeezing, injury on the buttocks with anus tearing)





I could not find a Volksbund entry for Johann.

Jagdgeschwader 51 -
Jagdgeschwader 51

I would assume that Johann was ground crew and was injured by a vehicle of some kind. Below are some definitions of the word Quetschen.

Quetschen -
Translate 'quetschen' from German to English

[Willmore]

Stab I./Bataillon Gebirgsjäger Regiment 99 - Dr Otto Keller



Name: Otto Keller
Rank: Stabsarzt der Reserve
Birth Date: 12 May 1896
Birth Place: Lechbruck Füssen
Military Unit: Stab I./Batailon Gebirgsjäger Regiment 99
Death Date: 16 September 1939
Death Place: Lemberg

His cause of death is simply noted as Gefallen: K (Killed in action: Kopf)



According to the green casualty card he was buried in the Ehrenfriedhof in Bielitz. Umgebettet aus russ gebiet, nach Ehrenfriedhof Bielitz, grab Nr nach nicht Bekannt. (Reburied from Russian territory, in the Cemetery of Honour Bielitz, grave number not known)



Dr. Otto Keller was not recovered during our re-interment activities. The planned transfer to the collective cemetery in Siemianowice Śląskie Polqnd was, therefore, unfortunately not possible. His name will be recorded in the cemetery's memorial book.


Dr Keller served during the First World War reaching the rank of Leutnant der Reserve.





It seems the majority of his service was with Infanterie Regiment 3 and between 1915 and 1918 he was awarded several medals.

Preussen Eisernes Kreuz 1914 2. Klasse - 24.3.1916

Bayerische Militär-Verdienstkreuz 3. Klasse mit Krone und Schwertern - 30.8.1916

Preussen Eisnernes Kreuz 1914 1. Klasse - 26.11.1916

Bayerische Militär-Verdienstorden Kreuz 4.Klasse mit Schwertern - 19.3.1917

Bayerische Militär-Verdienstorden Kreuz 4.Klasse mit Krone und Schwertern - 5.8.1918




From the chronical of the Füssen automobile club -

Members such as Dr. Otto Keller were killed in the war. Due to the long-standing membership of Dr. Otto Keller (since 1927), his widow and his 3 children received a comradeship aid from the DDAC from the fund "War Survivors' Support" the planned maximum possible contribution of 950 RM net.

Automobil-Club Fussen von 1925 e.V. - Chronik

Photo of Dr Keller from Ancestry.

[Jan]

"Sterbebild" to Josef Höller who died of his wounds after a partisan attack in Northern Finland on the 11th of July 1944.

Best, Jan

[Willmore]

"Sterbebild" to Josef Höller who died of his wounds after a partisan attack in Northern Finland on the 11th of July 1944.

Best, Jan

Hi Jan.

No casualty card unfortunately, but here is the Volksbund entry for Josef.

Name: Josef Höller
Date of birth: 02.10.1920
Place of birth: Nottau
Death/missing date: 13.07.1944
Death/missing place: Feldlazarett 662
Service rank: Obergefreiter

Josef Höller is buried in the military cemetery in Salla (Russland)

During the re-interment activities in his original burial location, it was not possible to identify him without any trace of doubt, so he has been buried as an "unknown soldier" in the cemetery Salla.

Endgrablage: Block 5 - Unter den Unbekannten.

Josef Holler | Grabersuche-Online

Kind regards,

Will.

[Willmore]

Stabsbatterie III./Gebirgs Artillerie Regiment 79 - Friedrich Augustin



Name: Friedrich Augustin
Rank: Kanonier
Birth Date: 21 April 1923
Birth Place: Utzenaich, Ried (Innkrs)
Military Unit: Stabsbatterie III./Gebirgs Artillerie Regiment 79
Death Date: 25 November 1942
Death Place: Gunaikatal, Kaukasus

His cause of death is noted as Kopf der Gewehrschuß. Selbstmord (Gunshot to the head. Suicide)





Friedrich Augustin 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: Gunajka - Russland.

[BlackCat1982]

I see that the cause of death was added later by a different person I think (judging from the handwriting).

[Willmore]

I would agree with you BC.

[Witt]

Oberjäger Rudolf Harrer of 6./Fallschirmjäger Regiment 1




Name: Rudolf Harrer
Date of birth: 22.12.1921
Place of birth: Florian
Death/missing date: 19.9.1943
Death/missing place: Reserve Lazarett Rosenheim

verstorben: lungenembolie bei inptischer furunkulose


The regiment had spent the 1942/43 winter in Russia defending against counless assaults around Orel. They returned to Normandie in late March after four months in Russia. In July they were delivered by train to Naples. Here preparation for a counterattack on Sicily was considered. A portion of the regiment remained here into the fall months while some were moved east across the country to defend a possible landing at Taranto. By the end of the year, the two groups were settling into their positions at Monte Cassino and Ortona. Rudolf was likely in Italy at Naples or around Taranto when he developed skin boils. There was resultant sepsis and a pulmonary embolism. I expect he was then taken by train to the hospital in Rosenheim, at the southern border of Germany.

[Steelhead10]

Hi all,

Picked up another today on my travels.

Named to Gefreiter Michael Kilger from Wieshof who was killed on 26th August 1943 in Wikniew (from Volksbund).

The volksbund states that he has likely been transferred as an unknown soldier to the military cemetary in Kharkiv.

What I find odd about this example is in English there is "Made in Czechoslovakia" on this.

Michael Kilger | Grabersuche-Online

Matt

[Willmore]

Hi Matt.

Very interesting, I have not seen a death card with made in Czechoslovakia printed on it before. All I can think is that it is an early post war example and this would make sense because of the English language used, along with the lack of swastikas.

Here is his casualty card and details.

Name: Michael Kilger
Rank: Gefreiter
Birth Date: 19 October 1919
Birth Place: Wieshof
Military Unit: 9./Batterie Artillerie Regiment 114
Death Date: 26 August 1943

No specific cause of death is noted, only Gefallen (Killed in action)







Kind regards,

Will.