Kfg Schill SS 17GvB SSKfg Bohmen Soldbuch

[Lee Luke]

A soldbuch to Herbert Mollmer, who was transferred from the Luftwaffe to SS Pz Gr Ausb Rgt/Schule in October 1944. This unit was part of Kfg Schill, a battle group that helped to successfully put down the Slovak uprising.

In mid December the part of unit was sent to Germany and was attached to SS Pz Gr Rgt 38. It made up a large part of the regiment.

Going into battle as part of 17 SS GvB Division, the north attack flank of 'Operation Nordwind', Mollmer was wounded by schrapnel and was awarded the Wound Badge in Black.

He was then sent to SS Pz Gr AuE Btl 17 in Iglau. From what I can find, it made up SS Kfg Bohmen. He was severally wounded in April 1945. A large piece of schrapnal pierced his chest.

A visually tragic injury to this young man, I have found nothing of his fate. Survived the war, maybe?

[Lee Luke]

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[Edward]

Interesting Soldbuch Lee. First time I have seen a Lw photo in an SS Soldbuch. Yes, from the pages that would have been a fair sized chunk of shrapnel.

[Erwin L]

Very nice soldbuch Lee. Like Jerry said it must have been a fair sized chunk of shrapnel.

Regards

Erwin

[erichcraciun]

Hello Lee,

tragically interesting Soldbuch. If I see correctly, he was released from the Bad Kreuznach area...let's hope, recovering from such a terrible wound, that he made it home and was not interned at the Rheinwiesenlager by Bad Kreuznach. This was one of the worse western POW camps.

Erich

[Panzer Rob]

Nice Soldbuch, Lee That's some pretty nasty shrapnel damage!
Thanks for sharing this one with us.

Rob

[Lee Luke]

Hello Lee,

tragically interesting Soldbuch. If I see correctly, he was released from the Bad Kreuznach area...let's hope, recovering from such a terrible wound, that he made it home and was not interned at the Rheinwiesenlager by Bad Kreuznach. This was one of the worse western POW camps.

Erich

Looking at the wound badge entry, the damage was made after it was entered.

So he was wounded again, after leaving the hospital, going to SS Pz Gr AuE Batl 17.

[dennisb]

Nice Soldbuch Lee, thanks for sharing!

[JBGracing]

Lee,

Great Soldbuch. Unfortunately he didn't survive. For some reason the Volksbund pages will not properly copy and paste for me. But do a search for Herbert Möllner. KIA 17.3.1945.


Jared

[Lee Luke]

Thank you everyone for the comments.

Jared, I had been reading it as Möllmer, didn't think of trying Möllner. Thanks.

[Edward]

Likely not the same person KIA on 17.3.45 as he was granted leave 23.4.45.

[Tim DC]

Likely not the same person KIA on 17.3.45 as he was granted leave 23.4.45.

It's him Jerry, the leave was on 23.4.44 and not 1945. I agree with Lee that the Soldbuch was struck by the shrapnell after the wound entry. So this would have been the piece of metal that killed him...
I also read Möllmer instead of Möllner in all Soldbuch entries, including his own signature. The Volksbund must have his name wrong.
Very sobering Soldbuch Lee, thanks for sharing.

Herbert Möllner ruht auf der Kriegsgräberstätte in Hackenheim.
Endgrablage: Grab 3
Nachname:Möllner
Vorname:Herbert
Dienstgrad:Unteroffizier
Geburtsdatum:07.03.1919
Geburtsort:Groß-Troben
Todes-/Vermisstendatum:17.03.1945
Todes-/Vermisstenort: nicht verzeichnet

[Lee Luke]

Instead of going to Iglau, he must have been sent back to the SS 17 GvB fighting near Zweibrucken.

Wounded again, he most likely died on the way to the hospital. I would think Bad Krueznach again since Hackenheim is next to it.