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[StuGIII]

Friends at comrades grave

Friends at comrades grave.

[StuGIII]

Chaplain at grave

Here's a nice shot of a chaplain performing a regrettable duty.

[Larrister]

Another from the Flak Rgt. 11 series.

Larry

[Larrister]

Another.

[Schnitzler]

637

Hallo

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T1181305
Nachname: Wempen
Vorname: Harm
Dienstgrad: Gefreiter
Geburtsdatum: 18.09.1914
Geburtsort: Jarßum
Todes-/Vermisstendatum: 16.05.1940
Todes-/Vermisstenort: Namur
Harm Wempen ruht auf der Kriegsgräberstätte in Lommel (Belgien) .
Endgrablage: Block 48 Grab 479


mfg
Ralf

[StuGIII]

Gefreiter Harm Wempen

Hi Ralf,

Thanks for looking up this soldier for me. Is Harm a common name in Germany or do you think it was just a nickname?

John

[Gerdan]

Hi John,

the Christian name "Harm" is of Friesian (dutch) origin and could be an abbreviation of the first name "Hermann".

The meaning is "Mann des Heeres" - man of the army (warrior).

It is not a nickname but in the version "Harm" you will mostly find it in the northern area of Germany (Friesland and Holland)

Gerdan

[StuGIII]

Gefreiter Harm Wempen

Hi Gerdan,

That's very interesting, thanks for telling me about the name. Is the place where Harm was born in that part of Germany? The Volksbund states he was born in Jarßum and killed in Namur. Where is Namur, France or Holland?

[rudolf]

Hi

Namur is in the french-speaking part of Belgium

greetz

[StuGIII]

Namur

Hi Greetz,

Thanks for the help with Namur's location. Now if I could just locate Harm's birth place Jarßum.

[Gerdan]

Jarßum is part of the city of Emden - in the very north-west part of Germany, not far away from the Dutch border close to the North sea.

Gerdan

[StuGIII]

Harm Wempen

Hi Gerdan,

Thanks for locating where Harm's hometown was. Now his having a Dutch/Northern German name, makes more sense to me.

Regards,
John

[Larrister]

Another.



Larry

[Steve P]

Panzer Crew Graves.

[Schnitzler]

636

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P0877919
Nachname: Lesch
Vorname: Arthur
Dienstgrad: Unteroffizier (Luftwaffe)
Geburtsdatum: 13.03.1920
Geburtsort: Rohrbach
Todes-/Vermisstendatum: 05.03.1941
Todes-/Vermisstenort: Abbeville (Absturz nach Luftkampf bei Boulogne)
Arthur Lesch ruht auf der Kriegsgräberstätte in Bourdon (Frankreich) .
Endgrablage: Block 6 Reihe 6 Grab 214

siehe Sterbebild
Gruß
Ralf

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