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Major Gotthard Essbach (Eßbach), holder of the Knights Cross of the Iron Cross awarded in 22/09/1941, as an Oberleutnant of the 9th Compagnie, 31st Infantry Regiment (Grenadier- Regiment 31, 24.Infanterie-Division) in the Soviet Union. He appears at the back of this photograph taken in Italy:
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This photograph is part of the album of Ernst Rinsche, the personal driver o General von Gablenz (232. Infanterie-Division's commander) and mentions Oberst Herre and Major Essbach. In the photograph we can see Essbach using both the Knights Cross in his neck and the German Cross on his right pocket (barely visible).
What outfit was Major Essbach in? What do we know about his biography?
Major Gotthard Essbach (Eßbach), holder of the Knights Cross of the Iron Cross awarded in 22/09/1941, as an Oberleutnant of the 9th Compagnie, 31st Infantry Regiment (Grenadier- Regiment 31, 24.Infanterie-Division) in the Soviet Union. He appears at the back of this photograph taken in Italy:
https://i.postimg.cc/3wMT5XGn/601260...32766976-n.jpg
This photograph is part of the album of Ernst Rinsche, the personal driver o General von Gablenz (232. Infanterie-Division's commander) and mentions Oberst Herre and Major Essbach. In the photograph we can see Essbach using both the Knights Cross in his neck and the German Cross on his right pocket (barely visible).
What outfit was Major Essbach in? What do we know about his biography?