5. FJD St. Lo Area - Battle of Bulge

[Schuasta]

Today i have got this nice Set from a Paratrooper in the Fallschirmjäger Rgt. 13 - 5. Fallschirmjäger Division.
Paratrooper License from April 1944, he got his Para-Badge in April.
Awarded Iron Cross Second class and Ground Assualt Badge at August 1944 with 5. FJD for Battle Action at Normandy, St. Lo Area !!!!!!

The 5. FJD are destroyed at the Falaise Pocket. paratrooper Krankenhagen served as Oberjäger in Dezember 1944 with the new FallschirmjägerRgt. 13 to the battle of bulge.
At December 11 in 1944 he got a a new Soldbuch from the new Fallschirmjäger Rgt. 13 - it was formed after heavy Battle in Normandy.
With his POW Number - you can research - he got as US POW at Januar 3 in 1945 - after Battle Action in the Bastogne Front - back in Germany Sector.

Enjoy this papers !

[Schuasta]

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[Schuasta]

Some Close Combat Days in the St. Lo Area !!!!!!
Street Perries - St. Lo !!!

[Schuasta]

And the last: His awrds Entries:

[Luft 76]

Very interesting !

[Richard schimpf]

beautiful soldbuch!

[5thFallschirm.]

Superb soldbuch...
Its a pitty there isn't a photo in the SB.

[Schuasta]

Many Thanks.
Here at this page you can find has Name and Date of caputured:

http://www.longwood.k12.ny.us/history/upton/pows.htm

Now i see - right is March the 1. in 1945 !!!! Not January !

Yes..no Photo in the Soldbuch - but for a "Zweitschrift" -i think his fist Solbuch lost at Normandy - its a Great Soldbuch - and he only Used it some Mounths - battle of bulge included...!

[5thFallschirm.]

Thats an interesting list.
Are there more lists out there of POW camps that somebody knows of??