another late war Soldbuch of a Young grennadier (no photo applied)
Werner Fuchs .... denazificed with blu pencil....
Werner Fuchs .... denazificed with blu pencil....
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Werner was born in February 1927 in Horbach (Rhineland, Palatinate) near Aachen, farmer, he enlisted at 17 years old in December 1944 ....Comment
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probably Horbach in December 1944 was already in American hands for a few weeks ....Comment
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his final assignment is the Grenadier-Ersatz- und Ausbildungs -Bataillon 80 (a training parenthesis with Grenadier-Ersatz- und Ausbildungs-Bataillon 105) and we are always around the lower Rhine .... if I just read his Ausb. Btl. 80 at the beginning of March 1945 is integrated in the Grenadier Regiment in 1125 the 559. Grenadier-Division, always on the Rhine lineComment
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his equipment......Comment
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as is often inthis "Young boys" no assigned rifleComment
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vaccinations, "sold"Comment
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31-d Bombing or other air attack: : April 1 Werner was seriously injured and evacuated after 3/4 days to Kriegslazarett a Gera where he remain until the beginning of July 1945 .....Comment
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and finnally I tried to make a approximate serch where it was the 559. Grenadier-Division the 1st April 1945 : it wad to be on just over the river Rhine
between Mannheim and Hiedelberg as indicated in the map ....Comment
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more likely (any additions or corrections are welcome) just ahead Hiedelberg ..... and finnally some photos of the town with bridges sabotaged and the Americans just arrived .....Comment
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another Soldbuch and Wehrpass of a young soldier not yet seventeenComment
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wehrpass released in Wien end of November 1944 to Josef Hager born in Mistelbah the 29th April 1928........Comment
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Soldbuch released 25th March 1945 from Grenadier-Ersatz- und Ausbildungs-Bataillon 2Comment
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his dogtagComment
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Grenadier-Ersatz- und Ausbildungs-Bataillon 2Comment
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