Dear members,
Some time ago I managed to acquire the Soldbuch of a Sanitäts-Feldwebel attached to the Pionier Bataillon 229 and, later, to the Grenadier Regiment 170. Thanks to the help of a fellow member (Angel Ferré
) I was able to do a little research but now, I have a few remaining questions.
This Soldbuch was opened the 9th of January of 1940 by the Pionier-Ersatz Kompanie 246 but later, he was attached to the Pionier Ersatz Bataillon 34 (18th of January) where he was trained as a Pionier. After the training period, he was attached to the Pionier Bataillon 229 of the 197 Infanterie Division where he rose through the ranks to Gefreiter.
During the summer of 1941, prior to the invasion of Russia, he was trained as a Sanitär by the Saniäts Ersatz Abteilung 12 (Bad Kreuznach) and the Sanitäts Ersatz Abteilung 13 (Bad Kissingen).
With the invasion of Russia, he fought with the 1st Kompanie and the Stab Kompanie of the Pionier Bataillon 229 but mostly in a non-combat role so, probably taking care of the wounded soldiers. There, he managed to obtain the Ostmedaille and the KVK II.
However, in 1943, during the defensive battles around Newel and Orscha he was wounded and he obtained the Wounded Badge in Black (However, as it was probably a minor wound it is not entered in the Soldbuch) and, three days later the EK II. For the same actions, he was also awarded the General Assault Badge.
During the defensive battles of 197 Infanterie Division in Vitebsk, he was awarded its last award, the EK I (three months before the destruction of the 197 I.D.) and rose the ranks through Sanitäts-Feldwebel . Moreover, he was a "lucky" enough to avoid the destruction of the bataillon because, the 7th of May of 1944, he was hospitalized due to some intestinal problems (Röentgen Magen and wound code 21) till the 2th of August of 1944.
After that, he was attached to the Stab of the 170 Grenadier Regiment of the 73 I.D. (the 9th of November of 1944) in Modlin (Warsaw).
As a side note, Angel Ferré pointed me that during its service, he was issued two Luger and one P38, as well as a Huber watch (although it was later cancelled).
Hope you will like this little presentation of a brave Sanitäts-Feldwebel who managed to obtain 6 awards. Please, if you have any information regarding the units, do not hesitate to post it.
Thank you very much for your time and your opinions.
Best regards,
Josep (Barkhorn1)
Some time ago I managed to acquire the Soldbuch of a Sanitäts-Feldwebel attached to the Pionier Bataillon 229 and, later, to the Grenadier Regiment 170. Thanks to the help of a fellow member (Angel Ferré
) I was able to do a little research but now, I have a few remaining questions. This Soldbuch was opened the 9th of January of 1940 by the Pionier-Ersatz Kompanie 246 but later, he was attached to the Pionier Ersatz Bataillon 34 (18th of January) where he was trained as a Pionier. After the training period, he was attached to the Pionier Bataillon 229 of the 197 Infanterie Division where he rose through the ranks to Gefreiter.
During the summer of 1941, prior to the invasion of Russia, he was trained as a Sanitär by the Saniäts Ersatz Abteilung 12 (Bad Kreuznach) and the Sanitäts Ersatz Abteilung 13 (Bad Kissingen).
With the invasion of Russia, he fought with the 1st Kompanie and the Stab Kompanie of the Pionier Bataillon 229 but mostly in a non-combat role so, probably taking care of the wounded soldiers. There, he managed to obtain the Ostmedaille and the KVK II.
However, in 1943, during the defensive battles around Newel and Orscha he was wounded and he obtained the Wounded Badge in Black (However, as it was probably a minor wound it is not entered in the Soldbuch) and, three days later the EK II. For the same actions, he was also awarded the General Assault Badge.
During the defensive battles of 197 Infanterie Division in Vitebsk, he was awarded its last award, the EK I (three months before the destruction of the 197 I.D.) and rose the ranks through Sanitäts-Feldwebel . Moreover, he was a "lucky" enough to avoid the destruction of the bataillon because, the 7th of May of 1944, he was hospitalized due to some intestinal problems (Röentgen Magen and wound code 21) till the 2th of August of 1944.
After that, he was attached to the Stab of the 170 Grenadier Regiment of the 73 I.D. (the 9th of November of 1944) in Modlin (Warsaw).
As a side note, Angel Ferré pointed me that during its service, he was issued two Luger and one P38, as well as a Huber watch (although it was later cancelled).
Hope you will like this little presentation of a brave Sanitäts-Feldwebel who managed to obtain 6 awards. Please, if you have any information regarding the units, do not hesitate to post it.
Thank you very much for your time and your opinions.
Best regards,
Josep (Barkhorn1)
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