had a cousin who fought at the Battle of Stalingrad, was seriosly wounded (lost a leg), was evacuated, survived the war and lived near karlsruhe till died 1980's
Im trying to find out about his service but only have his name
First name rname: Rudolf or Rudolph
Surname: Born
I want to follow him to Stalingrad and back and his service before that. I assume that I need to know unit and ID#??
Can anyone help?
Sandyangus
Help to identify unit of a wounded Stalingrad veteran
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Re: Help to identify unit of a wounded Stalingrad veteran
Hello
best way would be this: https://www.dd-wast.de/en/tracing-reque ... earch.html
It will cost some money and will take some time, but then u know the career of him.
best way would be this: https://www.dd-wast.de/en/tracing-reque ... earch.html
It will cost some money and will take some time, but then u know the career of him.
Yours sincerely
Uli
Uli
Re: Help to identify unit of a wounded Stalingrad veteran
As a family relative this is probably the best route and won't be that expensive.U.Holthausen wrote: ↑Sun Mar 12, 2017 3:09 am Hello
best way would be this: https://www.dd-wast.de/en/tracing-reque ... earch.html
It will cost some money and will take some time, but then u know the career of him.
Good luck!
Simon
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