A sad reminder

[leibregiment]

Just going through my collection to database items not yet researched and came across this photo....named on the back Albert Gonsenheimer 1918.....

The Gonsenheimers lived at Helmstedter Strasse, Belin-Wilmersdorf, Albert was born 17/10/1899, They appear to have emigrated to Brussels/Monte Carlo in the 1930's. In 1935 his German nationality was annulled by the Nazi regime. He was a truck driver.

In 1940 he was deported to camp Saint-Cyprien in France, released then re-arrested in 1942 he was Deported from Drancy on the 18th transport to Auschwitz and on the 22/01/1945 transported to Buchenwald where he died on the 28/02/1945.

Where the photo came from, who wrote the name I do not know..........RIP

[Volksgrenadier 44]

Very Sad mate,,Thanks for posting it though

Ross

[pzrwest]

I'm assuming that he was Jewish and hence the stripping of his German heritage. Very sad to have served his country in WW1 and then treated the way he was

[Konigtiger]

Poor chap. What an injustice to be killed by the country you fought for!!

[Chip M]

Many Jews served in the German army in WWI though there was always discrimination. Even some of the celebrated pilots, like Fritz Beckhardt and Willy Rosenstein (Jasta 40) had a hard time finding sympathetic former comrades after the war.

This soldier must be from the Telegraphen Bataillon Nr.1 (Garde Korps).

Chip

[besslein]

on jewish cemetery in my town is still to see a monument for ww1 heros from jewish "geminde" even big EK are still to see.

[besslein]

on jewish cemetery in my town is still to see a monument for ww1 heros from jewish "geminde" even big EK are still to see.

[pauke]

memorial

Could you show a pic of the cemetery itself? Where is this? Very interesting.

[besslein]

it is in Breslau,even in spring 1945 some Waffen SS soldiers are buried here.

[WalterB]

What a terrible injustice....RIP.

[ddbinks]

Very sad. Really makes you stop and think........

Thank you for posting.

[muzrub]

Another reason to be disgusted by Hitler and his gang of bully boys & mass murderers