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Today I received some information from the ICRC in Geneva regarding my father, who was a POW in USA and England from 1944 - 1948. He was a Feldwebel in the 343 ID, and was captured in Brest/France. As place of detention it says in the letter: "Prisoner of war in American hands detained in Camp...

Do you have more information like, date of birth, birthplace etc?

(Mobilmachung-1.1.1940) Luftwaffen-Bau-Gerate-Zug 4/XII
(8.9.1943-22.4.1944) 21.9.1943 Gerate-Kolonne Luftwaffen-Bau-Bataillon 106/XII (K).

I have a M40 helmet painted in desert tan. On the liner is written Uffz. Lentz 31413 or it could possibly be 37473 due to the way those numbers are written. I'm guessing this could be a feldpost number??? Or possibly just fiction. Any help would be greatly appreciated!! Could be a feldpost number b...

Hello Christoph,

Look's like the U-752 emblem to me !



By the way, U-752 was the first U-boat hit by an UP (Unrotated Projectile) by a Swordfish of 819 Sqn. (HMS Archer)

Annelie wrote:Was this done in collaboration with the Volksbund Deutsche Kriegsgräberfürsorge?

Yes of course, sorry I forget to mention them!

Thanks for the info , Do you work with those that do this great work Yes I do, but not the actual recovery. Only the "Bergings- en Identificatie Dienst Koninklijke Landmacht" Recovery and Identification Service of the Royal Netherlands Army is permitted to Recoveries here in the Netherlan...

PA. Dutchman thanks for that interesting foot note to the main topic , I do like it when soldiers reburied with proper honors Richard could you tell us more like were they were found and such The seventeen german soldiers where exhumed all around the Netherlands within the last two years but reburi...

Here is a link to the television reportage from the reburial and also where I'm getting interviewed. (It's in German and Dutch language)

German soldiers who where killed during the Second World War in the Netherlands were reburied with proper honors. On May 26, 2010 the remains of seventeen German soldiers were reburied at the German military cemetery in Ysselsteyn (the Netherlands) after a short ceremony. This is the first time this...

2. Kolonne d. 4. Kompanie Wirtschafts-Kraftwagen-Transport-Regiment z.b.V. 628

Deutsches Rotes Kreuz Suchdienst Zivilverschollenenliste Ortsleitverzeichnis zu den: Namensbänden A-U Skizzenbänden I-IV Teil 1: Tschechoslowakei Teil 2: Jugoslawien Teil 3: Poln..Sowj. verw. dtsch, Gebiete und Polen Teil 4: Sowjetunion mit Lagern und Gefängnissen in Ost-preußen a: Lager-Orte b: lag...

Could anyone tell me what it is?? (All from january 1945 - area Auschwitz- maybe 59 arme corps ) 542-Pfd.Tr.Kol.2 356-2/Inf.Ers.Btl.169a 72-Schw.Ers.Bttr.268 221-1/I.E.B.171 494-4 L.R.Pol-Bataillon 371-3.M.Kp.Gr.Ers.Bt.154 4290-2/Stamm L.Sch.E.Btl. 9 Please help Janusz Pferde-Transport-Kolonne 2/.5...

postofficeworker wrote:Hello :) The letter is signed "KURT". A lady translated it for me, but not the name and address on rear of envelope that you've helped with. IThanks for your help!

Could it be the "SS-Kradschützen-Ersatz- Bataillon Ellwangen" ? But again it's a wild guess . .

Could it be SS Uffz. Anwärter R. Knoch ?