Great additions to this interesting thread. Congratulations to you !
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a particular WP, always of the 171 Art. Reg, particular because for Stalingrad is not common a Wehrpass of 71 Division with the French and the Italian campaignsComment
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Issued in Hildeshein in 1936
Wilhelm Sommer, born in 1915, married in April 1940 just before the French CampaignComment
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Mrs. Sommer.....Comment
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prewar notesComment
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Enlisted in October 1936 in Art. Reg. 19 in his HildesheimComment
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his military dismissalComment
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And from 25 August 1939 until the end of the war always in the 171 Art. Reg.
With a long pause of his military service from February 13, 1941 (transferred in the Genesenden Batteries of 71 Infanterie Division) until 14 April 1943 when he returns agains in his 171 Art. Reg. of the new 71 ID.
And this long leave saved Wilhelm from StalingradComment
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convalescence notesComment
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even "stamps" and and the return visitComment
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his leFH16 training, a chariots and horses conductor....
and always form the above mentioned book by Dorfler a photos of 171 Art. Reg. in France in 1940Comment
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His career and a kvk2 in RomagnaComment
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The campaigns in France and of those days a Horch 901 of the 71 IDComment
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and in Italy and HungaryComment
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His POW release at the end of June 1945Comment
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