The military life of a sprightly old man, a long military life: about 14 years of soldier and war, 7 in the IWW and 7 in the IIWW, before ending with the Nashorn Tank in Italy ....
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and some photos of nashorn in Italy..... a sequence of march 1944 near Anzio... -
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his Wehrpass issued in October 1939 in Frankfurt .......Comment
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Krauth Georg, class 1891 (!!) of Heidelburg, first Catholic, then without religion, and later still a Catholic, "Kaufman"....
married with Lydia, resident in Bad Mergentheim, its driving licensesComment
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His first uniform : 1913 !!Comment
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The military history of Georg Krauth:
1913-1919 in 'IR 135 and all the great war in GR (?)
in 1939 is recalled in Panzerabwehr-Ersatz-Abteilung 9, then in Panzerjäger-Ersatz-Abteilung 9 in Büdingen
passed in May 1941 under the command of Panzerjäger abteilung 525 (in Russia) until May 1942
In May 1942, returns to Panzerjäger-Ersatz-Abteilung 9
From February to May 1944 in Werkstattkompanie 1079 formed for the 116 Panzer Division in France.
Still Panzerjäger Ausbildungs-Ersatz-Abteilung 9 until October 1944Comment
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Krüger-Kaserne in Büdingen....Comment
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and Krüger-Kaserne after the war: Amstrong Kaserne....Comment
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In October 1944 the Oberfeldwebel Georg Ktauth was in Italy, last assigned to the logistics of the schwere Panzerjäger Abteilung 525 .... (in September-October 1944, the unit was in Forli in reconstitution with approximately 40 new Nashorn just arrived after they had lost at least as many between Cassino and Pesaro)Comment
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Oberfeldwebel Georg Ocan take the place of an official put the supplies or spare parts ....
He Knows how to use the Pak 36,
Hauptfeldwegel, ZugFuhrer, Ord. OffizierComment
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the classic German "Uffz" fulcrum of the Wehrmacht :
Uffz in 1914 , Oberfeldwebel in 1940, ROB in 1944, Leutnant in February 1945Comment
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its decorations of I WW
Ek2
B.M.V. Kreuz War
K. Ludwig Kreuz
Ehrenkreuz fur FrontkampferComment
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KVK2 and Ostmedaille
Spange zum EK2Comment
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two notesComment
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