WWII German Soldbuch Uffz Kleinert – Braunschweig April 1945 – Battle Damaged – Captured by US Army 1945 !

Description

Rolf Kleinert from Dresden was born in 1920, he worked in his civilian career as a textiles salesman. Soldbuch issued on October 1940.

Frontline Units:

Feldkommandantur 750 (1941) 

Grenadier Regiment 515 (294 Infanterie Division) 

Grenadier Regiment 514 (294 Infanterie Division) 

Last Unit: 

Marschkompanie / Grenadier Ersatz Bataillon 17  ( Braunschweig) 

According to another Soldbuch of Gefreiter Johannes Stadtmüller from Bürstadt, he was in the exactly the same replacement unit at the same time, Statdmüller was killed by US Forces (30th US Infantry Division) on the grounds of the “Domäne Schickelsheim” Manor near Braunschweig, on 12th of April 1945.

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Clearly, this was the last action for Kleinert who seems to have been captured around this time. I was unable to find anything about him in the German KIA or MIA lists. 

Wounded

October of 1942 – 31b – Grenade Splinter in the face (see photo) – through his chin! And another splinter (according to the entry in page 1 in pencil in the upper arm) Very lucky! 

Spent till November of 1943 healing 

Seems in September of 1944, he attempted to state he was again suffering from this and it was found out to be not true and he was found fit for service. 

Last note: 

Interestingly, he has had the front cover replaced! As clearly the Soldbuch had a sprinter right though it!