Wehrpass grouping to Sanitäts-Unteroffizier Georg Hofmann. This farmer's son served two years with Infanterie-Regiment 95 in Coburg in 1936-'38, and was then called up with Infanterie-Regiment 342 of the 231. Infanterie Division in the mobilisation of August 1939. October 1940, he joined Schützen-Regiment 110, part of the newly formed 11. Panzer-Division, soon to be sent to Romania. After his first combat in Yugoslavia in April 1941, Hofmann followed his regiment on the Eastern Front as a medic. Early August 1941, he was badly wounded by shrapnel in the back.
More details on this wound are in the very tragic last letter he wrote to his parents from hospital in Biala Zerkow (Ukraine) on August 4th, 1941. In a very shaky handwriting, he tells them a grenade exploded only 1 meter behind him and that he was in a lot of pain during these first days after the wound, even saying "ich möchte am liebsten sterben" that he would even prefer to die. Less than a week later, he did succumb to his wounds.
The grouping offered includes:
Wartime wehrpass issued to the holder, complete with handwritten entries, official stampings and numerous detailed notations. All pages accounted for (no passphoto ever attached / entered).
One wartime paper death notice for the holder of the grouping.
One wartime large paper condolensce notice, expressing sympathy for the family of the holder of the grouping.
One somber feldpost letter home from the holder of the grouping during his initial hospitalization in August of 1941 (he would die in hospital from his wounds a short time later).
Three portrait sized original wartime photos, one of which shows the holder in uniform in a studio pic pose and two of his marked grave in Ukraine, where he died.
Really a beautiful grouping to a Wehrmacht soldier who was KIA; not too be missed!
Wehrpass grouping to Sanitäts-Unteroffizier Georg Hofmann. This farmer's son served two years with Infanterie-Regiment 95 in Coburg in 1936-'38, and was then called up with Infanterie-Regiment 342 of the 231. Infanterie Division in the mobilisation of August 1939. October 1940, he joined Schützen-Regiment 110, part of the newly formed 11. Panzer-Division, soon to be sent to Romania. After his first combat in Yugoslavia in April 1941, Hofmann followed his regiment on the Eastern Front as a medic. Early August 1941, he was badly wounded by shrapnel in the back.
More details on this wound are in the very tragic last letter he wrote to his parents from hospital in Biala Zerkow (Ukraine) on August 4th, 1941. In a very shaky handwriting, he tells them a grenade exploded only 1 meter behind him and that he was in a lot of pain during these first days after the wound, even saying "ich möchte am liebsten sterben" that he would even prefer to die. Less than a week later, he did succumb to his wounds.
The grouping offered includes:
Wartime wehrpass issued to the holder, complete with handwritten entries, official stampings and numerous detailed notations. All pages accounted for (no passphoto ever attached / entered).
One wartime paper death notice for the holder of the grouping.
One wartime large paper condolensce notice, expressing sympathy for the family of the holder of the grouping.
One somber feldpost letter home from the holder of the grouping during his initial hospitalization in August of 1941 (he would die in hospital from his wounds a short time later).
Three portrait sized original wartime photos, one of which shows the holder in uniform in a studio pic pose and two of his marked grave in Ukraine, where he died.
Really a beautiful grouping to a Wehrmacht soldier who was KIA; not too be missed!
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