Description
Soldbuch issued in January 1942 with a training unit.
To, Karl zötl born in 1921 in Munich Germany, worked as a hair dresser before the war, of catholic denomination.
Frontlien Unit:
Grenadier Regiment 690
Grenadier Regiment 688 ( Machine Gun Company) The 337th Infantry Division (German: 337. Infanterie-Division) was a German Army infantry division in World War II. It was formed on 16 November 1940 in Kempten. The division was destroyed on the Eastern front in July 1944 and formed the staff and core personnel of Divisionsgruppe 337 on 7 August 1944 which later was the basis of the 337th Volksgrenadier-Division.
Issued
Field Rations Iron, Camo Uniform, New Tog Tag, as well as diverse winter kit.
Karl was hit with Grenade Shrapnel in the face left eye and nose and lost his left leg, , it seems this would knock him out of the war completely – for which he was also upgraded awarded the Wounds Badge in Silver and the Iron Cross Second Class.
