WWII German Soldbuch – Gefreiter Bauer – Grenadier Regiment 116 (9 Inf Div) – Machine Gun Team – 19 Volks Grenadier Division – West Wall 1945 – Fought against US Troops (Sold)
Description
The Soldbuch was opened in July 1942, issued to Bauer born in 1923 in Gera District, Germany.
He fought in many different units in a short period on the Russian Front.
Res Inf Btl 205 –
Infanterie Regiment 214 –
MG Reserve Grenadier Kompanie 471
MG Reserve Grenadier Btl 388 – (Change of rank title: 2.1943) –
Issued a Gewehr 24 T – A CZ Made and designed Mauser action rifle.
Grenadier Regiment 116 – MG Kompanie –
Wounded in September of 1943, Bauer was in Hospital till December of 1943.
Grenadier Regiment 116 – MG Kompanie –
But in April 1944, he was wounded once again this time a 31a, Infantry Bullet. He spent till August 1944 in recovery.
Bauer woud only received the black wounds badge, although entitled to the silver grade for his second wounding.
Divisions Fusilier Kompanie 19 – 1.1.1945 (Rank title change) – 19 Volks Grenadier Division
22.12.1944 – Iron Rations given out, 4.2.1945 – K98K Rifle Issued
On February 6, 1945, US troops launched a local attack against the right wing of the already severely weakened 19th Volksgrenadier Division. During these attacks, the US troops were able to take possession of the Blieshöhen not far from the city of Saareguemines. The division was able to hold the other positions in front of the West Wall, but shrank to the strength of a weak divisional combat group. On March 15, the main attack by American forces took place on a broad front against the West Wall. The defenses of the 19th Volksgrenadier Division fell rapidly and the division was thrown back onto the West Wall. On March 19, the division received the order to disengage from the front with the remaining remnants and to go back to the Kaiserslautern area. In the days that followed, the remnants of the division were again crushed. On March 24 they still had a strength of 400 men. On March 26, 1945, the division was officially disbanded. The division staff remained. The remaining parts were combined into a combat group and sent to the 2nd Mountain Division. The remains of the combat group were in early April 1945 south of Dörzbach an der Jagst. On April 21, the remnants of the combat group left the Crailsheim area in the direction of Dinkelsbühl. From here we continued in the direction of Gingen an der Brenz. Here their trace is lost.
Final comments:
Interesting photo in this Soldbuch, not often do you see such backgrounds. Over all a less often met Western Front 1945 Soldbuch. I did not find him on the lists of KIA. Although it is highly likely he was a POW afterwards.
