WW1 German Militärpass Grouping – Machine Gunner MG08 – Landwehrman Friederich Zeller – Landwehr Infanterie Regiment Nr 6 – West and Eastern Front

Description

Landwehrman Friederich Zeller born in 1896 in Baden, germany. 

Joined in September 1916 – Grenadier Regiment 109  – then arrived at frontline unit. 

1. Military Pass Book / Service Record – Landwehr Infanterie Regiment Nr 6 (3 Landwehr Division) – 10.1916 till 3.1917 – Trained on MG08 in July 1918 – 

Battle calendar: The division was put together on the Eastern Front with the mobilization on August 2, 1914 and was deployed here until September 1918. Then, in the final months of the war, she was transferred to the Western Front. After the armistice, the association returned home, where it was demobilized and finally dissolved in January 1919. 1914 August 24 – Battle of Nowe-Miasto August 27 – Battle of Gielniow August 29 – Battle of Nowo-Radomsk September 4 – Battle of Lipa-Niklas September 5 – Battle of Ciszyca-Gorna September 7-9 – Battle of Tarnavka September 17-18 – Battle of Wola-Ranizowska October 4-5 – Battles of Opatov and Radom October 9-20 – Battle of Ivangorod October 21-24 – Battles of Pilica 22 1915 to 28 October – battles on the Rawka 5 November to 15 December – battles near Czenstochowa 18 December – battles near Krasocin from 19 December – battles on the Lososina and Czarna 1915 to 12 May – battles on the Lososina and Czarna May 13th – battles at Tumlin and Kuzniaki May 14th – battles at Suchedniow May 16th – battles at Mirzec and Wierzbica May 17th – battles at Osiny May 18th – July 16th – trench warfare at Ilza July 17th – breakthrough battle at Sienno July 18-19 – Battles on the Ilzanka July 20-21 – Breakthrough of the idea of Ivangorod east of Zvolen July 22-28 – Reconnaissance battles on the Vistula July 29 – Vistula crossing July 30-August 7 – Battles on the east bank of the Vistula around Maziejowice August 8-18 – Pursuit battles between the Vistula and Bug August 19-24 – Battle of the Pulwa-Nurzec August 25-31 – Pursuit battles on the Bialowieska-Puszcza August 1-12 September – Battles on the Jasiolda and on the Zelvianka September 13-18 – Battle of Slonim September 19-24 – Battles on the upper Shchara-Servech from September 25 – Position battles on the upper Shchara-Servech 1916 Position battles Upper Shchara-Servech July 3 – 29 – Battle of Baranovichi 1917 – December 14 – Trench battles on the upper Shchara-Servech December 15 – 17 – Armistice from December 17 – Armistice 1918 – February 18 – Armistice 18 February to March 21 – fights in support of Ukraine March 22 to September 21 – occupation of Greater Russia September 27 to 30 – fighting on the Siegfried Front October 1 to 17 – defensive battle in Flanders October 18 to 24 – Rearguard fighting between Yser and Lys October 25th to November 1st – Battle of the Lys November 2nd to 4th – Rearguard fighting on both sides of the Scheldt November 5th to 11th – Retreat fighting in front of the Antwerp-Maas position from November 12th – Evacuation of the occupied territory and march home. 

   2. Battle Calendar – 1916 till 1919 – Russian Front, Western Front  

   3. WW2 1943 – Wehrmacht Ausmusterungsschein – Not mustered – with photograph of Zeller. 

   4. WW2 Heer Wehrpass – WW1 Service entered only. 

 

 A nice grouping, WW1 service on both fronts, and was a MG08 Gunner, this is not easy found anymore especially with photos of the soldier.