Stalingrad Soldbuchs and Wehrpasses

[brooksbz]

I thought this was a nice Stalingrad Soldbuch:

http://dev.wehrmacht-awards.com/foru...d.php?t=829978

[brooksbz]

This about the time the pincers around Stalingrad closed, and my thoughts go back to the utter chaos of the time as units fought to survive. I always search for the threads on Stalingrad IDs and I appreciate those who have posted them in the past. Here are some other nice ones. I am trying to put them in one thread so I don't have to keep looking for them:


http://dev.wehrmacht-awards.com/foru...d.php?t=748387


http://dev.wehrmacht-awards.com/foru...ngrad+wehrpass


http://dev.wehrmacht-awards.com/foru...d.php?t=572406

[brooksbz]

Hi. I thought I would post this 384ID Stalingrad Soldbuch.

I have posted a Soldbuch from a soldier that served in the 384 ID 1942-43. His Soldbuch was opened in Apr 1942. He joined the 384ID in time for the summer offensive first as part Feld Erz Battalion 384/1 and then IR535. The division was posted northern shoulder of the Stalingrad battle from Aug-Nov 42. He checked into the Kriegslazarett 1/541 (lost in the pocket) on 13 Nov 42 and never formally checked out. He ended up in Kriegslazarett 4/619 (not in the pocket) on 25 Nov 42 and appear to stay there until 30 Nov 42 (page 20 Wehrsold entry).

From there I am assuming he was caught up in the fighting with the Genes. G. E. Btl 384 (part of the new 384 ID) and the new GR 535 along the Chir River up until he came down with Typhus in Feb 43. He with the 384ID for awhile and was captured by the Soviets as part of GR 1095 (Konigsberg?) in 1945. He has no page 20 entries before Nov 42 and was not on leave anytime before May 1943 so I am sure he was in the fight along the northern flank. He has no awards, so I guess not every soldier was a hero. I find it amazing how anyone escaped given the chaos when the pincers closed.

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