Haupmann Fiedler

[jcsanche]

Hi

I just wanted to share with gentlemen a story. I try to collect named tunics with the hope that I will find the owner?s identity. I bought a nice pioneer piped tunic 2 years ago. It was named to Haupmann Fiedler. I was able to find the owner?s identity. It was sad to find that he was killed less than 2 months before the end of the war.

You can see more photos of the tunic in this link. The tunic is # 7

http://gmic.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=5526

[jcsanche]

Label

[jcsanche]

Hauptmann Arno Fiedler

Born: 28.10.1915, Illenschwang

Died: 22.03.1945, 12Km Southwest of Varpalota, Hungary

Units:

Pi.15 4/1936 -9/39

Pi. Btl 17 between 9/.39 ? 11 /39,

Pi. Btl 188. 12/1939- 3/1943

Pi. Btl 17 3/1943- 1/ 1944

Pi Bat 188 Jan 1944- Dec 1944

OKH 10/1944- 12/194444

Pi Reg 80 Dec 1944

Awards: Westwall Medal (no date of award shown)

1939 EKII 11.06.40

Ostmedaille 01.08.42

KVK II w/Swords 01.12.42

Wound Badge - Black 12.02.43 Headwound from grenade/mortar shrapnel

1939 EKI 28.02.44

General Assault Badge 17.03.44

Mentioned in Honor List of the German Army (See entry at the end of the awards listing on 26. Sept. 44 Beurteilung)

Edited February 6, 2006 by jcsanche

[jcsanche]

Photo

I want to thanks Rober Ruzzier for helping me to identify the soldier.