Our soldier is Helmut Kattner and he was born on August 16th, 1.923 in Berkamen, Unna.
He was single, evangelic and works in the mining sector. He was orphan as no father name in his next of kin notification, only his mother Suzanna, maiden name Hoffmann.
He entered the Wehrmacht on June 20th, 1.942 when his soldbuch was open by 1.(schw). Heeres Flakartillerie Ersatz Abteilung 276 con nomero 278 y chapa 278 1. H.Fl.A.E.A. 276.
His first units were training ones till he was detached to A.R. 345, first to 6. and later 5. (Flak) Batteries, probable during the first months of 1.943 till this unit II (Flak) Abteilung was used to form IV./Artillerie Regiment 29 on March 1st, 1943 a short lived unit as it was again redesigned on March 9th, as Heeres Flak Artillerie Abteilung (mot) 313.
He was hospitalized from an accident from June 9th till 29th in Res.Laz.Gotha and released to Heeres Flak Artillerie Ersatz und Ausbildung Abteilung 279 in Gotha.
While with this unit he received his second and third leaves, one from July 2nd till 17th as Genesungensurlaub and the other for July 29th till August 15th as Erholungsurlaub, unfortunately the last one was cut short when he entered the Reserve Lazarett Unna on August 10th with Angina and was released on August 17th. Also during his time he received his first security check on July 28th.
After this he was back to his unit the 313 that was attached to the newly created 29 Panzergrenadier Division, heir of the 29 I.D. (mot) destroyed in Stalingrad in February 1.943.
He will serve always on the Italian front, going from Sicily to the Po River and the Apennine Mountains.
He fought in Rome, Nettuno, Florencia, Rimini, Bolognia and his final battles between the Po river and the Apennine Mountains with the LXXVI Panzerkorps against the British 8th Army.
With this unit he took part in the Anzio battles and there he won his two medals:
Iron Cross 2nd class on March 27th, 1.944 by the 29 Panzergrendier Division stamped by Fp 15223C and signed by a Leutnant u. stellv. Battr.Fhr
Heeres Flakartillerieabzeichen on April 30th, 1.944 by General des Heeresflaktruppen stamped by Fp 15223C and signed by the same officer as above.
I suppose he give a hard time to the Allied troops with his 88s.
He was never wounded or sick till the end the war neither receive any leave, just a course for E-Messmann in schwere Flak from January 8th till March 29th, 1.945, which he approved on March 28th.
No entry for being POW but for sure he used his Soldbuch as an ID postwar as he denazified all stamps.
Fp 15223C was for 2./Heeres Flakartillerie Abteilung 313
He was single, evangelic and works in the mining sector. He was orphan as no father name in his next of kin notification, only his mother Suzanna, maiden name Hoffmann.
He entered the Wehrmacht on June 20th, 1.942 when his soldbuch was open by 1.(schw). Heeres Flakartillerie Ersatz Abteilung 276 con nomero 278 y chapa 278 1. H.Fl.A.E.A. 276.
His first units were training ones till he was detached to A.R. 345, first to 6. and later 5. (Flak) Batteries, probable during the first months of 1.943 till this unit II (Flak) Abteilung was used to form IV./Artillerie Regiment 29 on March 1st, 1943 a short lived unit as it was again redesigned on March 9th, as Heeres Flak Artillerie Abteilung (mot) 313.
He was hospitalized from an accident from June 9th till 29th in Res.Laz.Gotha and released to Heeres Flak Artillerie Ersatz und Ausbildung Abteilung 279 in Gotha.
While with this unit he received his second and third leaves, one from July 2nd till 17th as Genesungensurlaub and the other for July 29th till August 15th as Erholungsurlaub, unfortunately the last one was cut short when he entered the Reserve Lazarett Unna on August 10th with Angina and was released on August 17th. Also during his time he received his first security check on July 28th.
After this he was back to his unit the 313 that was attached to the newly created 29 Panzergrenadier Division, heir of the 29 I.D. (mot) destroyed in Stalingrad in February 1.943.
He will serve always on the Italian front, going from Sicily to the Po River and the Apennine Mountains.
He fought in Rome, Nettuno, Florencia, Rimini, Bolognia and his final battles between the Po river and the Apennine Mountains with the LXXVI Panzerkorps against the British 8th Army.
With this unit he took part in the Anzio battles and there he won his two medals:
Iron Cross 2nd class on March 27th, 1.944 by the 29 Panzergrendier Division stamped by Fp 15223C and signed by a Leutnant u. stellv. Battr.Fhr
Heeres Flakartillerieabzeichen on April 30th, 1.944 by General des Heeresflaktruppen stamped by Fp 15223C and signed by the same officer as above.
I suppose he give a hard time to the Allied troops with his 88s.
He was never wounded or sick till the end the war neither receive any leave, just a course for E-Messmann in schwere Flak from January 8th till March 29th, 1.945, which he approved on March 28th.
No entry for being POW but for sure he used his Soldbuch as an ID postwar as he denazified all stamps.
Fp 15223C was for 2./Heeres Flakartillerie Abteilung 313
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