Help with a Wehrpass

[pvtosbourne]

Hi all,

Some years ago I bougth this Wehrpass and now I'm trying to find more information about. With a help of a friend, I think we got some info, but there's still some missing, and I hope someone here could help

Per my understanding, this guy got the EK 1st and 2nd class, plus a Kriegsverdienstkreuz 2 class (?) but this is the far I can go.

Here some pics 01 02 03

(Sorry, dont know why, but the pics arent being displayed here)

Thanks in advance!

[pauke]

info

Image 01 shows a list of the dates he served with the various infantry and grenadier regiments. Image 02 notes when and where he died. The third image isn't visible.

[pvtosbourne]

Image 01 shows a list of the dates he served with the various infantry and grenadier regiments. Image 02 notes when and where he died. The third image isn't visible.

Thanks! Already fixed the 3rd image. Can you help me to understand the info about his death?!

Thanks again!

[naxos]

Thanks! Already fixed the 3rd image. Can you help me to understand the info about his death?!

Thanks again!

He was killed in action on January 31, 1944 near a small village (Schlanderaoko) east of Tscherkassy.

[Mooyman]

Very nice!!

[pvtosbourne]

He was killed in action on January 31, 1944 near a small village (Schlanderaoko) east of Tscherkassy.

Thanks Naxos!

Now I'm still trying to figure out which regiments he fought for. The Granadier is ok, but the 'Something III / F.R' still a mistery for me.

Again, thanks all for your support!

[Mooyman]

More details and photos, please!

[pvtosbourne]

More details and photos, please!

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[Archi]

Hello !

What looks like a F.R. is just an oldstyle way of German writing of the letter J, which they
used for I.R. (=Inf.Rgt.). So he was always in 255. Inf.Div. from the start of the war :
http://www.lexikon-der-wehrmacht.de/...onen/255ID.htm

which had Inf.Rgts 455,465,475. In May 1942, his first Inf.Rgt. 455 was dissolved, because of
the high losses and distributed among the other 2 Rgts, so he was transferred to the
HQ of the III. Btl. of Inf.Rgt. 475.

In Nov., 1943, according to the Lexikon, 255. Inf.Div. was dissolved and incorporated
into a unit designated Korps-Abteilung B (which then fought at Tscherkassy).
So likely he was part of this (adhoc) unit when he fell.
http://www.lexikon-der-wehrmacht.de/...AbteilungB.htm

Best regards,

Archi

[pvtosbourne]

Hello !

What looks like a F.R. is just an oldstyle way of German writing of the letter J, which they
used for I.R. (=Inf.Rgt.). So he was always in 255. Inf.Div. from the start of the war :
http://www.lexikon-der-wehrmacht.de/...onen/255ID.htm

which had Inf.Rgts 455,465,475. In May 1942, his first Inf.Rgt. 455 was dissolved, because of
the high losses and distributed among the other 2 Rgts, so he was transferred to the
HQ of the III. Btl. of Inf.Rgt. 475.

In Nov., 1943, according to the Lexikon, 255. Inf.Div. was dissolved and incorporated
into a unit designated Korps-Abteilung B (which then fought at Tscherkassy).
So likely he was part of this (adhoc) unit when he fell.
http://www.lexikon-der-wehrmacht.de/...AbteilungB.htm

Best regards,

Archi

Thanks a lot Archi!!!