Holland 1940-1945

[Revellations]

Lynton,

Good to see you still have my old Pz Bde 107 Wehrpass and grouping. Love set indeed.

Cheers

Scott

[patrick h]

Nice entry Bruckenkopfes Wanssum (Holland) in a Wehrpass from a Flah Corporal.

[Floris]

Very nice Lynton.
Looks like a very nice wehrpass from your area Patrick

[patrick h]

Bruckenkopf Wanssum was even mentioned in the newspaper:

[Floris]

A while ago I bought a small group of pictures.
The pictures where taken in Bussum / Holland in early 1945 (february - march I guess).
I haven't seen that much pictures before from 1945 where troops seems pretty relaxed.
Within a few weeks or months these troops most probarly must have seen some action on Dutch soil.

In the background of the second picture the church of Bussum can be seen.

[Floris]

Nice camo jacket can be seen.

[Revellations]

Nice photos Floris. They do look very relaxed. Thanks for sharing.

Cheers

Scott

[Panzer Rob]

Great photos Floris

Best,
Rob

[Floris]

Thanks

[patrick h]

Good to see new posts here!

[Tim DC]

Here's a Holland related Wehrpass I picked up from the e-stand lately. Walter Mielke served as an artillery man on the Eastern Front until he lost a finger in March 1943, earning him the EK2, Ostmedaille, Verwundetenabzeichen and Demjanskschild. After his recovery, he joined Artillerie-Regiment 890 of the 190. Infanterie-Division in September 1944. This division was deployed with the Fallschirm-Armee in the Reichswald and in Holland until the end of the war. On December 28th, 1944, he was wounded by shrapnel in Venlo.

[Tim DC]

Battles.

[Tim DC]

And last, awards and wounds.

[Nordfront]

Here is another Wehrpass from soldier who was in 190.ID during the bitter and desperate last months of WW2... Battle hardened Eastern Front veteran Oberleutnant Karl Wirth served in Panzerjäger-Abteilung 190. He earned PKA in bronze, EK2 and 1, all three WVA, Ostmedaille and NKS in bronze.

[Nordfront]

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