Description
SS Schütze Will Kniess from Bad Kissingen Germany.
Member of the Waffen SS from August 1943 –
Dog Tag: 7 Stamm Kompanie, SS Grenadier Ausbildungs und Ersatz Bataillon 4 – 2624 –
The battalion was created in November 1943 by renaming the existing SS Grenadier Ausbildungs und Ersatz Bataillon 4, based in the city of Ede (Netherlands). At the end of November 1943, the battalion moved to the town of Wohlau (today Wołów, Poland), then in February 1945 it moved to Třeště.
What is clear is that Kniess was wounded in action by a grenade fragment, 31b and would spend till February in various hospitals. For which he was awarded the wounds badge in black.
Although we do not know what unit Kniess was with when he got wounded, could be found out with archive records.
Nice insert to the Soldbuch stating that they are working on getting him a new picture.
March 1945 – he is in Bad Tennstedt with the SS Kraftfahr Regiment , Gen.Komp.
A nice SS for a display, super clean cover and would look good in a display.
