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Hello,

I am searching for information on the following DKiG Winners,

SS Hauptscharfuhrer Karl Heinrich Hermann Albers

SS Rottenfuhrer Franz Laszakovits

SS Untersturmfuhrer Walter Diener

If any one can help i would really appreciate it,

best regards

Paul

Many thanks John and Jamie , that is excellent further info on Karl-Heinz , he is the cousin of a good friend of mine also from Soltau who served with the DF Regiment ,

regards

Paul

Thanks for that Jamie, i'm not sure about the 1 Kompanie LAH Connection , i'll have to check on that further,

cheers

Paul

Thanks jamie , he was born in Soltau so that must be him !!

cheers

Paul

Karl-Heinz Schenk was an SS Untersturmfuhrer and the Nachrichten Offizier ( Signals Officer ) with SS Panzer Auflarungs Abt 12. Karl- Heinz was born on 28/2/1923, he survived the war and died on 3/12/2002. His SS Number was 466535 . Has anyone any further information regarding this Officer, Many tha...

Try and get a copy of Tragedy of the Faithful by Wilhelm Tiecke

Many thanks Peter, that's great,

regards

Paul

Has anyone got any information about this particular unit , FLAK Ers Abt 24 ,

Thanks and regards

Paul

I have seen some originals of that series of photos featuring Herzig which came with some of the estate of Karl Bromann but presumably quite a few of them were from photos shot by Kriegsberichter. I own quite a few original award documents etc relating to Fritz Herzig but no original photos, regards...

Dave is your book about Herzig or his unit ?

regards

Paul

Hi Pascal, Looking at the map and the drawing etc i think this cemetery will be between Udria and Mummasaare , this is where Bunker Strasse was , a system of rear area dug outs / bunkers etc located along the Baltic coast , possibly just east of the Swedish wall in the area of the Estonian trenches ...

The drawing you posted is interesting , do you know where it is from and if it is accurate ?? From that it may be able to locate the Friedhof if the drawing is a true place , looks to be a spot on Bunker Strasse !!

cheers

Paul

Hi Pascal, Sorry i don't know where the Udria Friedhof was but will make some enquiries with my contacts for you. Nice to see you have been to the Auwere , i was only there again 3 weeks ago , did you go to the area of the old village and station ? I'll be back later in the year maybe we will meet u...

Do you have any info re the Nahkamptage for NKSiG winner Karl Viehmann from 14 / Norge ?

Thanks

Paul

Sascha, Thanks for the maps and the contact , certainly your grandfather will have been wounded in the Auwere ( krivasoo) bridgehead area but probably not at Auwere rail station or village itself more likely in the Lipsu area or in the "boot" between the ost/west sacks where the 61 ID Gren...