Recently I acquired the Soldbuch of Friedrich Marx, who was an Oberschütze in MG-Bataillon 3. On the 10th of May 1940, this independent battallion was added to the Infanterie-Division 34 as part of the so called 'Vorausabteilung B', the small part of the Army which was the first to cross the Luxembourg border in the early morning and rush to the first objectives. Hauptmann Brede, whose signature can be seen on page 2, was with his company the first to reach the isolated men of the 'Luftlandekommando Hedderich', who were dropped behind enemy Letzeburg lines by Fieseler Storch.. a less known airborne operation from the May 1940 campaign! Three days later, Friedrich Marx was killed somewhere near the Belgian-Luxembourg-French border. He rests in the Sandweiler cemetery in Luxembourg.
Obviously, this Soldbuch has only minimal entries and comes without a photo, but still pretty interesting for the Western campaign buff. I've found it particularly hard to find such early KIA Soldbucher, especially when compared to Wehrpasse, having seen only 1 or 2 of the Westfeldzug and none of the Poland campaign. So if anyone could share something similar, be my guest!
Obviously, this Soldbuch has only minimal entries and comes without a photo, but still pretty interesting for the Western campaign buff. I've found it particularly hard to find such early KIA Soldbucher, especially when compared to Wehrpasse, having seen only 1 or 2 of the Westfeldzug and none of the Poland campaign. So if anyone could share something similar, be my guest!
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