Wehrpass group Gefreiter Artillerie 299.ID France KIA Russia

(D22052)
Oskar Katzenberger, Lance Corporal (Gefreiter) Army Artillery

1) Wehrpass, 23.6.42.
2) Accompanying document for sending an honor document for fallen soldiers to his wife, 6.3.43. From Leichte-Artillerie-Ersatz-Abteilung 9 in Siegen.
3) Civil drivers license, 2.2.39. With pass photo.
4) Third Reich labor pass, 23.4.36.
5) Document from his mother for war widow payments, 12.8.42.
6) Honor cross for widows of WW1 combattants, 8.3.35. For his mother becuse his father was KIA in WW1 (died 1915 entered in the Wehrpass).

Agricultural helper born 1912 in Schweinheim living in Aschaffenburg. He served: Jan.-Feb.40 with leichte Artillerie-Ersatz-Abteilung 251 in Hildburghausen; Feb.40-Jan.42 with Artillerie-Regiment 299 of the 299.Infanterie-Division, 1940 active in France (Ardennes Chanel, Verdun, Toul, Mosel) and occupation force in Belgium, 1941 under the 6.Arfmee active in Southern Russia (Shitomir, Kiew, Donez). He was KIA on 1.1.42 in Rshawa near Kursk. Probably still buried in his field grave nowadays, not moved to a war cemetery.

Recent information German War Casualties Organization:
Surname: Katzenberger
Forename: Oskar
Rank: Gefreiter
Date of birth: 08.04.1912
Place of birth: Schweinheim
Date of death/becoming missing: 01.01.1942
Place of death/becoming missing: Rshawa
Oskar Katzenberger has not yet been transferred to a military cemetery set up by the Volksbund.
According to the information available to us, his grave is currently in the following place: Rshawa / Kursk – Russland