WP 44 HuD from France to Cassino (Stalingrad included?)

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a small lot with a "neutral" WP (a duplicate post mortem) but interesting for the certificate with a nice signature of his commander surrendered in Stalinrad and for many traces for read the history of this unfortunate young granadier of the 44 HuD Div. fell in Cassino

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unsigned ( released two months after his Death) Paul Plaufmer, born in 1918, lost his father in 1932, tailor ... his mother Mrs. Marie Gluch

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a parenthesis about the tailor! ... Marie subscribes in 1933 (Paul was 15 years old ) an apprenticeship contract with textile confederation of Ulm (Paul was there close to Munsingen) ...

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and before the war he will work in a special atelier

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enlisted in January 1940

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and from 10 April 1940 to 8 January 1944 always with the 134 Grenadier Regiment of 44 Hoch und Deuschmeister Division

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and a beautiful photo of the 134 Gren. reg. in France on parade in front of Hitler

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.... his training and his career (NCO in Italy in january 1944)

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and its awards... an easy and a difficult ....
the harder is the EK 2 dated May 1944, it is for Stalingrad ?
the photo of Paul awarded....

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instead easier the ISA for the third assault on Karkow .... that is about 5-6 months before arriving in Staligrado .of the 44 hUD Division ..... a map on two pages of the road of the 134 Gren. Reg. to Karkow to Stalingrad...

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the Isa certificate signed Oberst Arthur Boje commanding officer of Grenadier Regiment 134, captured by Soviet troops in 1943 after the fall of Stalingrad

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a nice portrait of Boje with his "Ritterkreuz"

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near Karkow?

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Boje near Stalingrad (photos from Die 44 Infanterie Division Dorfler)

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I go back to Wehrpass, They are not annotate the campaigns; the 44 HuD arrives in Italy in September 1943 to disarm the Italian Army in Sud Tirol .... here soldiers of the 44 HuD escorting Italian prisoners