WWII German Luftwaffe Soldbuch & Wehrpass – Oberfeldwebel Kurt Reetz – Fallschrimjäger Regiment 20 – Fighting the British – LW Ground Assault 30.4.1945 !

Description

Reetz from Potsdam, had an eventful career in many different Luftwaffe units.

But by August 1944 he was enlisted like many in the Luftwaffe into:

I / Fallschrimjäger Ersatz und Ausb Batl 3 –  Haselünne – 3 FJD

Re-deployment at the end of January 1945 in the Düren combat zone. Defensive battles near Vossenack, Hütgen, and Großhau. Fighting retreat via Nideggen, Euskirchen, and Rheinbach to the Rhine and the crossing between Remagen and Honnef. Defense battles in the Remagen bridgehead and on both sides of Limbach (west of Altenkirchen).

Then in April 1945 –

Fallschirmjäger Regiment 20 – 7 FJD

Around April 4, 1945, the remnants of the division occupied positions between Rheine and Bentheim before crossing to the east bank of the Ems River south of Lingen on March 6. Following a major withdrawal, the II Parachute Corps reorganized its units and restructured itself on April 8, 1945. The 7th Parachute Division was assigned a new defensive sector between Vehnemoor and Friesoythe. In mid-April 1945, the remnants of the regiment withdrew behind the Küstenkanal (Coastal Canal) and subsequently defended near Edewecht. At the beginning of May 1945, the II Parachute Corps ordered the transfer of the 7th Parachute Division to Schleswig-Holstein to serve as a tactical reserve for the anticipated attack across the Elbe River southeast of Hamburg. On May 4, 1945, the remnants of the division reached Cuxhaven and Brunsbüttelkoog at the mouth of the Elbe, but were not used in action and were taken prisoner by the British.

He was awarded the Luftwaffe Ground Assault Badge with FPN 62686 on the 30.4.1945 fighting the British!!

After he was captured he was employed into a German POW united called Marine Batl Loibl – I was unable to find any information on this!