Paratrooper Monte Cassino

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Hello

Long time I search maybe I found yet any " Paratrooper the fought in Monte Cassino "


If I was wright he got both IC in Monte Cassino or ??? And can any tell me where the Regiment 3 goes after Monte Cassino than he died in september 1944 in Italia

Regards Thomas

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[Gerdan]

He is in the Volksbund list:

Nachname: Liebau
Vorname: Gerhard
Dienstgrad: Feldwebel
Geburtsdatum: 23.04.1919
Geburtsort:
Todes-/Vermisstendatum: 06.09.1944
Todes-/Vermisstenort:

Gerhard Liebau ruht auf der Kriegsgräberstätte in Futa-Pass (Italien) .
Endgrablage: Block 25 Grab 321



Gerdan

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Hello

Great former Flak Wehrpass !!!

There is a nice little surprise in it:

24.8.41 - 27.8.41 Flakschutz des Führerhauptquartier an der Ostfront

(Flakprotection of the headquarter of Adolf Hitler at the eastern front.)






Best regards, Fronti

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THanks but can any tell me if I was wright with the two IC in Monte Cassino us Paratrooper ???

Regards Thomas

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FJR3 after Monte Cassino:
- May-June - Delaying actions and defence of the Tivoli area
- 7 June - Defense west and southwest of Lake Trasimeno-Valiano
15-25 July - Defense positions, Terreanuova area
5-26 August - Combat zone on Adriatic coast, Gradara; defending positions in the area of Fano, Pesaro-Corino.
September - Defensive and delaying actions near Rimini
September-October - Assembly area and reserve within the 1st Airborne Division - area of Bagnaca Vallo
(Source: "A pictorial history of FJR.3 vol.2" by Klaus J. Peters, Bender Publishing 1995)
Reagards,
Piotr

[Heeresspringer]

sorry ... this is not a monte cassio fighter ...

[Gerdan]

I found this which confirms that III. Btl. /Fallschirmjäger Rgt. 3 was fighting in Monte Cassino.

"Ein Großeinsatz erfolgte, als die Alliierten in Salerno landeten. Das I. Bataillon überstand diesen Kampf mit nur noch hundert Mann. bis Mai 1944.[COLOR="Cyan"]Im Januar 1944 begannen dann die Schlachten um den Monte Cassino. Das Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 3 stand stets im Schwerpunkt der Kämpfe. So verteidigte allein das III. Bataillon wochenlang den Kalvarienberg und das II. Bataillon verlor bei der Verteidigung der Stadt Cassino allein 220 Mann an Gefallenen.

The source:

http://www.balsi.de/Weltkrieg/Einhei...nter/3-FJR.htm


Gerdan

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Hello


Why certainly!
FschJgRgt 3 saw action at Monte Cassino !!!

Oberst Rudolf Böhmler (commander of I./FschJgRgt 3) was on top of Monte Cassino and earned the Knightscross for capturing Hill 435.
At the 3rd Cassino battle, Böhmlers I./FschJgRgt 3 defendet the Calvarienberg against 2nd polish Tank Brigade and the polish Karpatenjäger.
The Karpatenjäger could take the Calvarienberg for a short time after destroying the 1st coy of FschJgRgt 3, but after a counterattack in the evening of 12.05.1944 from Oberfeldwebel Karl Schmidt with the men of the 14th coy of FschJgRgt 3, the polish Karpatenjäger had to withdraw.

IMO II./FschJgRgt 3 was in action in the town of Cassino at the same time.



Best regards, Fronti

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Oh yes now i see ... my mistake ... i read the wrong numbers...

he got the EK II or the battle of Ortona

and his EKI for the second Cassino Battle


I hope that helps ....

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Ups I was happy about that I got a shock if you tell me he was not a Monte Cassino fighter and yes thanks to all for help and informations than I can research a little bit more

[mufasa]

almost certainly he fell between Cattolica and Riccione (about 10-15 km south of Rimini) ... wonderful wehrpass....

[Gerdan]

mufasa

do you think it is possible to trace the first (!) burial place of this soldier in Italy? It must have been near the place where he was KIA.

If you would find this cemetery you had lokated the area where he was killed.

I do not know the system in Italy but normally they should also have an organization like the German Volksbund. And they should have a list of the firsrt burial places.

If not even the Volksbund should know from which local cemetery they brought him to the Futa-Pass Cemetery - if the Volksbund did it.

Saluti

Gerdan