Question and Information for a Soldbook

[REDVIPER]

Hello

I got this in the moment and hope any can tell me where this units fight ???

Regards Thomas

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[Jonathan M]

Grenadier Regiment 208, 79th Infanterie Division.

http://www.lexikon-der-wehrmacht.de/...nter/GR208.htm

Grenadier Regiment 1119, 553 G/VG Division

http://www.lexikon-der-wehrmacht.de/...onen/553GD.htm
http://www.lexikon-der-wehrmacht.de/...nen/553VGD.htm

Jonathan

[Ian Jewison]

Thomas,

Page 2 shows his first unit was:

Infanterie Ersatz Bataillon 208, formed in Neuwied, Wehrkreis XII.

Page 4, section C:
a. Marsch Bataillon, Wehrkreis XII
b. 10 Kompanie, Grenadier Regiment 208 (79 Inf.Div. Wehrkeis XII)

Page 17, section C:
a. Genesenden Marsch Kompanie, Wehrkreis XII, 79 Inf.Div, 34 (?)
b. 5 Kompanie, Grenadier Regiment XV (?)
c. Infanterie Geschütz Kompanie, Grenadier Regiment 1119 (553 Gren.Div., Wehrkreis V)

So, you can see the transfer (Marsch) Battalions were formed in the Wehrkreis his training and field units belonged. Later the convalescent transfer Battalion was formed again in the same Wehrkreis but specifically for his Division.

However, currently I am not sure what Gren.Rgt. XV is and by battery is about to go.....later.



/Ian

[Ian Jewison]

oops....took too long to type it...watching TV

[Ian Jewison]

I have remembered I have a Wehrpaß to a member of a Grenadier Regiment XV or something similar.
What reminded me was he served with the same unit Gren.Ers.Btl. 208 which was in Metz....the same time as the battle for Metz 1944! From what I gathered they were hastily formed units from the troops in Metz and the NCO school there.....

More later as battery going

[Jochen1000]

I used to have another soldbuch for a member of Gren. Ers. Btl. 208 (I believe
it is with Jungco now) which has a unit entry which looks like "D XII" so there
might be a connection with these "X-entries" and Gren. Ers. Btl. 208 (maybe
Metz?).

Same in German:
Ich hatte auch mal ein Soldbuch für einen Soldaten vom Gren. Ers. Btl. 208
(welches jetzt bei Jungco sein müsste) welches ebenfalls einen Einheiteneintrag
hatte der aussieht wie "D XII". Also könnte es eine Verbindung zwischen dem
XII-Eintrag und Gren. Ers. Btl. 208 geben (evtl. Metz?).

[Jonathan M]

Ian, would those units at Metz be similiar to the units made from NCO schools around Arnhem during Market-Garden?

[REDVIPER]

First I want say thanks to all for informations

The man is died this year and the Soldbook I got today from his wife , she tell me that he fight in Russia and on last in Metz .After that he goes in war prison in Marseille and comes back to germany in the year 1950 but she nopt remember on more details

Regards Thomas

[Jochen1000]

It is an interesting soldbuch for sure - thanks for showing!

Can you post more pictures?

[Ian Jewison]

Forgot all about this......here as some pages from the Wehrpaß for confirmation.

[Ian Jewison]

Combat page...........

/Ian