I'm looking for a man who is probably my grandfather:
Daniel Grams
Born at december 20th 1909 te Sadombrowa
ID-nr wehrmacht: I/1272 – Deutsches Reichsheer
01.06.1940 and 20.07.1940 1. / Infanterie-Regiment 675
05.04.1941 3. / Infanterie-Ersatz-Bataillon 50
20.05.1941 and 03.06.1941 Stab II Infanterie-Regiment 723
04.06.1941 5. / Infanterie-Regiment 723
28.01.1944 and 07.09.1944 8. / Grenadier-Regiment 723
05.09.1944 He received the rank of "unterofficier"
08.09.1944 Captured by British troops and became prisoner of war
14.03.1946 Released?
Can anybody tell me something about him, where he came from and where he went or where his division / regiment was stationed during WOII?
Info request: Daniel Grams
Moderator: Tom Houlihan
Infanterie Regiment was part of the 395. Infanterie Division.
Check out the following links:
http://www.lexikon-der-wehrmacht.de/Gli ... /395ID.htm
http://www.lexikon-der-wehrmacht.de/Gli ... R675-R.htm
Infanterie Regiment 723 was part of 719. Infanterie Division. Check out the following links:
http://www.lexikon-der-wehrmacht.de/Gli ... 19ID-R.htm
http://www.lexikon-der-wehrmacht.de/Gli ... /IR723.htm
http://www.feldgrau.com/719i.html
In September 1944, the 719. Inf. Div. was part of LXXXVIII Korps, 1. Fallschirm Armee, Heeresgruppe B and located near Antwerpen.
Hope this helps.
Cheers,
Christian
Check out the following links:
http://www.lexikon-der-wehrmacht.de/Gli ... /395ID.htm
http://www.lexikon-der-wehrmacht.de/Gli ... R675-R.htm
Infanterie Regiment 723 was part of 719. Infanterie Division. Check out the following links:
http://www.lexikon-der-wehrmacht.de/Gli ... 19ID-R.htm
http://www.lexikon-der-wehrmacht.de/Gli ... /IR723.htm
http://www.feldgrau.com/719i.html
In September 1944, the 719. Inf. Div. was part of LXXXVIII Korps, 1. Fallschirm Armee, Heeresgruppe B and located near Antwerpen.
Hope this helps.
Cheers,
Christian
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ducatim901
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Re: Info request: Daniel Grams
Hi Hugo,
When your Grandfather was part of the Stab 11 Kompanie of the 723 Rgt that was part of the 719 I.D. (and not II./723 because the II was a Batalion and part of the other Rgt. of the 719 I.D.) stationed at the Island of De Beer (The Germans called it U.A. De Beer), This island was the Southern part of the "Festung Hoek van Holland" was one most Beautifull (for me as Fortificationenthoutiast) of the Atlantikwall.
The HQ 723 Regiment was stationed in the Staelduinsche Bos (a forest on the east side of Hoek van Holland).
Your Grandfather was stationed at; Stp. XIII HM, the Stützpunkt was defended by the 11./723, the Kompanie also had their HQ there.
They had to defend the Stp. as Infanterists, the other unit in the Stp. was 4./M.Fl.A.813 (4th Batterie of the Marine Flak Abteilung 813) the Stp was also known as Batterie Stellung ''Briel'' and was armed with 10.5cm Flak.
Do you have any pictures of him?
Friends of me are volunteers at a Atlantikwallmuseum at Hoek van Holland, maybe you can help them with your pictures.
Sadly you can't visit the place where your Grandfather was stationed, everyting (the whole island) changed in the harbourinstallations of the Europoort.
The bunkers and the other fortifications were built to protect the soldiers that had to defend the harbourentrance of Rotterdam, at that time one of the most important harbours of the world.
If you want to come to Hoek van Holland and to be shown around the fortifications build there, i invite you hereby!
Greetings Jack.
When your Grandfather was part of the Stab 11 Kompanie of the 723 Rgt that was part of the 719 I.D. (and not II./723 because the II was a Batalion and part of the other Rgt. of the 719 I.D.) stationed at the Island of De Beer (The Germans called it U.A. De Beer), This island was the Southern part of the "Festung Hoek van Holland" was one most Beautifull (for me as Fortificationenthoutiast) of the Atlantikwall.
The HQ 723 Regiment was stationed in the Staelduinsche Bos (a forest on the east side of Hoek van Holland).
Your Grandfather was stationed at; Stp. XIII HM, the Stützpunkt was defended by the 11./723, the Kompanie also had their HQ there.
They had to defend the Stp. as Infanterists, the other unit in the Stp. was 4./M.Fl.A.813 (4th Batterie of the Marine Flak Abteilung 813) the Stp was also known as Batterie Stellung ''Briel'' and was armed with 10.5cm Flak.
Do you have any pictures of him?
Friends of me are volunteers at a Atlantikwallmuseum at Hoek van Holland, maybe you can help them with your pictures.
Sadly you can't visit the place where your Grandfather was stationed, everyting (the whole island) changed in the harbourinstallations of the Europoort.
The bunkers and the other fortifications were built to protect the soldiers that had to defend the harbourentrance of Rotterdam, at that time one of the most important harbours of the world.
If you want to come to Hoek van Holland and to be shown around the fortifications build there, i invite you hereby!
Greetings Jack.
hugobenne wrote:I'm looking for a man who is probably my grandfather:
Daniel Grams
Born at december 20th 1909 te Sadombrowa
ID-nr wehrmacht: I/1272 – Deutsches Reichsheer
01.06.1940 and 20.07.1940 1. / Infanterie-Regiment 675
05.04.1941 3. / Infanterie-Ersatz-Bataillon 50
20.05.1941 and 03.06.1941 Stab II Infanterie-Regiment 723
04.06.1941 5. / Infanterie-Regiment 723
28.01.1944 and 07.09.1944 8. / Grenadier-Regiment 723
05.09.1944 He received the rank of "unterofficier"
08.09.1944 Captured by British troops and became prisoner of war
14.03.1946 Released?
Can anybody tell me something about him, where he came from and where he went or where his division / regiment was stationed during WOII?
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A.C.E. van T.
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Re: Info request: Daniel Grams
September 6
....General Chill ist nach Beeringen gefahren, um den Angriff der Kampfgruppe Vehrenkamp gegen Bruckenkopf Beeringen vorwartszubringen.Sprengkommando der Pionier-Kompanie °L.A.H.° zur entgultigen Sprengung der Brucke Beeringen bereitgestellt.
September 7
Gren.Rgt 723 Bahnhof Heppen
Rgt.-Reserve 1./Gren.Rgt 723 nordl.Antwerpen
September 8 09.07Uhr
Der Kom.General orientiert sich auf Gefechtstand 85.I.D. uber Feindlage Meulenberg end Beeringen.
Dem dort anwesenden Kdr. Gren. Rgt 723, Oberst Vehrenkamp,gibt der Kom.General personlich Befehl,das Regiment in Desschel zu sammeln.(nordl Moll)
September 8 12.36Uhr
Gen.-Lt Chill meldet dem Kom.General dass Oberst Vehrenkamp, Kdr. Gren. 723 mit gesamten Regiment versagt habe.
September 8 23.00Uhr
Divisionsreserve;
Gren. Rgt. 723; 2./Gren. Rgt. 723; Pi.-Komp. 347
September 9 17.30Uhr
Der Kom. General befiehlt dem Kdr. Gren. Rgt. 723 Oberst Vehrekamp,schriftlich, Starke und Zustand des Gren. Rgt. 723 zu melden.
Beeringenbridge at the Albert Canal was kept open to retreve as much German soldiars and material comming from France as possible.
There was just a thin line of defence hastely put in place along the Albert Canal,actually more an observer line.
Allied Advance Route Beeringen - Neerpelt - Eindhoven - Arnhem
....General Chill ist nach Beeringen gefahren, um den Angriff der Kampfgruppe Vehrenkamp gegen Bruckenkopf Beeringen vorwartszubringen.Sprengkommando der Pionier-Kompanie °L.A.H.° zur entgultigen Sprengung der Brucke Beeringen bereitgestellt.
September 7
Gren.Rgt 723 Bahnhof Heppen
Rgt.-Reserve 1./Gren.Rgt 723 nordl.Antwerpen
September 8 09.07Uhr
Der Kom.General orientiert sich auf Gefechtstand 85.I.D. uber Feindlage Meulenberg end Beeringen.
Dem dort anwesenden Kdr. Gren. Rgt 723, Oberst Vehrenkamp,gibt der Kom.General personlich Befehl,das Regiment in Desschel zu sammeln.(nordl Moll)
September 8 12.36Uhr
Gen.-Lt Chill meldet dem Kom.General dass Oberst Vehrenkamp, Kdr. Gren. 723 mit gesamten Regiment versagt habe.
September 8 23.00Uhr
Divisionsreserve;
Gren. Rgt. 723; 2./Gren. Rgt. 723; Pi.-Komp. 347
September 9 17.30Uhr
Der Kom. General befiehlt dem Kdr. Gren. Rgt. 723 Oberst Vehrekamp,schriftlich, Starke und Zustand des Gren. Rgt. 723 zu melden.
Beeringenbridge at the Albert Canal was kept open to retreve as much German soldiars and material comming from France as possible.
There was just a thin line of defence hastely put in place along the Albert Canal,actually more an observer line.
Allied Advance Route Beeringen - Neerpelt - Eindhoven - Arnhem