WWII German Wehrmacht Wehrpass – Oberwachtmeister Lubosch – Artillerie Regiment 171 – Cassino & Rimini Italy 1944 – Hungary 1945 – Iron Cross First Class – On Hold

Description

Wehrpass issued to Willy Lubosch in 1937, he would serve with the following units:

1934 – Infanterie Regiment 9

1935 – Infanterie Regiment Görlitz

1936 – Artillerie Regiment 76

1939 – 1943 – Artillerie Lehr Regiment 1 – Jüterbog

1944 – Artillerie Regiment 171

It seems in all his time in the Reichswehr and Wehrmacht he was trained on the following weapons systems: K98 Rifle, MG08, Luger P08, Light Field Gun 18, Light Machine Gun 13, Light Field Cannon 16, Light Field Cannon 18.

Trained in the following roles: Horse rider, medical stretcher carrier, Gunner, NCO, troop leader.

Promotions:  would raise the ranks till his final promotion in April 1945 to Oberwachtmeister.

21.5.1944 – Iron Cross Second Class

29.4.1945 – Iron Cross First Class

25.3.1944 – Black Wounds Badge

17.4.1945 – Wounds Badge in Silver (AR171)

His last unit would prove to be quite interesting: 

15.3. 24.3.1944 – 2. Defensive Battles at Cassino

12.5.1944 – 31.5.1944 – 3. Defensive Battles at Cassino and Liri

1.6.1944 – 13.6.1944 – Removed via lake Lago Trasimeno to Chieti

1.7.1944 – 25.8.1944 – Defensive battles near Ancona and retreat/fall back near Adria

26.8.1944 – 27.9.1944 – Defensive battles north of the Appenin on the Adria, and defensive battles near Rimini.

Final comments:

A nice prewar soldier career and fought till the last days of the war, 11 years service. The battles around Monte Cass