Paperwork, documents and photographs

Rare Original deathcard of Stabsgefreiter Heinrich Reines. Reines served in an Infanterie-Regiment and according to the deathcard was killed in action in the Huertgen Forest on 6 November 1944. Research on Volksbund shows he was killed 2 kilometres south east of Vossenack which is the exact location of the famous Kall-trail which leads to the town of Schmidt. Looking at his date of death and location he most probably served in the 1056. Infanterie-Regiment of the 89. Infanterie-Divison. He was most likely killed in action when his unit was engaged with Taskforce Ripple between 5 and 7 November 1944. Reines unit operated from the Teufelsley wooded area and attacked the American forces along the Kall-trail on numerous occasions in co-operation with the 116. Aufklärungs-Abteilung of the Windhund-Division. Reines is buried in Vossenack.

Original deathcard of Obergefreiter Georg Lämmlein who served in 1. Battr. Flaksturm Regt. 53 (mot.) under the 16. Flak Division. Obergefreiter Lämmlein was killed in action in Normany on the 26th of June, 1944. He was killed in the village of Montraiville near Caen. His remains are buried in Cheux-St.-Manvieu. The archive card is not a part of the offering.

Original deathcard of SS-Schütze Johann Kranich. Kranich was killed in action on March 14, 1945 in the town of Pfaffenheck. Pfaffenheck is located between the Rhine and Mosel river and was bitterly defended by the 6. SS Gebirgs-Division “Nord”. The famous battle for this strategic location took place between March 14-17, 1945. SS-Schütze Kranich is buried in the same place of death.

Original deathcard of Soldat Alfons Noll. Soldat Noll served in a Fallschirmjäger-Regiment and was killed in action on the 6th of March 1945 near Wesel. The II. Fallschirm-Korps was committed in the Xanten / Wesel area by February-March 1945, this Korps could count on three Fallschirmjäger, three Infantry and one Panzer-Grenadier Division. The 6th, 7th and 8th Fallschirmjäger Divisions fell under the command of the II. Korps, Soldat Noll belonged to one of these three divisions. He was 17 years old when he was killed in action and is buried in Wesel.

Original deathcard to SS-Rottenfuhrer Josef Miedl kiled in action 8.1.1945

Rare original deathcard to the Flemish volunteer in Sturmbrigade Langemarck SS-Mann Gaston Van Haute killed in action at Seweriniwka 12.1.1944.

Original deathcard of Obergefreiter Josef Bauer killed in action during the battle of the bulge 23.1.1945 in Burg Reuland, Belgium. His Erkennungsmarke reads -6- 3./Ld. Sch.Btl. 443 and he is buried in Daleiden war cemetary.

Deathcard to Flak Obergefreiter Anton Maier, killed in action 10.8.1944 in La Musangere-Sourdeval, Normandy. Anton Maier is buried in Marigny which is south of Saint Lô.

Impressive deathcard of Obergefreiter Georg Rauch who served in an Panzer-Pionier-Bataillon and was awarded with the EK 2 Klasse, Sturmabzeichen, Verwundetenabzeichen and Ostmedaille. Rauch was killed in action during the fierce battles in Angelsdorf. Rauch was a well-decorated man and his photo shows all of his awards.

Death card of Obergefreiter Johann Nachreiner who was killed in action during the Battle of the Bulge in Brisy/Wardin 4.1.1945 which is a small village just outside of Bastogne. Nachreiner was burried in Recogne, Belgium. He was awarded the EK2 with other awards and partook in the French and Russian campaigns and served 5 years in the Wehrmacht. 

Death card of Gefreiter Ludwig Langgartner. Was killed in action during the Ardennes offensive. Langgartner was 21 years old and was killed in action in Prüm-Eifel, Germany.  

Original death card of Gefreiter Otto Scheuble. Killed in action in Denmark. Scheuble was 40 years old and was killed in action on 26.3.1945 in Denmark.

Death card of 2 brothers, Soldat Albert Hütter and Gefreiter Franz Hütter. Albert Hütter was 19 years old and killed in action on 6.9.1943 on the eastern front near Kharkov, Ukraine. Franz Hütter was 19 years old and killed in action on 28.9.1944 in the Battle of the Hürtgenwald near Brandenberg, Germany.

A great set of +/- 45 photographs with 10 photographs of railroad guns in use of the Wehrmacht. Several large calibre sized railroad guns are pictures; one is named Wir Fahren Gegen Engeland. The pictures also show a large artillery ammunition stash. Most probably these pictures are taken somewhere in France behind the Atlantikwal. The pictures are all in the standard photo size of 9x6CM.