the photo of Gunther's grave at the German cemetery of Roccasecca "on the Casilina road" ... It is difficult to identify it among the 4/5 Germans in the area (from a map of the German prisoners of 1946 that set up the burials of their comrades) ... One of the German cemeteries of Roccasecca (always from the site "dal Volturno a Cassino") ...
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Roccasecca today ... ..Comment
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And these are three photos (it seems the same Sturmgeschutz III mired and abandoned) dated January 9, 1944 and taken in San Vittore del Lazio , 2 km
away from our point: Sturm.Gesh. Abteilung 242 without a doubtComment
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and finally the closeup of the Hauptmanm Gunther KOhbruk commanding the 2nd company of Sturm.Gesh. Abteilung 242 fell on the front of Cassino on 8 January 1944 ...... as soon as I pass near Cassino I go to visit him at the German cemeteryComment
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Caro Oriano,
as usual you did a wonderful job researching the military history of your guy.
Not very often you find such a dense material and the chance explanating the situation of a
fallen soldier.
Compliments!
Cari saluti
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Oriano,
his father Prof. Dr. Hugo Kohbrok was headmaster in the Hamburg school "Christianeum".
I found his personal file in the inventory of the Staatsarchiv Hamburg:
361-3_A 0757 Kohbrok, Hugo, Prof. Dr., 1904-1961 (Bestelleinheit)
Staatsarchiv Hamburg
36 SCHUL- UND KULTUSWESEN36 SCHUL- UND KULTUSWESEN
361 SCHUL- UND HOCHSCHULVERWALTUNG
361-3 Schulwesen - Personalakten (1855-2009)
A 0757 Kohbrok, Hugo, Prof. Dr. (1904-1961)
Signatur: 361-3_A 0757
Titel: Kohbrok, Hugo, Prof. Dr.
Laufzeit: 1904-1961
Geburtsdatum: 16.09.1877
Rufname: Hugo
Dienstbezeichnung: Oberstudienrat
Dienststelle: Christianeum
Dienstzeit: 1905-1945
Gerdan
Behältnisse
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Schutzfristende: 31.12.1991
Erforderliche Bewilligung: Keine
Physische Benützbarkeit: Uneingeschränkt
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Very nice lot and, as usual, great research work Oriano, congrats and thanks for sharing
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thanks my friend!Originally posted by Ironcrown View PostVery nice lot and, as usual, great research work Oriano, congrats and thanks for sharing
ciao OrianoComment
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Originally posted by Gerdan View Post
thanks again to all Gerdan, and especially new information about his father Hugo
headmaster in the Hamburg "Christianeum".
and following your information
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gymnasium_Christianeum
I'm always interested in the personal and family history of these guys to better understand their military profile. And this case for example, Gunther as well as a Stug commander, was a brilliant student (Latin!), son of a professor, or rather a headmaster of a High School famous throughout Germany for the teaching of the Latin, and He obtains in the middle of the war a special license to finish his studies.
garzie ancora di tutto amico mio.
Ciao OrianoComment
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Again, great work Oriano!
JeffComment
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I followed with interest this research... and as always you did a great job! A, I agree, the 242 it's one of the most intresting unit in Italy!
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many thanks my friend..... we have the same tastes PietroOriginally posted by Pie View PostI followed with interest this research... and as always you did a great job! A, I agree, the 242 it's one of the most intresting unit in Italy!
http://dev.wehrmacht-awards.com/foru...d.php?t=950082
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