Soldbuch San. Komp. 715

[Pie]

Hi all,
I want to show you my first Soldbuch.

The soldier was Josef Vesenmaier, he was in the Sanitat Kompanie 715 from the 715. Infanterie Division and then in the San. Komp. 473... that from the info I found was under the LXXIII. Korps z.b.V. located near Ferrara.



Unfortunately swastikas have been removed ... and the pages of hospitalizations and weapons are missing.


Hope you like it

Pietro

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He was born in 1903 in Goeppingen... he worked as a stretcher bearer (Krankenpleger.)

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The unit...
First Inf. Regiment 725 and then Feldhalblazzaret 715 and San. Komp. 715...
The 715. ID was transferred in Italy in 1944 to oppose the landing of the Allies in Anzio / Nettuno. The division participated at the operation ''Fischfang'' suffering heavy losses.

After Nettuno the division went up the Italian peninsula rising from Lazio and then Tuscany.

At the end of August the division was in Mugello. (Borgo San Lorenzo-Vicchio) and in September (1-18 Sept.) stood on the positions of the Gothic Line near the Giogo Pass and the Colla Pass. The battle lasted from 11 till 18 Sept.

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The KVKII with swords... I think he recived after the battles in Anzio/Nettuno.

And a picture of Borgo San Lorenzo... my town!

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A photo of the Colla Pass...
and the check pages.

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Equipment pages... and a note I couldn't translate.... can you help me?

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And his last unit... and map of Januar 1945...

The 1. San.Kp. 715 in February 1945 went under the LXXIII. Korps z.b.V and in March 1945 becamed the San. Komp. 473... Ferrar area.

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And at the end ... a question ...on the equipment pages there is this written....''Lager 6a'' and some equipments marked... made during the captivity?



Thanks in advance and Greetings from Italy,

Pietro

[bsmith56]

Thank you for sharing your book!

In regards to 'Lager 6a', yes that is probably during captivity. If you go to the end of line 5 it might have a date listed. I can't tell from the picture of the whole page if there is a date. Try to match up that entry with some other entries in the book.

[mufasa]

the Lager 6a was the main field of Rimini Enclave (located between Bellaria and Igea Marina) where there were the "sanitat" soldiers who did not serve in the German military hospitals who were in Cesena and Cesenatico...

ciao
Oriano

[Pie]

Thanks dear Oriano, as always !

And thanks you too bsmith...No there isnt' any date!


Best Regards,
Pietro

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And a file from the Freiburg Archive... The Division History!