Sturm Btl. OB / africa, Italy fihgts ....

[Rise]

Sometimes ago I had pick up a little lot of an soldier who seen some action "Westfront, africa and italy"

Infantrie Reg. 519 until 10.01.1942
Erstaz Btl. until 11.11.1942

- 8.MG Grenadier Regiment 754
under the 334. Infanterie-Division he saw action in africa / he survieved africa and escape

He lost teh wehrpass and take this second wehrpass.

Why there are no africa battle entrys? This unit was in africa, right?

- Hafen Kompanie Messina untel the end of 43

With the end of the operation husky and the evacuation of sicily he spend some time with a Nachschubkompanie

- 25.04.1944 he comes to the Sturm Btl. OB Südwest
He saw very hard fights in the battle of rome / in the albanian mountains near Bracciano / partisane fights in the north of italy

The Lot have the wehrpass, the work book and many photos. Some africa I think, sicily, Landungsboote, battlefields and more.

Unfortunately no more africa battle entrys.

My question.....have someone detail information for the unit in italy?

Here are some pics....wen interessting I can post the omplete lot?!

Regards Ronnie

[Rise]

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[mufasa]

ciao Ronnie.... Sturm Btl. OB Südwest Sturm Btl. wad used speccialy against partisans in north Toskana, against the british near Trasmieno Lake and aginst the partisans in north Italy (emilia e Lombardia).... nice!

[Rise]

many thanks for this informations....so are some photos interessting of this lot. destroyed houses/villages. the house looks like some from the toscana, emigla romagna and so. perhups after action against partisan groups.

regards ronnie

[Ian Jewison]

Hi Ronnie,

Grenadier Regiment 754 was definitely in Afriica/Tunisia but if I remember correctly some elements did not arrive until February 1943. With that said it must have been an oversight that his combat was not mentioned.

Not sure if I have the unit history or not.....have had a few SB/WP to the unit in the past but not sure what I still have......just found one I had to GR 754, he arrived in Africa on 21.12.1942.

Not uncommon though to have entries missing, I have one where he has the Kreta cuff title, however again the unit was definitely there but no mention in the Wehrpaß when everything else is mentioned!?!??! Annoying......

/Ian

[Rise]

Hello Ian,

many thanks for your informations too.....thats really interessing. Did you have some items of these Btl. in your collection or left you all?


Here are 2 pics.....I think that can be in africa?

Regards Ronnie

[Ian Jewison]

That info was taken from a translation/research of one I sold last year......

I have just found two others, the first a Feldkriegsgerichtsrat who was with Stab/334 Inf.Div. arrived on 27.12.1942.
The second a Major with Stab II/Art.Rgt. 334 arrived on 5.1.1943.

/Ian

[Rise]

Ian....thanks for showing this soldbooks.

I have found another information about this regiment....it was part of the kampfgruppe audorff:

http://www.deutsches-afrikakorps.de/...e_audorff.html

regards Ronnie

[Rise]

I have new informations

The 8. MG Kompanie was at the beginning of the operation "Ochsenkopf", also 28.02.1943 at the east of Medjez el Bab in action in the "Korpsgruppe Weber".

at 15.03.1943 under the "Division von Manteuffel" in the north off Tunesien.

Also the soldier was in africa.

REgards Ronnie