Questing about the battle of Moll (belgium 1940)

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Questing about the battle of Moll (belgium 1940)

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Post by Bunkerfreak » 18 Apr 2014, 19:01

Hello,

A friend of mine is not a member of ahf, but he asked me if i can ask it here, He's documenting history of the town/area where he lives.

He's looking for all the info about the battle of Mol (Belgium, written "Moll" in german documents) in 1940, where 25 german soldiers died, possible of the 192. infanterie Division, 56. Infanterie division and 12. Swarz regiment....

He is looking for the personal numbers and names of those 25 german soldiers, but he went stuck in all possible ways (archives), his final hope is to ask it here. Also if there are some small tales/story's/anectdotes,... of that battle, everything is welcome.

Thanks in advance!
Tom Oliviers

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Post by Prosper Vandenbroucke » 18 Apr 2014, 23:35

Hello Tom,
I think that I find out that the fallen german soldiers belonged to the 56. Infanterie Division, Infanterie Regiment 192. (an 192.Infanterie Division doesn't exist).
http://www.lexikon-der-wehrmacht.de/Gli ... n/56ID.htm
http://www.lexikon-der-wehrmacht.de/Gli ... /IR192.htm
Their opponents where French troops who belonged to the 18° Régiment de Dragons
http://www.chars-francais.net/new/index ... mitstart=2
That regiment was equiped with H-35 (Hotchkiss tanks) and S-35 (Somua Tanks)

Maybe (but I am not sure at all) are those soldiers burried at the Soldatenfriedhof in Lommel
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lommel_German_war_cemetery

Hope it helps and sorry for my poor english.
Kindly regards
Prosper :wink:


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Post by Bunkerfreak » 19 Apr 2014, 10:42

thank you very much for youre answer!

Regards
Tom Oliviers

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