Original WWII German Wehrmacht Wehrpass ID – Gefr Josef Angermeier – Infanterie Regiment 488 -268. Infanterie-Division – KIA 1941 Russia
Description
Angermeier served with
Infanterie Regiment 488 – 268. Infanterie-Division
From June 22, 1941, the 268th Infantry Division participated in the Russian campaign. It advanced to Bialystock and then, via Smolensk, to the Dnieper River south of Mogilev. After advancing to Yelnya, the division took part in the Battle of Vyazma and then moved to the area west of Tula. Here it was caught in the Russian winter offensive and forced to retreat to the greater Yukhnov area. Heavy defensive battles ensued at Nedelnoye, on the Ugra and Sobzha rivers, and at Krasnaya Gorka. These battles continued throughout 1942.
He was killed on the 15th of August 1941 near Ljapy, Russia.
