1940
War Graves along the path of the
95th Infantry Division of the German Wehrmacht,
a Military Cemetery
in Reimsbach
on
the western front
in
Reimsbach
between Dillingen, Beckingen Merzig in the state Saarland, Germany..
👉 👉 Kriegsgräber entlang dem Weg der 95. Infanteriedivision
der deutschen Wehrmacht
Reimsbach - 👉 👉 Encyclopedia
On the war route of the 95th ID of the German Wehrmacht lies the first
👉 👉 military cemetery
which, after arriving in December 1939, was inaugurated by the 95th ID in Reimsbach in the spring of 1940.
The small village of Reimsbach is located in the northern part of Saarland, which is bordered by Rhineland-Palatinate to the north and east, France to the south and south-west and Luxembourg to the west. The capital is Saarbrucken.
✽ 6 November 1890
in: Stettin, Kingdom of Prussia, (now Szczecin, Poland)
✙ 1 April 1952
Aged: 62
in: Asbest, Russia
Buried place - Buried in:
in: Camp 476 Cemetery of Subcamp 6/Asbestos
Place of tomb - grave site:
unknown
Prisoner Of War - Kriegsgefangener:
he surendered in Stalingrad to the russian Arme and was POW from 23 January 1943 to 1952
POW Location: he died in captivity
Generalleutnant Heinrich Six von Armin,
25. September 1939 to 10 May 1942
ID. activ put up:
Germany, September 19, 1939 at the military training areas in Wildflecken and Hammelburg
Assigned to the West-Front, French-German border in the Saar/Saarpfalz region for securing the boarder, Westwall,
Deployment: Germany, December 1, 1939 to July 1940, Saarpfalz Front, Westwall, in the region of Merzig-Beckingen-Dillingen
Stationary: on 12 May 1940 in the region between Merzig - Beckingen and Dillingen an der Saar
Participation in the France campaign:
In June 1940 she participated in the France campaign and broke through the Maginot Line at Merzig and marched in the area of St Avold in Alsace, France
War graves on the way of the 99th. Infantry Division in:
👉 👉 Reimsbach - Germany/Saar
Luxemburg - Mosel
France - Niederbronn-les-Bains
in December 1939
The 95th Infantry Division was set up on September 19, 1939 at the Wildflecken and Hammelburg training areas.
At the end of December 1939 the division was transferred to the western front between Merzig, Beckingen, Dillingen and 👉 👉 Reimsbach - Germany/Saar
Location of 95ID
Field hospital 195
The Medical Services 195 were subordinate to the 95th Infantry Division of the German Wehrmacht.
The two medical companies San. Kp. 1/195 and San. Kp. 2/195 including the field hospital 195 were set up in Wildflecken and Hammelburg. On September 19, 1939, the two San. Kp. and were transferred to the western front
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March 14, 1940 - May 12, 1940
In the run-up to the war on May 13, 1940, the 95th Infantry Division was used to provide strong reconnaissance troops and to obtain favorable starting positions for an attack on the Maginot Line.
Ein An excerpt from the war diary of the 95th Infantry Regiment, which records the first fallen soldiers of this unit during the sit-down war at the 👉 👉 Siegfried Linie to May 12, 1940 and reads as follows:
Date | Identifi-cation | Operatives Orders | reason of dead | Location - Village | ✞ buried |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
14.03.1940 | unknown | transport unit | acident, mortal wound | Gerlfangen, Saarlouis, Germany | unknown |
19.03.1940 | Gef. 1./Pi Blt. 195 | patrol unit | acident, mortal wound | Ihn, Saarlouis, Germany | unknown |
20.03.1940 | Cycling squadrons 195 Chudy Heinz | patrol unit | ambush, mortal wound | Zeurange, France | Reimsbach |
20.03.1940 | Cycling squadrons 195 Henning Heinrich | patrol unit | ambush, mortal wound | Zeurange, France | Reimsbach |
03.04.1940 | Oblt. Frontzeck | patrol unit | ambush, mortal wound | unknown | unknown |
04.04.1940 | Soldier, II./I.R. 125/1 | patrol unit | mines-shrapnel, mortal wound | Wellingen, Saarland, Germany | unknown |
05.04.1940 | Ltn. Krause, II./I.R. 125 | patrol unit | ambush, mortal wound | Zeurange, France | unknown |
08.04.1940 | Soldier, I.R. 280/1 | patrol unit | mines-shrapnel, mortal wound | unknown | unknown |
25.04.1940 | Soldier, unknown | patrol unit | mortal wound | Rémeldorf, France | unknown |
28.04.1940 | Soldier, unknown | patrol unit | mortal wound | unknown | unknown |
03.05.1940 | Soldier, Inf. Div. radio operator 195 | patrol unit | feldartillerie shrapnel mortal wound | Gisingen, Germany | unknown |
09.05.1940 | Soldier, Pi.Btl.195 | patrol unit | mortal wound | Neunkirchen-lès-Bouzonville, France | unknown |
09.05.1940 | Cycling squadrons 195 Uhlig Max Herbert | patrol unit | ambush, mortal wound | Neunkirchen-lès-Bouzonville, France | Reimsbach |
13. May. 1940
Ein Auszug aus dem 2. Kp. Kriegstagebuch des Infanterie-Regiments 278, das die Umstände beschrieb, unter denen die eigenen Angriffsgruppen nicht auf die Höhe von 262 aufsteigen konnten und an einem Tag schwere Verluste erlitten, lautete wie folgt:
On May 12, 1940, under cover of darkness, the 11th company and the 2nd company secured the bridge over the Remeldorfer Bach: 1 group was on the bridge, 1 group on the group of trees south of Remeldorf and 1 group on the eastern slope up to the hill 262.
On May 13, 1940, the reinforced 2nd company of the regiment attacked Hill 262 in front of its own lines, which was occupied by the French like a base.
May 13, 1940 at 5:21 a.m., our own heavy guns opened fire on enemy positions.
After four minutes, the enemy fired a green flare.
However, this illuminated sign was also the signal for our own artillery to stop firing, which made it almost ineffective.
As a result, their own assault groups could not reach the height of 262 and suffered heavy losses: 28 killed and 25 wounded.
✞ location of height 262 near Rémeldorf,
Die Mehrheit der Angehörigen der 95. Infanterie-Division, die beim Angriff auf die Maginot-Linie am 13. Mai 1940 auf Höhe 262 bei Rémeldorf gefallen ist. Rémeldorf ist ein kleines lothringisches Dorf jenseits der Grenze auf französischem Boden nur 2 km westlich von Niedaltdorf in der Gemeinde Rehlingen-Siersburg, Saarland, Deutschland
Deutsche Soldaten aus der 95. INF. DIV.
13.May.1940, tödlich verwundet: 28
13.May.1940, schwer verwundet: 25
Der Großteil der tödlich Verwundeten liegt auf dem 👉 👉 Reimsbacher Soldatenfriedhof beigesetzt.
13.May.1940, Monday morning at approximately 5.30 am Private (Gefreiter) KEHL Reinhold was the first fallen soldiers of this unit were to be mourned during the battles on the Siegfried Line near Rémeldorf on French soil from his unit he was also the first buried at the War Cemetery in Reimsbach right side of Row-U, Grave-13.
✞ Letzte Ruhestätte: Reihe U, Grab 13
14. May. 1940
An excerpt from the 2. Kp. Das war diary of Infanterie-Regiment 280, describing the circumstances in which their assault groups had reached the height of 340 and suffered heavy casualties in one day, read as follows:
May 14, 1940, Tuesday morning at 4:10 a.m. the operation had begun as planned.
At 4:19 a.m. on 14 May 1940, still under cover of darkness, the 2./J.R. 278 in position to attack Height 340 north of Heiningen on French soil.
right side of height 340
On the right side of the 2nd/J.R. 278 and to secure their position there they asked for an M.G protection unit to protect against enemy attacks from Gürstlingwald and Ervenwald.
On the right side of the elevation was 340 2./J.R. 280, and to reinforce their position a flamethrower-equipped protection unit was called in to join forces with Engineer Battalion 195 to support the attack from the north against fortified Blockhouses 1, 2 and 3 at elevation 340 inches.
left side of height 340
On the left side of the 2nd/J.R. 278 and in order to secure their position there, 1 s.M.G. protection unit was required, which was to protect itself against the enemy attack from Heiningen against the rear front.
On the left side of the hill, the 3. / Y. 280 was deployed and to reinforce its position a protection unit with flamethrower equipment was requested, which together with the Pioneer Battalion 195 supported the attack from the east against the fortified blockhouses 4 and 5 at height 340.<
At 04:40 the German artillery fired directly at height 340.
At 5:10 a.m. the German artillery fired directly at the fortified log cabins at height 340.
5:50 a.m. the attempt of the left 2./J.R. 278 spy unit to break into the enemy fortified blockhouses failed. In the enemy M.G. Btl. Kdr. Major Karl Schneider was mortally wounded 10 meters from the enemy's nest of resistance.
At 6:40 a.m. the fortified blockhouses Nos. 1, 2 and 3 at height 340 were taken.
At 7:40 a.m., Hill 340 was successfully taken and declared clear of the enemy.
At 10:30 p.m., the apron commander takes command of height 340.
✞ Location of Height 340 near Heiningen, France.
Most members of the 95th Ibf. div. fell during the attack on the Maginot Line on May 14, 1940 at height 340 are buried in Reimsbach Ehrenfriedhof. Height 340 is about 500 meters north of Heiningen on French soil. Heiningen is located southwest of Him in the municipality of Rehlingen-Siersburg, in Saarland, Germany.
German soldiers from the 95th Inf. DIV.
14.May.1940, mortally wounded: 23
May 14, 1940, seriously wounded: 44
Major Karl Schneider and most of the wounded are on the👉 👉 Reimsbacher buried in the military cemetery .
May 14, 1940, Tuesday 5:50 a.m. Major Karl Schneider from the 278 Infantry Regiment, Btl. Kdr. 2.Kp. was instructed to lead a shock troop unit into the enemy line at dawn with the task of capturing enemy positions at height 340 about 500 meters north of Heiningen on French soil.
Under enemy M.G. Fire, Major Karl Schneider and his unit were only 10 meters from the enemy nest of resistance when he was mortally wounded.
Er wurde auch hier auf dem 👉 👉 Military Cemetery in Reimsbach to the left of Row-U, Grave-5 buried
✞ Letzte Ruhestätte: Reihe U, Grab 5
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16. May.1940 - 4. June 1940
After successfully capturing Height 262 on May 13 and Height 340 on May 14, the 95th Infantry Division was retired on June 5, 1940.
On June 5, 1940, the 280th Infantry Regiment had to take over the guarding and reconnaissance of the entire divisional section of the 278th Infantry Regiment from the detached 278th Regiment until 6:00 a.m.
An excerpt from the 95th Infantry Division War Diary highlighting the continuation field battle on the Western Front = Siegfried Line and reads as follows:
Date | Identifi-cation | Operatives Orders | reason of dead | Location - Village | ✞ buried grave |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
16.05.1940 | 5 - Soldier I.R.278 | patrol unit | acident, mortal wound | north. Filstrof, France | unknown |
17.05.1940 | Soldier I.R.279 | patrol unit | acident, mortal wound | near Rémeldorf, France | unknown |
19.05.1940 | 1st. Soldier, I.R. 279 | patrol unit | acident, mines-shrapnel, mortal wound | Rémeldorf, France | unknown |
19.05.1940 | 2nd. Soldier, I.R. 279 | patrol unit | acident, mines-shrapnel, mortal wound | Rémeldorf, France | unknown |
19.05.1940 | Leutn. Schnieder Erich I.R. 278 | patrol unit | mortal wound in action | Brettnach or Rémering, France | Reimsbach K-9 |
19.05.1940 | Uffw. Huke Heinrich I.R. 278 | patrol unit | mortal wound in action | Brettnach or Rémering, France | Reimsbach K-11 |
19.05.1940 | 1st Soldier I.R. 278 | patrol unit | mortal wound in action | Brettnach or Rémering, France | unknown |
19.05.1940 | 2nd Soldier I.R. 278 | patrol unit | mortal wound in action | Brettnach or Rémering, France | unknown |
23.05.1940 | Siebert Gustav | shock squad | ambush, mortal wound | Bouzonville - Alzing, France | Reimsbach P-6 |
23.05.1940 | Ziegler Heinz | shock squad | ambush, mortal wound | Bouzonville - Alzing, France | Reimsbach P-7 |
23.05.1940 | Müller Oskar | shock squad | ambush, mortal wound | H.V.PL.-Dillingen, Germany | Reimsbach P-8 |
23.05.1940 | Gefr. Itzenhäuser Ernst | shock squad | ambush, mortal wound | Berkenholz near Bouzonville, France | Reimsbach P-18 |
04.06.1940 | Bretthauer Walter, 95th Inf. Div. | patrol unit | mortal wound in action | St. Avolt | Reimsbach P-14 |
04.06.1940 | Foertkord Josef, 95th Inf. Div. | patrol unit | mortal wound in action | unknown | Reimsbach P-16 |
04.06.1940 | Klemenz Mathias, 95th Inf. Div. | patrol unit | mortal wound in action | unknown | Reimsbach O-15 |
04.06.1940 | Werning Gustav, 95th Inf. Div. | patrol unit | mortal wound in action | unknown | Reimsbach O-15 |
04.06.1940 | Duttine Jakob, 95th Inf. Div. | patrol unit | mortal wound in action | St. Avolt | Reimsbach O-16 |
In memory of our comrades-in-arms of the 95th Infantry Division who are buried in the Far East.
On a sandstone wall below the High Cross at the end of the 👉 👉 Reimsbach military cemetery a plaque with the epitaph for their brothers-in-arms in the Far East of the 95th Infantry Division of the German Wehrmacht was installed.
Plaque to the comrades of the 95th. Information Div.
As the epitaph on the plaque reads:
NATIONAL EARTH HIDES THEIR DEAD✙
IN THE WIDE EAST YOUR BROTHERS REST ✙
GOD'S EARTH IS EVERYWHERE
The first cemetery
dedicated by the 95th Infantry Division during WW2.
The 95th Infantry Division of the German Wehrmacht had built their 👉 👉 1st military cemetery high in the pine forest here on historical ground, not far from an old Roman road on which Roman legionnaires once marched into Germanic territory.
Reimsbach - 👉 👉 photo gallery
Graveyard - 1940
The majority of the members of the 95th Infantry Division fell in the attack on the Maginot Line on May 13, 1940 at height 262 near Rémeldorf and May 14, 1940 at height 340 near Heiningen. Rémeldorf and Heiningen ARE two small Lorraine villages across the border on French soil.
German soldiers 95th INF. DIV.
13.May.1940, mortally wounded: 28
13.May.1940, badly wounded: 25
14.May.1940, mortally wounded: 23
14.May.1940, badly wounded: 44
The majority of the 95th Infantry Division's personnel, some 136, fell on French soil in the attack on the Maginot Line on 13 May 1940 and in the following days between Saarlautern, Beckingen/Saar and Merzig/Saar.
Generations of peoples of all nations have served their country and the world in times of war, military conflict and peace.
For those who lived through these wars, remembering means remembering comrades. It brings back memories of men and women who never returned home. Those born after the wars could imagine the young soldiers who eagerly marched in from high schools, corporations, and farms across the country, only to meet their deaths fighting the enemy.
Reimsbach - 👉 👉 We remember
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