BIDPRENT JOHANNES SCHMITZ INFANTERIE REGIMENT K.I.A. OSTFRONT 1942 P08 holster stecher freiberg British 1897 pattern infantry officers

British 1897 pattern infantry officers sword George V

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Friedrich has been promoted several times and has been awarded 10 times in his career

K98 extra-seitengewehr with hirschhorn grip scales made by manufacturer EuF Hörster in Solingen

Ostmedaille certificate kraftfahr Kompanie 11 awarded on 31

BIDPRENT JOHANNES SCHMITZ INFANTERIE REGIMENT K.I.A. OSTFRONT 1942 P08 holster stecher freiberg British 1897 pattern infantry officersDeath card of Wehrmacht infantryman Johannes Schmitz, born in Herdt Rheindahlen. Johannes served as a young infantryman on the Eastern Front. He fell on 27 April 1942 at the age of 19 in the bloody fighting near Rzhev (Russia), together with his comrade Paul Zenzes, who served in the same unit. According to the official database of the Volksbund Deutsche Kriegsgrberfrsorge, Johannes Schmitz is registered as a fallen soldier. His grave is located in