Wehrpass Pionier Brücken Bau Bataillon 699

Wehrpass of Heer Pionier Gefreiter Waldemar Feser. He was promoted to Oberpionier in 1937, to Gefreiter in 1938. He ended the war as a Feldwebel on 6.5.1945.

His noted awards are;
Sudeten Errinnerungsmedaille an der 1. Marz
Kriegsverdienstkreuz II Klasse

Wounded 27.9.1940 and 20.10.1942

He served for the full war duration. His first battles on 3.9.39 during the attack on Poland, then 27.4.40 defending on the western front at the Saar. 11.4.40. Vorpostenkämpfen on the Saar. 12.5-26.5.40 he fought at the Maginot Line south of Saarbrücken. 27.5.40 Building of mined barriers in Oberrhein. He then served behind the front until 14.2.41 when he was transported to the east. 17.2-21.6.41 he served guarding the eastern borders. 22.6.41 Einsats gegen das Bolschewismus. 21.7.41 he was placed under the command of the 6. and 17. Armee.

From 26.1.42 to 1.4.42 he followed a Pionier Schirrmeisterlehrgang.

This is where the combat notes end in the Wehrpass. But considering he served until 1945 under Brücken Bau Bataillon 699. This unit was part of the 17. Armee which held the southern flank of Stalingrad. Then it pushed southward to the Caucausus oilfields and held the Kuban bridgehead whereafter it retreated to the Crimea and Sevastopol. It ended the war in Hungary in 1945.

Interesting Wehrpass with a nice base for further research!