Wehrpass Feldwebel IR526 298.ID army construction Russia Italy

(D22327)
Willy Gutekunst, Sergeant (Feldwebel) Army Infantry and construction units

Wehrpass, 2.5.36.

Entitled to: Wound Badge in Black (28.11.41) and War Merit Cross 2nd Class with Swords (20.4.43)

Brick layer born 1913 in Berkheim near Esslingen. He served: Nov.38-Jan.39 with Infanterie-Regimen 119 in Esslingen; discharged and called-up again 1941; Mar.-Jul.41 with Infanterie-Ersatz-Bataillon 34 in Heilbronn; Jul.-Aug.41 for tank training (Panzerausbildung entered page 20) with Panzer-Ersatz-Abteilung 100 in Schwetzingen; Oct.41 with Infanterie-Regiment 526 of the 298.Infanterie-Division active in Southern Russia (Donez, Isjum); wounded 17.10.41 by shrapnell in his right buttock and leg and till Mar.42 for recovery with Infanterie-Ersatz-Bataillon 350 in Mörchingen; Mar.-Jul.42 with Standort-Bataillon zbV Leignitz; Jul.42 with Bau-Ersatz-Bataillon 28 in Metz France; Jul.43 till the end of the war with army big construction unit Grosse Heeresbau-Dienststelle 43 (Sep.43 renamed Techn.Komp.(Hb)43) active in Southern Russia, Ukraine, Heeresgruppe Süd, fom Feb.44 onwards under Heeresgruppe C in Italy. Field post numbers 1944 on page 35 06058: Nachschub-Stab z.b.V. (Entladestab) 681, also active in Italy under Heeresgruppe C.