Description
Soldbuch to Feldwebel, Willy Krause from Bremen
The Soldbuch was issued in October of 1941 with:
Fla Batl (Mot) 612
Raised 12 April 1941 with four companies. The battalion was in Africa.
While crossing from Italy to Africa, some of the battalion’s transport ships were sunk.
On September 6, 1942, the battalion shot down a Curtiss.
On October 9, 1942, the battalion shot down a Douglas Boston and a Spitfire.
On October 30, 1942, the battalion shot down a Hurricane.
The battalion was destroyed in Tunis in May 1943.
Krause, like many pulled some pages from his Soldbuch before going over the lines to surrender.
Interestingly, he left the awards page, which shows he was not only wounded in Tunis (Wounds Badge in Black) but he was also awarded in the Iron Cross Second Class in May of 1942, as well as the German Italian Africa Medal.
Summary
A nice DAK Soldbuch with Discharge Papers, DAK is becoming increasingly sought after and are not easy to find anymore. Interesting is the Tropical weather instructions in the back pouch.
