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Felix Kruger
hucks216 replied to DDD777's topic in Germany: Third Reich: Research, Documentation & Photographs
Very nice grouping. I like that you have both the formal & prelim DKiG citation. -
That is a good image. I wonder what the criteria was for serving with Feldpost units? Did 'your' soldier serve with any frontline units prior to the Feldpost postings? Mine did and I originally thought he might of been reassigned to the Feldpost due to injuries but he doesn't have a lazarett entry until long after he had transferred into the Feldpost system.
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This is one of my favourite soldbucher that resides in my collection. It probably isn't anything special but I have not seen another soldbuch to a member of the Feldpostamt, and I particularly like the photo in the SB that shows his FP cyphers on his epaulettes - little things please little minds Valentin Westenhauner was originally a member of Infantry Rgt 179 (57 Infantry Division) and fought in the 1940 French Campaign where the 57 ID distinguished itself. And then by March 1941 he had joined Feldpostamt 532 before moving to FPA 432 which during the Russian campaign were both units of AOK 9. Much research remains to be done but one Feldpost in the SB (FpNr 09238) is for 'Feldpostamt 432 & Alarm Btl C AOK 9' during 1943 & 44. During his service he was awarded the Ost Medal & the KvK 2nd Class With Swords.
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Did members of the Streifendienst wear any cyphers on their shoulder boards, and if so which ones - or are they ones to identify the Wehrkreis he is serving under? I have a soldbuch to a member of the Streifendienst and in the SB photo a set of insignia can just be made out on his epaulette, although not in enough detail to tell what it is.
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I have to be honest and say I don't know, but considering medics (not those operating in field hospitals, but actually ones with the fighting troops) & engineers were usually not too far from the scene of action and could of been caught up in the fighting (especially assault pioneers) it could be a possibility. I would think also that 'days in combat' would run along the lines of the Close Combat Clasp in that someone higher up would determine if a day in contact actually counted towards the total or not.
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I don't think so, no. The criteria was for operational sorties in support of anti-partisan operations whereas a ground crew would not of been on any operational sorties and could of been many miles from the area of operations. I have no idea how many APB's were awarded in total but I don't think it was a huge number, certainly not when compared to other combat awards, due to the late introduction of the award.