Needle in a havstack.

[julesmc]

Feldpost

My Opa sent this postcard 13 day's before he died,
can you tell me anything about the Feldpostnummer??
Have I read it correctly (11 367 A) ????

[Ian Jewison]

My Opa sent this postcard 13 day's before he died,
can you tell me anything about the Feldpostnummer??
Have I read it correctly (11 367 A) ????

FP Nr. 11364 A - Stab III. Bataillon, Infanterie Regiment 254, 110 Infanterie Division

/Ian

[julesmc]

Fp Nr. 11364A

Thanks Ian
Maybe one day I will be able to answer one of your questions and
return the favours, (It all seems to be one way traffic) Thanks
again.

jules

[julesmc]

Having followed Ian Jewison's advice I contacted the Deutsche Dienststelle

(WASt) and 5 months on I have received a letter from them, you were correct
Chris Stewart it was'nt I.R.E. kp 58. It was I.N.E. kp 58 (Infanterie-Nachrichten-
Ersatz-Kompanie 58)
From what I can gather (my German not being very good) they were unable to
find any personal papers for my Opa. I will post the letter here in hope that
someone might be able to translate something that might help in my search for
information about my Opa.

Thanks jules.

[julesmc]

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[Chris Stewart]

I won't be able to translate all that for you, but it is very cool that you have some confirmation on what we were guessing at!

Chris

[Ian Jewison]

Well here goes.....there might be a few mistakes if I can not read the letters corretly!

Home address: Wife Anni K., Kiel, Schamweg 16

Dog tag no.: -328- Infantry Signals Replacement Company 58

Units: (laut Meldung - according reports/coomunication)
13.4.1940. Infantry Signals Replacement Company 58, Garrison Neumünster
17.6.40 & 4.10.40. Staff III Battalion, Infantry Regiment 26
5.10.40. 11 Company, Infantry Regiment 26, 30 Infantry Division.
Operation area: Juen 1940 Belgium, Flanders, July until October 1940 in France

Dec. 1940. 10 Company, Infantry Regiment 254
10.1.1941. 7 Company, Infantry Regiment 254
14.1.41 & 14.12.41. Staff III. Battalion, Infantry Regiment 254
Infantry Regiment 254 was from formed 10.12.1940 near Lüneburg and under 110 Infanterie Division.
Operation area: December 1940 until June 1941 in the homeland near Lüneburg, July 1941 Wilna, August/September 1941 Smolensk, October Wiasma, November Klin, December Rshew.

Killed in action: 14.12.1941 near Aksinjkino/Russia

Rank: 14.12.1941 Lance Corporal (last rank, no promotion date)

The last resting place of you grandfather is the west entry to the town of Aksinjkino.


Thats basically it!...oh you owe them €16.-

/Ian

[kennethc]

The last resting place of you grandfather is the west entry to the town of Aksinjkino.
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Probably, you should visit Aksinjkino ask the people around, place some flowers at west entry so that he will rest in peace.

[julesmc]

Thank you!!! Ian

For going to the trouble of translating for me.

As for the town Aksinjkino in Russia I have searched many maps and have not
been able to find it, would the German spelling be different to that of the
Russian???

[Matt L]

Hi Jules,

I'd think that the only difference in the town name that would come about by it being in German would be the 'j'- we'd probably spell it 'Aksinykino' in English.

Earlier in the thread, you wrote that it was said that Aksinykino was 18km south of Kalinin- and although there appear to be a LOT of 'Kalinin's in Russia, according to the WASt letter, your Opa's unit was in the area of Rshew in 12.1941, so it must be near there too, and there's only one Rshew. If you've looked in this area on maps, either they're not detailed enough, or maybe the place doesn't exist any more...

Matt

[julesmc]

Thanks Matt L

The search continues.

[dphillipsd]

Hey,

If you look at this map (http://www.percy.clara.net/maps/ussr.jpg) you will see that Kalinin is NW of Moscow. Maybe that can give you a starting point for further research?

[julesmc]

Thank you dphillipsd

I think that is the right Kalinin but I cant find a map that goes into enough
detail 18km south of there, Aksinjkino must have been a small village.
jules.