a typical wehrpass (and story) of a German paratrooper on italian front from the beginning of 1944 to the end of the war ...
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Issued in Soest (Rheinland) in July 1939. -
Heinz Weilmann , born in 1920...Comment
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enlisted in November 1939Comment
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assigned to various Luftnachrichten Units of the Luftwaffe, then comes Italy in Sicily in teh 1941 spring, following the Luftnachrichten Kompanie Stuka 1, and in Russia (summer 1941) with the same Unit until 1943.
Then in February 1944 he transferred to the paratroopers in Italy, assigned to the 1st Fallsch. Div. and here, except for a short period from May to July 1944 in the Weapons School of the Luftwaffe in Dresden, always in the 8th Company of the II Batalion of the 1st Fallsch. RegimentComment
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Nice Wehrpaß! Thanks for sharing.
Kind regards, PeterComment
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and two photos of Stuka (in Trapani-Milo airport and in the Malta sky ) for his short time in the island ...Comment
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weapons and its courses (look the bottom awards note later)Comment
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His awards before Italy .... The Ostmedaille and the black wound badge (25-9-1942) always in Russia , probably under a bombardment ( bombensplitter nasenwurzel im rechten oberarm, thanks Gerdan!!)... the nice signature! (in Italy)Comment
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.... I found very little information on where it was deployed the Sturzkampfgeschwader 1 in that days, only that she was the "Gorodjets"city... two photos of Stuka in a russian airport and over Stalingrad.....Comment
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the page (the first of three) of his Campaigns with the land Units of the Luftwaffe....Comment
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the promotions page for start with the Italian front .... There is an interesting signnature, that we have already seen: Oblt. Kading :
Leutnant Käding, Otto Deutsches Kreuz in Gold
(rceived for personal bravery during the Battle for Monte Cassino)Comment
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obviously Cassino and Rimini.....Comment
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for Cassino two special photo:
the first: from left to right: Leutnant Siegfried Rammelt (Kommandeur of the Pionier Zug of II./Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 1 or 3), Lt. Renisch (Kommandeur of II/Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 1), Feldwebel Eugen Opel (Kommandeur of the Stug from Stug.-Brigade 242), Hauptmann Rudolf Rennecke (Kommandeur of II./Fallschirmjäger- Regiment 3) and an unknown Fallschirmjäger.
the second : Leutnant Siegfried Rammelt fallen, with his comrades...Comment
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