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M.40 KIA helmet, bloodstain testing

Hambone said:
Peter, they either have the date wrong that Franz Behrens was killed around Cassino, he was killed by air attack, or he died of sickness because it shows he died/went missing on 03-03-1943 and the Allies did not invade Italy until July 9, 1943 in Sicily.

http://www.custermen.com/ItalyWW2/History.htm
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The Volksbund sometimes has the date wrong but then we are usually talking about a day not months; I think we can presume that this Franz Beherens died from an accident or so and after the war also ended up being buried at the German wargraves cemetery in Cassino.


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I have to agree...this is a sobering real story and a fact of war. Wow...I have been watching this post and signed up because of this story.
My own Grandfather was killed in the Battle of the Buldge and I did the research to find out what happened to him.

It would really be something if you were able to find his family.....That would be unreal.
 
Thanks guys. There are a couple other Behrens killed in Italy around the same AO as Troescher. I'll post them.
 
M40 helmet, battle damage

Outstanding detective work Hambone, keep on this and I hope that eventually you can
find the correct Behrens.
Tks,
Bob32268
 
Tks Bob. I think I've narrowed it as far as it will go. The Behrens who wore that helmet was clearly DRT, so he would have a field grave.
 
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