Post your "translation needed" here

[Gerdan]

# 7088

I think I can add some more parts/words but not all:

"...wurde statt eines Laufreinigungs..."

Gerdan

[bratwurstdimsum]

Post your "translation needed" here

I recently acquired a cigar box with a knights cross grouping inside but don't know the recipients name.



Its a long shot but on the cigar box lid is something written in pink chalk. It could be "Camarada", the brand of the cigars but why would someone do that as its already printed on the box?

I'm not obviously after a full name but just an opinion. Is the the name of the brand of cigars or is it a partial name... a "Ba..." something?


Thanks for any help.

[Hank C.]

# 7088

I think I can add some more parts/words but not all:

"...wurde statt eines Laufreinigungs..."

Gerdan

Gerdan, do you think maybe:
"...patrone"? As in, he was cleaning a weapon, and accidentally fired a round?

Hank

[Gerdan]

Hank

it could be"...patrone"

Gerdan

[windhund]

Hi

Could someone help me with these names?

Gefreiter Gopfert?
Gefreiter Gütheil?

Right?



Thanks

[Gerdan]

# 7093

I read

Gefr. Göpfert (Goepfert)

Gefr. Gutheil

Gerdan

[bratwurstdimsum]

No Suggestions?

I recently acquired a cigar box with a knights cross grouping inside but don't know the recipients name.



Its a long shot but on the cigar box lid is something written in pink chalk. It could be "Camarada", the brand of the cigars but why would someone do that as its already printed on the box?

I'm not obviously after a full name but just an opinion. Is the the name of the brand of cigars or is it a partial name... a "Ba..." something?


Thanks for any help.

[Gran Sasso]

No Suggestions?

Showing the KC-group might help, the combination of specific medals could lead to the holder.

[bratwurstdimsum]

Showing the KC-group might help, the combination of specific medals could lead to the holder.

Thanks Gran, there is another thread about this grouping

http://dev.wehrmacht-awards.com/foru...d.php?t=610119

but I didn't want to hijack this translation needed thread for that. All I ask is does anybody think they can read first the few letters chalked onto the box?

[windhund]

# 7093

I read

Gefr. Göpfert (Goepfert)

Gefr. Gutheil

Gerdan

Many thanks

[Gran Sasso]

Thanks Gran, there is another thread about this grouping

http://dev.wehrmacht-awards.com/foru...d.php?t=610119

but I didn't want to hijack this translation needed thread for that. All I ask is does anybody think they can read first the few letters chalked onto the box?

With the info of the linked thread I am afraid I read "Butchek"...

[bratwurstdimsum]

Haha - I'm sure the second letter is an "a"

[Admiraal]

Need some help with this unit:
Abteilung K. ???

[Admiraal]

And this town/city name:

[Gerdan]

# 7102

I did not find the town/place called Semtizy but I found a soldien who was KIA in Semtizy (Rußland):

HöDT, Hermann * 28.06.1908 in Riddagshausen Braunschweig, + 30.05.1942 in Semtizy (Rußland)

I also found this:

Semtizy Russland
Oblast Nowgorod

and this in the history of the 96. Inf. Div./ I.R. 287:

"27.01.1942

Um 9 Uhr morgens griff der Feind auch Mal.Samoschje an.

28.01.1942

Der Pionierzug Müller erhielt den Befehl einen Spähtrupp nach Semtizy zu entsenden mit dem Auftrag, festzustellen, obe dieser Stützpunkt noch bestand. Zweimal pirschte sich die Pioniergruppe des Unteroffiziers schneider durch den Feind. Beim Gefecht wurde der M.G.-Schütze, Gefreiter König, der sich hier besonders auszeichnete, verwundet.

29.01.1942

Der Pionierzug beteiligte sich am Entsatzuntenehmen für den Stützpunkt Semtizy und wurde hier bei III./I.R.422 zur Verteidigung eingesetzt.

30.01.1942

Bei den schweren Kämpfen bei Semtizy verlor der Pionierzug Müller 9 Tote, darunter den ausgezeichneten Unteroffizier Knaust, sowie 12 Ver- wundete, darunter Leutnant Müller. Am Abend des 01.02.1942 waren noch 4 Pioniere gefechtsfähig. Der tapfere Pionierzug tat buchstäblich bis zum letzten Mann seine Pflicht.

I also found "Semtezy / Volkhov, Russia"
Gerdan