Wooden Cross

[AndyC]

Hi

I have found this one but what is it, my German is not good.

Andy

[AndyC]

2

[W Petz]

It is a hand made cross with the death card of two Volunteer Fire dept (Freiwillige Feuerwehr) members killed in an Air Raid.

[Gerdan]

It is to remember two members of the fire brigade of Ruesselsheim (OPEL factory), Gross-Gerau county, named Fritz Zeh and Georg Öfner who have been KIA during an air raid.

There is given no date.

Gerdan

[AndyC]

Thanks so far.

Another strange thing is that its sign by an SS-Obergruppenführer ?

Andy

[Gerdan]

I have some more information:

1) Fritz Zeh * 12 Jan 1903 Mainz + 16 Sep 1943, burried cemetery Ruesselsheim, Reihe 6 grave 82

2) Georg Oefner * 6 Apr 1901 Bischofsheim + 6 Sep 1943, burried also in Ruesselsheim, Reihe 6, grave 90

The signature of Alfred Wunneberg as SS-Obergruppenführer is not strage because he was a chief of the German Police. Google his name.

Gerdan

[AndyC]

Many thanks to you Gerdan for more information.

If there are someone who collect things like this just send me a pm

Andy