Description
Walter Braun was born in Neunkirchen Austria on the 6th of April 1907, was employed before the war and married to his wife Johanna living in Tirol Austria.
Enlisted in 1944, his Soldbuch was issued in October of 1944 with a Mountain troop Nebelwerfer replacement unit.
After a short stint of training which lasted till February 1945, he was promoted to Oberkanonier and sent to his frontline unit:
Stab/Werfer Regiment 89 – 17 Volks Werfer Division – IV. SS-Panzerkorps
03/05/45:
The Stuhlweißenburg area, the 5th and 6th batteries were tactically assigned to I./89 for the upcoming deployment. The department now had 174 pipes. The department was led by the commander of II./ 89, as the commander of I./ 89 represented the regimental commander during the operation. Until the attack began, the positions were expanded, ammunition was brought in and the B points were explored and occupied. For reasons of camouflage – the enemy could see the terrain from the heights east of Stuhlweissenburg – all movements were only allowed to take place during darkness. All trips were carried out without lights.
03/06/45:
Start of the attack on Seregelyes.03.52-04.04, preparatory fire of heavy weapons, artillery and launchers. Our own VBs advanced with the infantry. I./ 89 fired four volleys into the Seregelyes area (366 explosives and 15 smoke).
07.20 a.m., I./ 89 fired a volley with 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 5th and 6th batteries at the castle park of Seregelyes.
07.43 a.m., I./89 fired a salvo with 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 5th and 6th batteries on the northwest part of Seregelyes.
12.45 p.m., I./89 fired a volley with 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 5th and 6th batteries into the area 500 m northwest of Seregelyes train station. By the afternoon most of Seregelyes was in German hands.
03/21/45:
4.15 p.m., battery volley (30 cm) by I./89 subordinate with 7./89. On the orders of the regiment, the 7./89 was pulled out after the ammunition was exhausted and moved to the rear. 5.30 p.m., commander I./89 made contact with the commander of the artillery regiment and found out that he was changing positions at 7 p.m. in the area north of Füle. Infantry left Stuhlweißenburg at 7 p.m. After the commander returned, a brief briefing took place. The department was supposed to fire the remaining ammunition except for a hand volley, after which the batteries were supposed to change positions. Papkesci was agreed upon as the meeting point. Only the Urhida-Jenö-Küngös route was open as a route.
Issued a full set equipment including a Helmet and a Rifle – with the designation russ – meaning he was given a Russian made Mosin Nagant Rifle.
Braun arrived in Hospital on the 17th of August 1945 – suffering from kidney problems.
Walter Braun died a few days after arrival in the hospital in Peuerbach Austria.
I was unable to find out an more information on Braun, and if he even has a marked grave.
