Thank you for the comments Rob and Dennis.
I'm very happy with the soldbuch, especially because the fact he got wounded in september 1944. It will be guessing when he got wounded but most probably during the counter attack on Joe's Bridge on 14 september 1944 like Rob stated. I couldn't read the wound code so i was doubing between the counterattack (14 september) and the artillery bombardment (16 september). This gives him a couple of days before arriving in the Bad Sassendorf Reserve Lazerette, which is like Dennis said about 200 km from here. I don't think it was possible to travel 200 km in one day around that time frame if he got wounded on 17 september 1944. Market Garden started and so the Germans had other things on their mind. In one of my Luftwaffen-Jäger-Btl. z.b.V. 6 soldbucher, 17 september 1944 is listed as a nahkampftag. See attachement. Perhaps somebody can identify the signature.
The documents regarding this unit are forming a small collection in my modest collection. I never thought i would be able to find such an amount of soldbuchen/wehrpassen from this small unit who fought in my area. So a big thanks to Floris, Dennis, Jim and Frederic
Also interesting is that i have a portrait picture from all soldiers from which i got documents and served in this unit. From two soldiers it is 100% sure that the have known each other due to the fact that one signed the soldbuch from the other one for reaching out a MP38/40
Best regards
Erwin
I'm very happy with the soldbuch, especially because the fact he got wounded in september 1944. It will be guessing when he got wounded but most probably during the counter attack on Joe's Bridge on 14 september 1944 like Rob stated. I couldn't read the wound code so i was doubing between the counterattack (14 september) and the artillery bombardment (16 september). This gives him a couple of days before arriving in the Bad Sassendorf Reserve Lazerette, which is like Dennis said about 200 km from here. I don't think it was possible to travel 200 km in one day around that time frame if he got wounded on 17 september 1944. Market Garden started and so the Germans had other things on their mind. In one of my Luftwaffen-Jäger-Btl. z.b.V. 6 soldbucher, 17 september 1944 is listed as a nahkampftag. See attachement. Perhaps somebody can identify the signature.
The documents regarding this unit are forming a small collection in my modest collection. I never thought i would be able to find such an amount of soldbuchen/wehrpassen from this small unit who fought in my area. So a big thanks to Floris, Dennis, Jim and Frederic
Also interesting is that i have a portrait picture from all soldiers from which i got documents and served in this unit. From two soldiers it is 100% sure that the have known each other due to the fact that one signed the soldbuch from the other one for reaching out a MP38/40
Best regards
Erwin
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