WWII Wehrmacht Soldbuch – Gefreiter Theodor Fischer – Grenzwach Regiment 46 – Siege of the Belgian Fortress Aubin-Neufchâteau 1940 !

Description

Gefreiter Theodor Fischer from Richterich (Aachen) Germany, born in 1912 – in his civilian life he was a Miner!

Soldbuch was issued in September 1939 with:

Grenzwacht-Regiment 46

Unit was made up of Border troops from the Aachen area and took part in the Siege of the Belgian Fortress Aubin-Neufchâteau which was one of the forts in the Position Fortifiée de Liège (Festung Lüttich).

During the 1940 Belgian campaign, Grenzwacht-Regiment 46 was known for its role in the brutal siege of the Fortress of Aubin-Neufchâteau, one of the forts in the Liège fortified position. After the fall of Fort Eben-Emael, Fort Aubin-Neufchâteau held out for eleven days against a massive German assault, including artillery, air attacks, and infantry assaults, before surrendering on May 21, 1940, due to exhaustion and lack of ammunition. The German forces, particularly the airborne troops, used a combination of glider landings, explosives, and flamethrowers to overcome the defenses, but the garrison’s valiant resistance impressed the attacking forces.

Served also with:

Radfahr-Bataillon 404 of the 263. Infanterie-Division in occupied Norway, and Radfahr-Abteilung 30 of the 30. Infanterie-Division.

Until sometime in 1944 when he contracted some sort of stomach/intestine complains and was sent to various replacement units till the wars end.  Soldbuch comes with his NSDAP Gesundheitspass which was in the rear of the Soldbuch.