Ehrenpokal holder Dr. Joachim Kirsch 2./Fallsch. San Abt. 7 documents

[AndreM]

An interesting grouping I recently obtained of Dr Joachim Kiirsch who was awarded the Ehrenpokal in acknowledgment of his outstanding bravery and its exemplary behavior at Crete.

I would appreciate it if anyone could give me more information on where the 2./Fallschirmjager Sanitats Abteilung 7 would have landed.

Thanks

Andre

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[H BABERT]

Hello André,
nice grouping!!!
2/san abt 7 landed in W and S/W of Heraklion...(same place as III/FJR1) you will learn more in JYN book "fallschirmjäger in Kreta"

Herlé

[John Hodgin]

Wonderful group André!

[Mike Yokum]

That is a very specail document grouping!

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Thank you guys for the feedback. Thank you Herlé for the information. I have the book, so will study it tonight

[JeremyJ]

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Great grouping Andre!!

An Ehrenpokal to a jumper/Sani is very rare thanks for showing.

Jeremy

[Shaun Winkler]

Fantastic Group Andre glad I had a chance to see it today !

Shaun

[JYN]

Hello André,

Nothing to say... except of ... this is a marvellous group !

The 2./San.Abt.7 (Feldpost. 26039) was involved in Crete under
Oberarzt Dr. LANGEMEYER' command.

Composed of 176 men as followed

- 4 Offiziere + Unterarzt
- 36 Uffz. + 135 Mannschaften

On 20.05.41, at 14.04 PM with 4 Ju 52s left Greece to Crete and landed on
West of Heraklion.

Oberarzt KIRSCH suffered from a lung shot.

On 21.05.41, LANGEMEYER get in contact with TvP III./FJR 1 Stabsarzt Dr. EIBEN. The HvP was located in Thalikuki.

On 26.05.41, in spite of his serious lung shot wound, Oberarzt KIRSCH was practising surgical operations !

On 09.06.41, the 2./San.Abt.7 moved to Chania and on 11.06.41 left Crete with the FJR 1. The unit lost 60 men in Crete.

Voilà.

JYN