Giesecke volunteered for service in late 1940, and was sent directly for training as a Paratrooper in March of 1941 in Stendal. He entered Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 1 in July of 1941 until his death in Italy in July of 1943. 1. Fallschirmjäger-Division The 1. Fallschirmjäger-Division was formed from 7. Flieger-Division in April 1943 and was sent to Avignon, France, as a reserve force for rest and refitting. Following the Allied landings on Sicily it was sent to Italy with Fallschirm-Jäger-Regiment 3 making a parachute jump into Catania on Sicily on 12 July to secure the airport. It was forced to make a fighting withdrawal along with the rest of the German forces and it was the last unit to leave on 17 August. The division famously fought at Monte Cassino which formed a part of the German Gustav Line from January to May 1944, stubbornly resisting the Allied forces from the bombed monastery earning the nickname “Green Devils” before withdrawing further north. Regimental History The 7th Flieger-Division received the order to move to the eastern front to support the army. On September 27th, the Parachute Regiment 1 with its I. and III. Battalion and the II. / Luftlande-Sturm-Regiment, which had been subordinated to the regiment instead of the II Train and truck to the Neva front south of Schluesselburg, where Russian units have been trying to cross the Neva towards Leningrad for several days. They were able to form a bridgehead at Petrushkino and Vyborgskaya. The II./Luftlande-Sturm-Regiment was deployed at the Petrushkino bridgehead from 29 September. The I. and III. Battalion of the 1st Parachute Regiment replaced the 1st Infantry Division in Schluesselburg and south of it along the Neva to Wyborgskaya on September 29th and 30th. On October 6, 1941, the severely weakened II./Luftlande-Sturm-Regiment was replaced by the I./Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 3. During December 1941 the regiment was detached from the front and returned to Germany. The fighting in Russia had caused heavy casualties. In April 1942 the regiment, together with the 7th Flieger-Division, moved to France in Normandy for further refresher training. At the end of September 1942 the regiment returned to its home bases in Germany. In October 1942 the regiment was transferred by rail transport via Minsk to Rudnya. The VI. Subordinated to the Army Corps, the 7th Air Division took over an approximately 90 km wide combat zone in the line Demidov – Dukhovshchina – Jarcewo at the end of October. In January 1943, during the Russian winter offensive that began in December, the division repulsed all Russian advances on Vitebsk and Smolensk. In the period from January 11 to 20, 1943, the III. Battalion deployed in the 205th Infantry Division near Welikiye-Luki to relieve the army units trapped there. In heavy fighting, the battalion enabled the surrounded army units to break out of the city. In the second half of February 1943, the Russian forces attacking north from the Kursk area succeeded in making a deep penetration into the positions of the 2nd Panzer Army south of Orel. The parachute regiment was deployed against this impending breakthrough. The regiment was detached from its positions north of Smolensk on February 27, 1943 and transferred to the threatened front section near Dmitrovsk. In a series of counterattacks at Alexeyevka, Stolbezkoje, Stepanowka and Nagornyj brought the regiment with the II. and III. Battalion halted the Soviet counterattack on Orel. The 1st Battalion was deployed at Dimitrovsk and from 28 February to 3 March prevented further advance north. By the end of March 1943, the regiment, together with the units of the XXXVI. Panzer Corps reconsolidate the front south of Orel. On March 30, 1943, the regiment was detached from its positions and transferred to Normandy, France, to be refreshed again. At the beginning of June 1943, the regiment was transferred to the new assembly room near Avignon in southern France and served there in the formation of the 1st Parachute Division together with the 2nd Parachute Division as the OKW’s operational reserve for the southern front. After the Allies landed in Sicily on July 10, 1943, the 1st Parachute Regiment was transferred by rail to the airfields near Naples. However, due to the general situation on the island, a planned jump mission to Sicily did not take place. The regiment was then relocated to the Ginosa – Matera – Mottola – Massafra area to repel an expected Allied landing in the Gulf of Taranto. The regiment was subordinate to the III. Battalion, the II. / Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 4 and the 14th / Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 4. After the surrender of Italy on September 8, 1943 and the Allied landing at Salerno the following day, the 1st Fallschirmjäger-Division became the staff and the I. Battalion of the Parachute Regiment 3, the III. / Fallschirmjäger Regiment 1 and the I. and III. / Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 4 deployed against the Allied beachhead. After it became clear on September 18, 1943 that it would not be possible to throw the Allies back into the sea, the LXXVI. Army corps subordinated units to defense at Salerno. The units of the 1st Parachute Division were detached from the front and built up a defensive front in Apulia against the British 1st Parachute Division that had landed in the Gulf of Taranto. The British paratroopers arrived on Sept. 10 Death: According to the Wehrpass and research conducted on Ancestry (Record Card is not part of the offer it is online at Ancestry) , it seems he was killed due to a bombing raid on their location (Naples, Italy)  in July 1944. It seems he was not the only one killed as a result as there are others listed from the same company as KIA during the same raid.  

Wonderful and Rare Original Vietnam War USAF Senior Air Force Officers Service Visor Hat by ‘Berkshire DeLuxe’ Size 7 1/4 of Lt. Col. Clayton Yeutter 831 Hazlewood Dr. Lincoln, Nebraska on the Identification Tag who was Lieutenant Colonel Clayton K. Yeutter (b. 10 Dec 1930 – d. 4 Mar 2017) was a Air Force Veteran and Long Serving Government Official ultimately becoming Secretary of Agriculture under President George H.W. Bush from Feb 1989 – Mar 1991 (see full obituary followed by full history below), Fine Issued Condition as Photographed with wear as seen – Recent Estate Acquisition & Presented as Acquired, Very Rare (Photos 18 – 22 Reference Only) OBITUARY: Clayton Keith Yeutter US Presidential Cabinet Secretary. He served as the Secretary of Agriculture under President George H.W. Bush from February 16, 1989 to March 1, 1991. He earned his B.S., J.D., and Ph.D. in Agricultural Economics from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. During this time, he also enlisted in the United States Air Force and the credits he earned under the G.I. Bill in his military tenure helped him to attend graduate school. He continued to serve in the Air Force Reserve until 1977. From 1957 to 1975 he operated a 2,500-acre farming enterprise in central Nebraska. After his degree work, he started his government service as chief of staff to the Governor of Nebraska in 1967. In September of 1968 he left government service to work as the director of the University of Nebraska Mission in Colombia. He stayed in this position until October of 1970 when he went to work at the United States Department of Agriculture. In January 1972 he joined the Nixon re-election campaign and after the election, he rejoined the Agriculture Department. In 1975 he moved over to the position of Deputy Special Trade Representative. After Gerald Ford left the presidency in January 1977, he went into private law practice until early 1978 when he became Presdent and CEO of the Chicago Mercantile Exchange. He served in this capacity until June of 1985 when he was named U.S. Trade Representative by President Ronald Reagan. He remained at this post until January of 1989 when he was named the Secretary of Agriculture by the newly elected President Bush. In January of 1991 he left the Agriculture Department to become the chairman of the Republican National Committee. He served as chairman for one year before being named counselor to the President for domestic policy by President Bush. After leaving the government in 1993, he worked in various positions such as private law, holding numerous corporate directorships, and lobbying for an agricultural group. He passed away after a four year battle with colon cancer. HISTORY: Clayton Keith Yeutter, ONZM (/ˈjaɪtər/; December 10, 1930 – March 4, 2017) was an American politician who served as United States Secretary of Agriculture under President George H. W. Bush from 1989 to 1991 before serving as Counselor to the President in 1992. He served as United States Trade Representative from 1985 to 1989 and as Chairman for the Republican National Committee from 1991 until 1992. Yeutter was employed as a Senior Advisor at the international law firm Hogan Lovells in Washington, D.C. He additionally founded the Clayton Yeutter Institute of International Trade and Finance at his alma mater, the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. The University subsequently published his biography, Rhymes with Fighter. Yeutter was born in Eustis, Nebraska. Yeutter was a graduate of the University of Nebraska–Lincoln from which he received a B.S., a J.D., and a Ph.D. in Agricultural Economics. Yeutter later served as Assistant Secretary of Agriculture for Marketing and Consumer Services from 1973 to 1974, Assistant Secretary of Agriculture for International Affairs and Commodity Programs from 1974 to 1975, and Deputy Special Representative for Trade Negotiations from 1975 to 1977. Early life and education Yeutter was born in Eustis, Nebraska, on December 10, 1930, during the Nebraska Dust Bowl and the Great Depression. Despite a successful career in government and politics, Yeutter expressed a continued desire to remain close to his upbringing. As Deputy Trade Representative Yeutter stated, “I once wanted to stay in Nebraska and be a successful farmer. There are days when I get a yearning to return.” Yeutter graduated from Eustis High School in 1948. He then attended the University of Nebraska–Lincoln and was a member of FarmHouse Fraternity. In 1952 Yeutter graduated with a B.S. “With High Distinction”, the highest scholastic honor given by the University of Nebraska. He also ranked first in the College of Agriculture graduating class and was named the “Outstanding Animal Husbandry Graduate” in the United States. Upon graduation from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, which coincided with the Korean War, Yeutter enlisted as a Basic Airman in the United States Air Force. While enlisted he earned credits under the G.I. Bill to attend graduate school. From the completion of his enlistment in 1957 until 1975 Yeutter worked as the operator of a 2,500-acre farming enterprise in central Nebraska. He also continued to serve in the active reserve until 1977. During an overlapping six-year period beginning in January 1960, Yeutter worked as a faculty member within the Department of Agricultural Economics at his alma mater, the University of Nebraska. While working within the Department of Agricultural Economics Yeutter completed extensive graduate work. He completed one semester of graduate studies in agricultural economics at the University of Wisconsin–Madison in 1960. After entering the College of Law at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln Yeutter served as an editor of the Nebraska Law Review. In 1963 Yeutter graduated cum laude with a J.D. and ranked first in his graduating class. While Yeutter continued to work as a faculty member he also completed a Ph.D. in agricultural economics by 1966. While completing his J.D. and Ph.D., Yeutter taught agricultural economics and agricultural law part-time. After completing his J.D. Yeutter taught full-time from 1965 to 1966. Professional career Yeutter began his professional political career as the chief of staff to the governor of Nebraska in January 1967. During the…