post your Graves photos

[StuGIII]

Gebirgsjager grave

Hi Gerdan,

Thanks for the information. By the way, you wouldn't know anyone who could translate a short diary do you?

[photo-war]

He was burried at the Planitz cemetery:

http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Planitz

Gerdan

Gerdan thanks for correction! I appreciate your help!

[Gerdan]

Hi John,

sorry, but in the moment I have so much to do that I don't have time enough to translate your diary. May in in winter time...

Gerdan

[StuGIII]

Diary

Hi Gerdan,

Thanks.

John

[StuGIII]

two soldiers by a grave

Here's two soldiers by a comrade's grave. Any info on the deceased soldier would be appreciated.

[rbminis]

Here is my grave photo.

[JOHN JONES]

German Cemetary shortly after the war.
Overgrown graves and rotting / broken markers,
but NOT vandalised.



John.

[JOHN JONES]

2.

[Gerdan]

The soldier in the first line: Heinz Bocklitz I found in the list of the Volksbund. He was KIA in Italy:

Nachname: Bocklitz
Vorname: Heinz
Dienstgrad: Obergefreiter
Geburtsdatum: 14.03.1920
Geburtsort:
Todes-/Vermisstendatum: 17.05.1944
Todes-/Vermisstenort:

Heinz Bocklitz ruht auf der Kriegsgräberstätte in Cassino (Italien) .
Endgrablage: Block 10 Grab 941

Gerdan

[Gerdan]

The left one is Karl Janski. He even was KIA in Italy:

Nachname: Janski
Vorname: Karl
Dienstgrad: Gefreiter
Geburtsdatum: 16.08.1924
Geburtsort:
Todes-/Vermisstendatum: 19.05.1944
Todes-/Vermisstenort:

Karl Janski ruht auf der Kriegsgräberstätte in Cassino (Italien) .
Endgrablage: Block 10 Grab 953

Gerdan

[Gerdan]

As these graves seem to be in Italy. Even after the war the Italian people did respect the German soldiers's graves KIA.

Gerdan

[JOHN JONES]

Good morning Gerdan.

Thank you for the ID of the location.

I have some others somewhere showing the tending
in the after war years, I will search them out.

Regards,
John.

[JOHN JONES]

Tended graves in the post war period.


John.

[JOHN JONES]

Many families who never knew ...


John.

[Gerdan]

# 800

John

I had a look and found the names of Peter Leiszer und Johann Leist both on the list of the soldier burried in Costermano/Italy cemetary.

Gerdan