Soldbuch – Grenadier Franke – Div Füs Batl 190 (190ID) – 8 Close Combat Days! (Sold)
Description
Soldbuch to Grenadier Alfons Franke
Born in 1926 into a catholic family in Germany, he was enlisted in the Wehrmacht in January 1944.
Franke fought in with Grenadier Regiment 391, gaining the Iron Cross and Infantry Assault Badge as well as surviving eight close combat days in Belarus, not far from Minsk. Both in the Soldbuch and an extra sheet of paper in the back of the Soldbuch detail the small Belarusian villages.
After which Franke was hit with a grenade splinter after or during these close combat days, arriving in Radom, Poland with splinters in his left arm. He was removed from the Eastern front via train to the west.
After Franke was found fit for service again in August 1944, sent to join Divisions Füsilier Battalion 190 – fighting in early 1945 in the Venlo area of Holland!
A great Soldbuch to both Eastern and Western Front, to a combat experienced young Soldier.