Poland 1939: KIA German officers

[Heimatschuss]

Hello,

I think Kurt Voß must have belonged to II. / Infanterie-Regiment 17 (31. Infanterie-Division). This regiment was stationed in Eastern Lower Saxony. The second battalion was set up from reservists in Celle (30 kilometers from Hanover) in summer 1939 only. During the Polish campaign Infanterie-Regiment 17 was commanded by Oberst Friedrich-Wilhelm Neumann. 31. Infanterie-Division marched in the wake of 1. Panzer-Division and 4. Panzer-Division from Silesia via Petrikau and Tomaszów Mazowiecki towards Warsaw to participate in the encirclement of the city.

http://www.lexikon-der-wehrmacht.de/Gli ... r/IR17.htm
http://www.lexikon-der-wehrmacht.de/Gli ... n/31ID.htm
http://www.lexikon-der-wehrmacht.de/Per ... helm-R.htm

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Torsten

[nimbuss]

I think Kurt Voß must have belonged to II. / Infanterie-Regiment 17 (31. Infanterie-Division).

Oblt.d.R. Voß was a commander of 2./I.R.17.

[Heimatschuss]

Many thanks for looking him up, nimbuss.

Here's the death notice for Hauptmann Braune-Krickau, saying he belonged to the HQ of a division. The Volksbund database entry for him says he died in Kielce on Sept. 5th, 1939. So the question arises which german divisions had their HQs in the region of Kielce on that date?

Ferdinand Braune-Krickau.JPG (57.3 KiB) Viewed 14457 times

Source: Namslauer Stadtblatt of Sept. 12th, 1939; 67. Jahrgang; No.212; p.4
http://www.bibliotekacyfrowa.pl/dlibra/ ... ublication

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Torsten

[Heimatschuss]

Hello,

Michalek (od. gem. VB: Michalik) Sylvester, 19.12.1914, Lt. d. R. (VB: Oblt.), A. A. 20, 20. [mot.] Div., 11.09.1939, VB, H. Gru. Nord

the correct form of his family name is Michalik. The promotion to Oberleutnant was a posthumous one obviously. See the death notice below:

Sylvester Michalik.JPG (59.6 KiB) Viewed 14443 times

Source: Namslauer Stadtblatt of of Sept. 23rd/24th, 1939; 67. Jahrgang; No.222; p.6
http://www.bibliotekacyfrowa.pl/dlibra/ ... ublication

Best regards
Torsten

[Heimatschuss]

Hello,

Zukunft Willy, 30.09.1912, Lt., -, -, 14.09.1939 (Stroniowice/Galizien), VB

Leutnant Willi Zukunft served in an artillery regiment according to his death notice. So the question is which artillery regiment was in or next to Stroniowice near Przemysl [today Storonevychi, Ukraine] on Sept. 14th, 1939?

Willi Zukunkft.JPG (65.74 KiB) Viewed 14440 times

Source: Namslauer Stadtblatt of Sept. 29th, 1939; 67. Jahrgang; No.227; p.4
http://www.bibliotekacyfrowa.pl/dlibra/ ... ublication

Best regards
Torsten

[nimbuss]

Here's the death notice for Hauptmann Braune-Krickau, saying he belonged to the HQ of a division. The Volksbund database entry for him says he died in Kielce on Sept. 5th, 1939. So the question arises which german divisions had their HQs in the region of Kielce on that date?

Hallo Thorsten
There could be troops of only one german division in Kielce on 5.9.39.: 2. leichte Division.

[nimbuss]

Hauck Joachim, 23.12.1915, Lt. d. R., -, -, 19.09.1939 (Sierakow), VB

He was from Stab Pz.Abt.65 (1.le.Div.)
foto below from http://www.odkrywca.pl

[Heimatschuss]

Hello Ste,

I found another name on Volksbund

Leutnant Dr. Zens Alfons 26.3.10-18.9.39
Place of death Rozdoka, 15 Km SW Modlin. I'm searching what unit were in action there in that days.

his death notice says Alfons Zens served in an infantry regiment.

Alfons Zens.JPG (56.87 KiB) Viewed 14391 times

Source: General-Anzeiger [Bonn] of Oct. 6th, 1939; 51. Jahrgang; No.16570; p.5
http://digitale-sammlungen.ulb.uni-bonn ... om/3676034

Best regards
Torsten

[Bf110]

Hello.

Bentel Kurt, 07.03.1904, Hptm., -, -, 14.09.1939 (Kr. Laz 531 mot. Lodz), VB

Hauptmann Kurt Bentel was from 13./IR 21 as you can see here: http://www.ebay.de/itm/092-Feldgrab-Hau ... Sw6btXRLA0.

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Bf110

[Bf110]

Hello.

Because the ebay auction in my reply above is closed, I show you a scan of the photograph of Hpt. Bentel's grave.



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Bf110

[Ste]

Part 3.3 : Officers with death dates in 1939 or therafter per VB and other sources where it is not reasonably assured that their death was related with the Poland 1939 campaign: -> (87)

Hissnik Johann, 21.02.1912, Oblt., -, -, 04.09.1939, VB
Müßig Georg, 21.08.1898, Oblt. d. Res., -, -, 03.09.1939 (Baltrum Do.18 crash), VB (Grablage: Kriegsgräberstätte in Neckargemünd)

Oberleutnant zur See Johann Hissnik was killed aboard leichter Kreuzer Emden on 4.9.1939 when it was attacked by british bombers in Wilhelmshaven.
Oberleutnant d.R. Georg Müßig was in 2./Küstenfliegergruppe 106, killed with other 3men of his aircrew.

[Bf110]

Hello.

Reinfelder Johann, 15.08.1916, Lt., -, -, 02.09.1939 (i. poln. Gef. i. Myslenice), VB

Lt. Reinfelder was observer in 2.(H)/14 and died, together with his pilot Uffz. Otto Seyfried, when their aircraft was shot down over Lubień by heavy AA fire and crashed near Tenczyn.

Sources: * http://www.gazeta.myslenice.pl/serwis/a ... esien.html
* http://forum.12oclockhigh.net/showthread.php?t=17536

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Bf110

[Bf110]

Hello.

..."Wojna powietrzna nad polskim wybrzeżem w 1939 roku" ("Air war over Polish Coast in 1939") - written by Crolick.

Crolick also writes (on page 38) about Lt. z. See Kapitzki from 1.(M)/Kü.Fl.Gr. 506 KIA on 11.09.1939. His plane was He 114 No. 2543. As source of this information he quotes private correspondence with Björn Hafsten from 21.03.2007.

Björn Hafsten is an author of some publications on Luftwaffe...

Lt. z. S. Kapitzki was not killed, but slighly wounded, same as his pilot Uffz. Nowack, as you can read here: http://forum.12oclockhigh.net/showpost. ... ostcount=5. (note: Crolick was part of that thread on TOCH-Forum!)

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Bf110

[Ste]

Potthoff Herbert, 05.10.1913, Lt., -, -, 03.09.1939, VB (b. Wyry)

1.(H)/Aufklärungsgruppe 31 according to http://www.lwag.org/forums/archive/inde ... -1439.html

[nimbuss]

Delschen Bruno, -, Lt., -, -, 20.09.1939, VB

Exner Martin, 06.03.1914, Oblt., -, -, 20.09.1939 (Laski), VB

Both from A.A.(mot)6 (1.le.Div.).
So, Lt. Bruno Delschen goes to Master List.