BIDPRENT JOHANNES SCHMITZ INFANTERIE REGIMENT K.I.A. OSTFRONT 1942 british naval Jack knife then in Metz as besatzungstruppe

then in Metz as besatzungstruppe

A very nice silver badge

Bauart: Lorenz gemaakt door fabrikant Telefunken

published by: Blut und Boden Verlag in 1934

Made by manufacturer: Ziehe

BIDPRENT JOHANNES SCHMITZ INFANTERIE REGIMENT K.I.A. OSTFRONT 1942 british naval Jack knife then in Metz as besatzungstruppeDeath 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