Some time ago I bought this little set of a Wehrpass and the top half of an Erkennungsmarke.
This dogtag belonged to Wilhelm Wieser.
He was born on December 12 1914 in Karlsruhe, he worked as a joiner.
On April 12 1937 he was drafted in to the army, he joined the basic trainings unit of the 13th Infantry Regiment, after two months of basic training he was demobilized again.
During the big mobilization of August 1939 he is called back in to service, on August 29 1939 he joins the basic training unit of IR111, it was in this period that he was issued with this dogtag.
On December 20 1939 he is promoted to Oberschützen and on February 21 1940 he is transfered to an actif unit: the 3th company of IR111, this was a regiment that belonged to the 35 Infantry Division.
This division participates in the Westfeldzug, they invade Belgium on May 10 1940.
On the afternoon of May 21 1940 his company tries to cross the Schelde river in the little village of Hollain.
It was during this assult that Wilhelm Wieser was KIA, he was one of the many German casualties that day.
Afterwards the Germans buried +/- 78 German soldiers in Hollain.
The Schelde river in Hollain was defended by the BEF (British Expeditionary Force), the fighting in this sector was very fierce, two VC's were awarded for the defence of the Schelde river sector in May 1940.
Apparantly his company commander did not only sent the WP to his family but also the upper part of his dogtag.
This is a thread in which you can see some pictures that were taken on May 22 1940 during a similar assult on the Schelde river sector that was defended by the BEF:
http://www.k98kforum.com/showthread.php?675-May-22-1940-action-pictures-(then-amp-now)
Cheers,
Peter
This dogtag belonged to Wilhelm Wieser.
He was born on December 12 1914 in Karlsruhe, he worked as a joiner.
On April 12 1937 he was drafted in to the army, he joined the basic trainings unit of the 13th Infantry Regiment, after two months of basic training he was demobilized again.
During the big mobilization of August 1939 he is called back in to service, on August 29 1939 he joins the basic training unit of IR111, it was in this period that he was issued with this dogtag.
On December 20 1939 he is promoted to Oberschützen and on February 21 1940 he is transfered to an actif unit: the 3th company of IR111, this was a regiment that belonged to the 35 Infantry Division.
This division participates in the Westfeldzug, they invade Belgium on May 10 1940.
On the afternoon of May 21 1940 his company tries to cross the Schelde river in the little village of Hollain.
It was during this assult that Wilhelm Wieser was KIA, he was one of the many German casualties that day.
Afterwards the Germans buried +/- 78 German soldiers in Hollain.
The Schelde river in Hollain was defended by the BEF (British Expeditionary Force), the fighting in this sector was very fierce, two VC's were awarded for the defence of the Schelde river sector in May 1940.
Apparantly his company commander did not only sent the WP to his family but also the upper part of his dogtag.
This is a thread in which you can see some pictures that were taken on May 22 1940 during a similar assult on the Schelde river sector that was defended by the BEF:
http://www.k98kforum.com/showthread.php?675-May-22-1940-action-pictures-(then-amp-now)
Cheers,
Peter
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