WP Uffz 98 ID : Croce (Gemmano) and Monte Battaglia

[mufasa]

I begins with the mention of 98 Infanterie Division in the Bullettin of the 0kW of September 10th 1944 " On the Adriatic front was particularly distinguished by the value the 98 ID......... (from Gereis 98 ID)






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[mufasa]

The wehrpass: released in June 1936 in Coburg, Eastern Bavaria.
Max Behr, born in 1915 in Coburg (frontiers and "Kaserne", his beautiful pictures in uniform of Rad musician.
And Coburg is his destination : d Coburg is his target: Coburg I.R. 95 ...



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and a Coburg Barrack before the war .....



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[mufasa]

and the Units page .... In Coburg probably as much time as Uffz but also Russia as we shall see ... Then in Italy in the the 98 ID in August 1944 and then again in 290 Gre. Regiment from 7 September 1944, the last day of the battle of Gemmano (100 GJR) and Croce (98 and 71 ID)......





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two maps of this first week of september 1944 a Croce (from Gereis and Montemaggi) with the place of the 290 Gren. Reg.



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... british Shermans destroyed in the ruins of Croce di Montecolombo....



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and Croce today (the red point, with Gemmano in foreground, and San Marino Republic at the bottom) todey from Montefiore Conca (point of view of the british soldiers those days).. and a detail of the Chuch of Croce di Montecolombo...



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[mufasa]

... France, Poland ... Russia ... Italy ......



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[mufasa]

Uffz from July 1941 ... the awards in Russia...





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And an interesting course, "Panzerüberrollung durchgefuhrt" .... was a course to resist to the stress and survive in a trench while passing over a tank...



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[mufasa]

And Max has known the Italy only for three months, he has survived to Croce but not to the last American offensive of October 1944 when Clark tried to encircle the German divisions on the Gothic Line.... He falls October 25th 1944 at Ripiano, near Castel San Pietro Terme about 25 miles south of Bologna ...



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and the last battle of Max...



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[mufasa]

... But there is another very interesting chapter of the story of Max in Italy ... a month before his regiment the 290 Gren Reg. was called urgently to a special place where the front had just been broken by the Americans (The Blue Devil) and teh Italian partisans of Binconcini .... Montebattaglia......
(always Gereis)...



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[mufasa]

and finally Montebattaglia end of september 1944 and today......





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[Gerdan]

Here he found his last rest according to the Volksbund list:

Max Behr

Max Behr ruht auf der Kriegsgräberstätte in Futa-Pass.

Endgrablage: Block 20 Grab 257

gern einen Auszug bei uns bestellen.

Nachname:Behr
Vorname:Max
ienstgrad:Unteroffizier
Geburtsdatum:28.09.1915T
odes-/Vermisstendatum:25.10.1944



Gerdan

[mufasa]

Here he found his last rest according to the Volksbund list:

Max Behr

Max Behr ruht auf der Kriegsgräberstätte in Futa-Pass.

Endgrablage: Block 20 Grab 257

gern einen Auszug bei uns bestellen.

Nachname:Behr
Vorname:Max
ienstgrad:Unteroffizier
Geburtsdatum:28.09.1915T
odes-/Vermisstendatum:25.10.1944



Gerdan

thanks Gerdan...

[Edward]

Very nicely presented Mufasa. Agree, nice uniform of Behr in RAD uniform wearing musician swallowtails.

On the battle of Monte Battaglia with some good photos. The US 88th Blue Devil Division had a very good combat record in Italy. They were also the first US division made up of all drafted personnel sent into combat.

http://www.mtmestas.com/Military/Bat...glia/index.htm

[mufasa]

Very nicely presented Mufasa. Agree, nice uniform of Behr in RAD uniform wearing musician swallowtails.

On the battle of Monte Battaglia with some good photos. The US 88th Blue Devil Division had a very good combat record in Italy. They were also the first US division made up of all drafted personnel sent into combat.

http://www.mtmestas.com/Military/Bat...glia/index.htm

many thanks for your additions Edward ... Here the memory of the Blue Devils on top of Monte Battaglia..



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[Coburg]

Great stuff Oriano.

Thanks for posting this my friend!!

Jim

[mufasa]

Great stuff Oriano.

Thanks for posting this my friend!!

Jim

ciao amico mio! Oriano

[Edward]

Thanks for showing the photo of the plaque to the 350th INF Mufasa. This battle was the most fierce fight of the war for the 2nd Battalion of the 350th. The commander of of Company G, Captain Roeder US Army was awarded the Medal of Honor for this fight. The account of this battle figures prominently in the 88th INF Divisions history as well. From the battle for Monte Battaglia the Regiments knickname became 'Battle Mountain'.