Hello all,
I would to present the Soldbuch of Hugo Müller that I bought a few months ago on the E-stand. Any corrections or additions to the story are always appreciated!
Hugo Müller was born on January 22nd 1910 in Kist Bei Würzburg in northern Bavaria. His Soldbuch was opened in January 1940. Before joining the military he was a baker and already married. During the invasion of France he fought as part of Infanterie-Regiment 170 in northern France, ending his campaign west of Dole. In October 1940 he was transferred to Infanterie-Regiment 593, which was stationed between Cabourg and Insigny in northern France until February 1942.
As part of Army Group South they moved into Russia in May 1942. In July they were stationed in Voronezh, where the Germans were attempting to move towards Stalingrad. In late September he was wounded there by a grenade splinter, for which he was hospitalised until December 15th. A splinter also pierced through his Soldbuch. For his wound he was awarded the Silver Wound Badge on January 5th 1943. After recovering from his wounds, he was transferred to the Jäger-Ersatz-Bataillon 56 which was stationed in Colmar in eastern France. There he was hit for unknown reasons to the head and had to be freed from his helmet. It seems like he luckily did not suffer any wounds, according to the doctor in Villingen.
In June 1943 he was diagnosed with malaria, for which he was hospitalised until August 12th. On October 3rd until the 18th he was hospital again because of stomach problems, which might have been a consequence of his malaria earlier. At age 33 he was transferred to Landesschützenbataillon 424, which was stationed in Wehrkreis V at Freiburg. There they had to guard prisoners of war.
On March 1st 1944 he was promoted to Unteroffizier. One year later, with the allies already fighting in Germany, Müller joined the recently created Grenadier Regiment Donau 2 in March 1945. He was issued an StG44 on March 23rd. The remaining parts of the regiment surrendered to the American troops south of Blankenburg in the Harz Mountains, on April 12th 1945.
Best regards,
Paul
I would to present the Soldbuch of Hugo Müller that I bought a few months ago on the E-stand. Any corrections or additions to the story are always appreciated!
Hugo Müller was born on January 22nd 1910 in Kist Bei Würzburg in northern Bavaria. His Soldbuch was opened in January 1940. Before joining the military he was a baker and already married. During the invasion of France he fought as part of Infanterie-Regiment 170 in northern France, ending his campaign west of Dole. In October 1940 he was transferred to Infanterie-Regiment 593, which was stationed between Cabourg and Insigny in northern France until February 1942.
As part of Army Group South they moved into Russia in May 1942. In July they were stationed in Voronezh, where the Germans were attempting to move towards Stalingrad. In late September he was wounded there by a grenade splinter, for which he was hospitalised until December 15th. A splinter also pierced through his Soldbuch. For his wound he was awarded the Silver Wound Badge on January 5th 1943. After recovering from his wounds, he was transferred to the Jäger-Ersatz-Bataillon 56 which was stationed in Colmar in eastern France. There he was hit for unknown reasons to the head and had to be freed from his helmet. It seems like he luckily did not suffer any wounds, according to the doctor in Villingen.
In June 1943 he was diagnosed with malaria, for which he was hospitalised until August 12th. On October 3rd until the 18th he was hospital again because of stomach problems, which might have been a consequence of his malaria earlier. At age 33 he was transferred to Landesschützenbataillon 424, which was stationed in Wehrkreis V at Freiburg. There they had to guard prisoners of war.
On March 1st 1944 he was promoted to Unteroffizier. One year later, with the allies already fighting in Germany, Müller joined the recently created Grenadier Regiment Donau 2 in March 1945. He was issued an StG44 on March 23rd. The remaining parts of the regiment surrendered to the American troops south of Blankenburg in the Harz Mountains, on April 12th 1945.
Best regards,
Paul
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