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10-26-2020 01:32 AM
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For most of the war he served with Flakscheinwerfer-Abt 809 which started off being based in Luftgau VII before going to Palermo in Sicily in 1942/43 and following on from Op Husky he was located in Italy, both locations explain the issue of tropical uniform & equipment.
Flakscheinwerfer-Abteilung 809
It doesn't look like he won any awards.
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Hi, I’ve done a little bit of translating and it appears he was on Sicily then moved to the Italian mainland.
To find out what his role was, could you post a photo of page 20 and 21 from the Wehrpass. Page 20 will list any training with weapons he received from the military and page 21 will show further training information and recorded any special schools/courses he undertook. At the bottom of page 21 there is a space for recording awards.
A photo of page 22 and 23 from the Wehrpass will give his promotions and appointments, so this could also point to his role. Along with this, awards and decorations are also recorded at the bottom of page 23.
I can see on the first page of his Soldbuch that he was a Kanonier (An artillery private is known as a Kanonier in German). Then was promoted 1.10.1939 to Gef (Gefreiter), 1.11.1940 to Obergefreiter and then on 1.3.1944 to Stabsgefreiter.
Is there anything on page 34 of the Wehrpass. This is where you find any wounds and recognised illnesses recorded.
Page 3 of the Wehrpass -
Karl Mayerhofer
D.O.B - 4th May 1917
Born - Thann Kirchau Austria
D.R - Deutscher Reich Österreich (German empire, Austria)
Religion - Rom Kathol (Roman Catholic)
Ledig - Meaning he was single
Civilian occupation - Landwirt Arbeiter (Farm Worker)
Vater (Father) was called Blasius (Oldest brother was probably named after him) and he was a farmer.
Mutter (Mother) was called Maria, her maiden name was Handler.
Page 32 and 33 of the Wehrpass -
27.12.42 - 7.8.1943
Einsatz auf sizilien zu unterstützung des kampfes gegen malta und gegen die englische flotte im mittlemeer.
27.12.42 - 7.8.1943
Operation in Sicily to support the fight against Malta and against the English fleet in the Mediterranean Sea.
28.6 - 29.7.1944
Im erdkampf eingesetzt Bandenbekämpfung im nordital raum.
28.6 - 29.7.1944
Fighting against partisans/bandits in Northern Italy.
Page 35 of the Wehrpass - Am 9.12.1941 auf tropendienstfahrig keit untersucht (Examined on 9.12.1941 for tropical service). I think this means he was examined and deemed fit for tropical service, but I’m not 100%.
Information on his two brothers from the Volksbund.
Older brother
Surname:
Mayerhofer
Forename:
Blasius
Rank:
Oberschütze
Date of birth:
25.01.1915
Place of birth:
Kirchau-Thann
Date of death/becoming missing:
24.10.1941
Place of death/becoming missing:
B.Bolenkowo
Blasius Mayerhofer 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: Kusnezowo / Isjum - Ukraine
Younger brother
Surname:
Mayerhofer
Forename:
Josef
Rank:
Schütze
Date of birth:
20.01.1920
Place of birth:
Kirchau
Date of death/becoming missing:
11.08.1941
Place of death/becoming missing:
Bol-Ugorody
Josef Mayerhofer is buried in the military cemetery in Korostyn.
Endgrablage: auf diesem Friedhof
I hope this helps,
Will
Last edited by Willmore; 10-26-2020 at 02:27 PM.
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Many thanks guys, I posted this on the WAF too, and Willmore was kind enough to reply there also.
I will get those pages done asap...
Cheers
Bob
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Hi Bob, thanks for the additional photos.
You were right, page 21 confirms he undertook a Fernsprecher course, which is a telephone operator.
Page 20 - He was trained on the karabiner 98k.
Page 22 - Confirms his promotions.
Page 34 - Is empty, so it looks like he wasn’t wounded or didn’t become sick.
Will.
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Thank you very much for your help Will....
Cheers
Bob
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