Hello,
A few weeks ago I added this rather complete document set to my collection and I must admit that I don’t really know how to write a thread about it.
Walter Bloß (°1914) was civil servant in the city of Hamburg and during the entire war he served with IR90, first as a platoon sergeant later as a lieutenant company commander and as an officer in the staff of GR90 and GR1224.
He saw action in Poland ’39, France ’40, Russia 41’-’44, German-Dutch border ’44/’45 andfinally in the battle for Berlin in ’45.
He got wounded 8 times in this period (one of his wounds was a heavy concussion he gotwhen his vehicle collided with a Russian tank!) and was decorated with EKII& I, all three classes of the wound badge, Infantry Sturm badge in bronze and close combat clasps bronze & silver.
I think it is best that I show the entire set in different sections to make it moreenjoyable to read and view the images.
I will start with his Soldbuch that he carried from August ’39 till August ’44; by August '44 his Soldbuch was compleetly full and they issued him a new one, this one was cancelled. Lucky for us collectors it wasn't destroyed and Walter Bloß kept it is a souvenir.
Regards,
Peter
A few weeks ago I added this rather complete document set to my collection and I must admit that I don’t really know how to write a thread about it.
Walter Bloß (°1914) was civil servant in the city of Hamburg and during the entire war he served with IR90, first as a platoon sergeant later as a lieutenant company commander and as an officer in the staff of GR90 and GR1224.
He saw action in Poland ’39, France ’40, Russia 41’-’44, German-Dutch border ’44/’45 andfinally in the battle for Berlin in ’45.
He got wounded 8 times in this period (one of his wounds was a heavy concussion he gotwhen his vehicle collided with a Russian tank!) and was decorated with EKII& I, all three classes of the wound badge, Infantry Sturm badge in bronze and close combat clasps bronze & silver.
I think it is best that I show the entire set in different sections to make it moreenjoyable to read and view the images.
I will start with his Soldbuch that he carried from August ’39 till August ’44; by August '44 his Soldbuch was compleetly full and they issued him a new one, this one was cancelled. Lucky for us collectors it wasn't destroyed and Walter Bloß kept it is a souvenir.
Regards,
Peter
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