Soldbuch Stories / der Erste Zug

Original Soldbuch Stories...

From induction to discharge, the German soldier had in his possession his Soldbuch. For those looking to research German Army life, these little books contain a wealth of information. Below are some stories of the men who served in the 272nd Division. It goes to show how one can learn a lot about a soldier's military career & family just by reading his Soldbuch.

•	Horst Swenssen Soldbuch of a member of GR 980	•	Karl Nagel *A "bad boy" Landser*
•	Harald Nehring *A Runner in Füsilier Kompanie 272*	•	Paul Radek *Paul Radek's Soldbuch*
•	Heinrich Rave *A Sniper from the 272nd Division*	•	Wolfgang Klünner *Wanted for desertion*
•	Hermann Fuhrmeister *A Hauptfeldwebel from the 272nd Div.*	•	Max Groner *Unteroffizier Max Groner*
•	Ernst Bender *Ernst Bender's Soldbuch*	•	Fritz Schulze *A Leutnant on the Western Front*
•	Andreas Wego *Inducted by the Navy, buried by Army*	•	Willi Kumpka *A Westfront Spieß*
•	Gerhard Weiss *A member of Div.z.b.V. 406, Korps Feldt*	•	Otto Rabbe *A Unteroffizer in GR 915*

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