Show me your 72 I.D. pieces.

[Angel Farré]

I am planning to research a little this unit ad I want to see your pieces relating to this unit.

I am more than thankfully to all who help me.

Angel

[Admiraal]

I will re-post the items from the other thread Angel

Here is the first one:

Kurt Waschull
Soldbuch, Zweitschrift-Wehrpass and Arbeitsbuch grouping.
Last rank Stabsgefreiter in 1942.
Medals he received:

* Schutzwall Ehrenzeichen (5-9-1940)
* Ostmedaille (20-7-1942)
* Verwundeten-Abzeichen in Schwarz (15-8-1942)
* Sturmabzeichen (20-9-1942)
* Krimschild (23-8-1942)
* Rum. Kreuzzug gegen Kommunismuss (6-2-1943)
He should have received the Verwundetenabzeichen in Silber, but its not noted.

He was with 3./Pi.Btl.72 almost the whole war. In 1945 he went to 5./A.R. 257 (Only noted in Soldbuch!)

[Admiraal]

2 more pictures of the units.
If you want to see more, let me know.

[Admiraal]

The second grouping:

Armin Bauer.
Wehrpass + documents
Last rank Unteroffizier in 1944.

I have his full story written on my website Here.







Medals that he received:
* HJ-Ehrenzeichen
* Sportabzeichen Bronze
* Kvk II Klasse
* Ostmedaille
* Krimschild
* Kreuzzug g.d. Kommunismus
* Kraftfahr-Abz. Bronze
* Kraftfahr-Abz. Silber

K.I.A. in 1944 with (mot zug) 2./Panzer-Jäger-Abteilung 72.

[Admiraal]

Third and last one:

Arno Hammer
Last rank Obergefreiter (U.A.).
Soldbuch, zweitschrift issued in 1943.
He started in the LW and ended up in the Heer.

He was most likely in Stalingrad with Wachbataillon Luftwaffe.
He arrived with 31b at Feld.Laz. 194 (94 ID) on 1-1-1943.
He was one of the lucky ones to get out as he was relocated to another Lazarett.

Later he ended up with 14./Grenadier-Regiment 124 (72.ID).
He was in Tscherkassy pocket with 72.ID in 1944.

Medals that he received:
* Ostmedaille (1942)
* Eisernes-Kreuz II Klasse (12-12-1942)
* Erdkampfabzeichen der Luftwaffe (22-7-1943)
(Verw.Abz.Schw. not noted in SB).
* Verwundeten-Abzeichen in Silber (15-6-1944)

I'm not sure what they meant with the red/pink cross on page one. He might have died??

[Admiraal]

More:

[Angel Farré]

Wonderful pieces you have and thanks for showing them to me and the forum.

Angel

[Angel Farré]

Rick, can you post the battle calendar from the Wehrpasses?

Thanks a lot

Angel

[LRRPS]

Wehrpass to Heinz Oppermann

[LRRPS]

Oppermann - battle calendar:

[LRRPS]

Oppermann - rest of grouping:

[Angel Farré]

Any chance to see this wonderful group more in detail?

Thanks to all for helping me.

Angel

[Humble480]

Wow! Very nice stuff. The 72. Inf. Div. is one of my favorite German divisions from the war.

Let's keep this thread going!

[Lionel H.]

Hi Angel. The 72.I.D. is an old Division several time severely beaten on the eastern Front and rebuilt accordingly. If you look to the right market Places, you will for sure find some Stuff !The german CRoss Group from LRRPS (that I already knew :-) is just top notch. I have one two, by far not so complete, but well, gotten from the Veteran Daughter some Years ago. I will present it apart in the coming months, if you Angel are interested to see it.

[Humble480]

Very nice, Lionel! Thanks for sharing.

Does anyone have anything relating to IR 105?