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Kriegsberichter Zwagers
Posted: Sat Dec 29, 2012 1:10 pm
by onno
My grandfather was a SS Kriegsberichter from the Netherlands. He made drawings at the Eastfront. Can anybody help where to find information about him? Which division/brigade or Kompagnie did he serve in? What were his whereabouts. Wherw will be the original drawings 9I have some copies).
Re: Kriegsberichter Zwagers
Posted: Sat Dec 29, 2012 4:50 pm
by haen2
did the man have a name ?
HN
Re: Kriegsberichter Zwagers
Posted: Sun Dec 30, 2012 5:48 am
by onno
His name was Willem Zwagers (Wilhelm Theodorus Zwagers) and he was born 9-6-1905.
Re: Kriegsberichter Zwagers
Posted: Sun Dec 30, 2012 6:14 pm
by haen2
first and foremost: WELCOME to the forum.. You probably will findall, or at least most of yourt questions answered.
second: Thanks for the name, now they have something to go by.
Haen
Re: Kriegsberichter Zwagers
Posted: Sun Jan 13, 2013 12:00 pm
by Foundy
Hi
I do not have much information on Wilhelm Theodorus Zwagers.
Would Amsterdam be correct for his place of birth??
Other than that he was as you say he was a artist or Zeichner.
And was a member of the Waffen SS Kriegsberichter unit SS Standarte Kurt Eggers.
He was with the Stab of the unit in early 1942 , he was then assigned to the SS KB Zug Freiwillige Legion Nederland december 1942 and covered the fighting around Leningrad 1942-1943.
He was as far as i am aware with the 34th SS Landstorm Nederland Holland in late 1944 early 45.
Not sure where he was between 1943 and 1944 he may have stayed with Nederland.
Regards
Andy Found
Re: Kriegsberichter Zwagers
Posted: Fri Jan 25, 2013 1:54 pm
by onno
Dear Andy,
Thank you for your information. He definately was born in Amsterdam (9-6-1905)
How do you now that he covered the fighting in leningrad and that he was with the 34th SS landstorm in the lat 44, begin 45. What are your sources?
I have letter from the Ministry of Defense that he was part of Kompagnie 625 at the end of the war...
Please let me know so I can go on searching.
Onno