Below is a Nahkampftage liste from a Soldbuch of a member of 3 Infanterie Division (mot.) destroyed at Stalingrad. This lucky guy appears to be on the northern blocking positon near the town of Erzovka and escaped the encirclement of Stalingrad!
Listed are 30 days close combat ....Nr. 2 interesting in that they attacked a train station and captured a train carrying 12 flak guns! The remaining days on the blocking position for Stalingrad hill 141.2 and 139.5, west of Erzovka.
My question is what does the red writting say?
"Werden nicht auf Nahkampfspange gemaß Allgemeine Heeresmitteilungen 1942, Ziffer 1030 angerichnet?"
Basically I understand it to be that the days do not count for the close combat bar!!!!!! There is another list of 5 days in the Soldbuch counting for the Inf.St.Abz. i. Bronze....these are all from autumn 1943 when the unit was in Italy, this being awarded 22.12.1943......no close combat bar was ever awarded!!!!!!
Thanks, Ian
Listed are 30 days close combat ....Nr. 2 interesting in that they attacked a train station and captured a train carrying 12 flak guns! The remaining days on the blocking position for Stalingrad hill 141.2 and 139.5, west of Erzovka.
My question is what does the red writting say?
"Werden nicht auf Nahkampfspange gemaß Allgemeine Heeresmitteilungen 1942, Ziffer 1030 angerichnet?"
Basically I understand it to be that the days do not count for the close combat bar!!!!!! There is another list of 5 days in the Soldbuch counting for the Inf.St.Abz. i. Bronze....these are all from autumn 1943 when the unit was in Italy, this being awarded 22.12.1943......no close combat bar was ever awarded!!!!!!
Thanks, Ian
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