The center of fighting of the 14th september 1944, , well known in Greek and New Zealand historiography was Case Monaldini and Case Monticelli, practically the street in front of the Church of San Lorenzo, now no longer recognizable today fori the great urbanization of the city
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Greeks and Canadians a few days later in Rimini ... the Greeks lose on September 14th, 1944 between Caee Monaldini and Case Monticelli about 100 soldiers who rest today in the Greek cemetery of RiccioneComment
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And a digression on Riccione the "green pearl" of the Adriatic, yesterday and today .... Riccione was the place for the summer holiday of Mussolini fot all the 30s until the beginning of the warComment
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VERY interesting thread !!!!!! TomComment
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more two pictures of our paratrooper ..... Johann (Hans) Panner 1924 class in Dusseldorf ...
hospital admission of little importance (it is not marked in the soldbuch his wound in Rimini on September 14th, then probably a slight wound without admission) interesting the feldpost 15859 (2. Kompanie Krankentransport-Abteilung 541 with the 90 Pz.Gren.Div) of February 1945, taken between Imola and BolognaComment
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clothingComment
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his Kar98 and his closeupComment
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and the church of San Lorenzo, like a trench and a stronghold on the Adriatic road to Rimini.....
there is a plaque on the ChurchComment
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it is in remembrance of the Canadian soldiers before they revised the change from the Greek soldiers, and in remebrance of the priest of San Lorenzo a Monteh who provided for the burial of many German, Canadian and Greek soldiers near the Church)
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a Canadian Military Medal for Bravey during a fire fight at San Lorenzo in Strada for Sergeant Rodesse Duhaime, of Espanola, Canada.... (enclose Link, a little mistake, not river Moreno but river Marano the river of Riccione)
On the night of September 5-6, 1944, during the battle for the Moreno River, “B” Company of the Royal Canadian Regiment attacked the area of a church at San Lorenzo in Strada. Corporal Duhaime was a section commander in 12 platoon, which was ordered to attack the church itself, in spite of heavy machine gun fire. Duhaime led his section, determined to break through the forward posts, which they did, killing some Germaons and wounding many others, and were able to enter the church.
“During the fierce hand-to-hand fighting which ensued, this non-commissioned officer was conspicuous by his complete disregard for danger. Duhaime repeatedly sought out his enemy and killed at least four enemy soldiers. Noticing a parachutist aiming a faustpetrone into the church door, Duhaime fired his machine gun, but discovered he had run out of ammunition. Without hesitation, he rushed the German, grappled with him and tore the bazooka from his hands, striking the man over the head with his own weapon. Duhaime unquestionably saved his section and platoon further casualties.”
For his outstanding gallantry, Lance Corporal Rodesse Duhaime was awarded the Military Medal for Bravery and promoted to sergeantComment
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spectacular presentation of a wonderful FJ Soldbuch!Comment
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Amazing research! Keep up the good workComment
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here a "Tavullia" dated 31 august 1944
http://dev.wehrmacht-awards.com/foru...avullia&page=5
practically the same day in the same site.... It is a stebebild without the photo, but thanks to a friend, who has a couple of copies, I have the portrait of the soldier applied "for proof" of the sameComment
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