Description
Interesting little grouping to Johann Kriebs,
First and foremost his Soldbuch has a rare insert, issued by the unit, it states his religion and his last wish to be buried in a Roman Catholic church.
He served in the frontline with Infanterie Regiment 125 in the Pak unit (Anti-tank Gun).
Unit history:
The regiment was put into action on the Western front. In early 1941 it saw combat in the Balkans. By the end of September of that year the regiment fought in Serbian area. In 1942 the regiment became motorized and in October 1942 it was renamed into Panzer-Grenadier-Regiment 125 and was shipped to Afrika.
It would see that Kriebs was sent to Kreta as a driver, where it also seems he was heavily wounded as in August of 1946, he is still suffering from grenadier splinter wounds in Dekheila in Egypt.
Awards: KVK 2nd Class with Swords, and the medal of the 1st of October 1938.
Comments:
However he was wounded, his Soldbuch is stained with blood. An interesting set considering he was in Egypt as a POW. Also a nice entry is for the rifle protection bag/cover for the K98, not often seen.
