M40 name research

[Paul G]

Hello everyone,
I was wondering if anyone could check a name for me in the skirt of an M40 that I have. I have seen the research sites, but I don't read German So, I am asking for your help. The name in the back of the skirt is R. Amling, If anyone can see if its on the German research sites, I would appreciate it!
Thank You,
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[Fred S]

Hi Paul,
I had a quick search, few results:

Gräbernachweis des Volksbundes


Amling Reinhold 15.11.1919 08.04.1944
Amling Richard 26.09.1918
Amling Richard 16.09.1926 01.01.1945
Amling Richard 18.12.1916 29.12.1942
Amling Robert 07.03.1908 19.08.1944
Amling Rudolf 09.11.1924 16.04.1945
Amling Rudolf 17.01.1923 17.05.1944


What's the configuration of your M40? Decal? Camo?....

[Paul G]

Hello Fred (Wolhans),
Thank you for the reply. Its an Army M40. Q 64 maked on the side skirt with what appears to be a 2 digit rear lot number. It has a bigfoot decal. No battle damage, however its definately a salty combat veteran. Cant tell what date the liner band is. Its got 2 coats of green paint. Early style smooth lighter green, then overpainted with a dark green. Can't see any brush strokes, and the dark green looks smooth as well. I searched the liner inside and out for a feldpost number, but no luck. Are the names of the soldiers in the Volksbund, all who served or are they KIA only?

Thanks again,
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[Paul G]

pics of helmet.

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[Paul G]

name in skirt.

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[Paul G]

decal.

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[Fred S]

Hi Paul,
you're welcome!
You've asked a good question: soldiers listed in the Volksbund were KIA, MIA (so now we can say KIA I think), so unless particular infos there's a lot of speculation in researchs.
All the AMLING found were KIA on eastern front. If your helmet was brought back home by a US vet, It doesn't match of course.
Maybe your AMLING had the luck to survive the war?

Only one "would" match, unfortunately we don't know where he was KIA but he lies in Frankfurt Am Oder, so Eastern Front as well.


Nachname: Amling
Vorname: Rudolf
Dienstgrad: Unteroffizier
Geburtsdatum: 09.11.1924
Geburtsort: Adl. Caporn
Todes-/Vermisstendatum: 16.04.1945
Todes-/Vermisstenort: nicht verzeichnet

I asked you the configuration of the helmet as it can help a bit.
For example the first research I've made:

http://dev.wehrmacht-awards.com/foru...d.php?t=213097

M40 helm, heer decal painted over (or removed, hard to say), woodchips camo (subtles traces of yellow), traces of white paint as well, brought back home by a GI helped me a bit. But I'll never know exactly...

[TK]

Like Fred stated.. this one survived possibly the war.

Nice named helmet !!

[pzo]

M35 research

Hello Fred,

Could I ask You to make some rersearch of former user of M35 helmet which is in my possession? It is ground dug M35 helmet, found in Hela (Hel) area of northern Poland. Original apple green paint had been at least once covered with dark green paint, and maybe later with some camo. There are also spots of white camo paint. Helm is signed Lt Morten. Thanks for any help!

[CWP]

The only Morten in the Volksbund database was an SS soldier. Many KIA soldiers are not in the Volksbund database. And of course many helmets in collections belonged to soldiers who survived the war and may still be living today!

I think it is important to say that with just a name in a helmet, the chances of identifying the owner are essentially zero. Even if a matching name is found, there remains the chance that the helmet belonged to a different soldier with the same name who survived the war or who is not in the Volksbund lists. 18.2 million people served in the Wehrmacht, of whom 2.3 million were killed in action. It takes more than a name in a helmet to conclusively identify the owner.

[pzo]

M35 Morten helmet.

Chris!

Thanks for Your search and contribution. I believe that every collector is searching real history, which stands behind items. Name of former user on the helmet gives us a shadow of chance to reveal it. This is M35 helmet found in place where many German soldiers tried to escape from Poland, across the Baltic Sea, in the biginning of 1945. This place is not so far from Westerplatte, where war begun in 1939.

[Fred S]

Chris had a good resume!

This link can help for further search...I don't speak german, know only a few words...

http://dev.wehrmacht-awards.com/foru...ad.php?t=64548