Wehrmacht Soldbuch – Oberschütze Droste – Landeschützen Batl 488 – Hüderich/Wuppertal 1945 – Fighting US Army (Sold)

Description

Soldbuch issued to Oberschüzte Droste in 1943.

He served with Pionier-Bataillon 6 (Minden), he was wounded on the Eastern Front with the 6th Infanterie Division by shrapnel.

Awarded the Black Wounds Badge

Sent to a new unit after recovery:

Landesschützen Batl 488, fourth Company. – Originally intended to watch Prisoners of War.

According to Lexicon der Wehrmacht the fourth company was given over to: Landeschützen Batl 491

Guarding POW’s first in Krefeld, then early 1945 in Hüderich, and last in the Wuppertal area fighting US Troops.

Interestingly, he was issued a French Rifle, Camo Net.