German Army Soldbuch Obergefreiter Karl Mois Grenadier Regt 687

Original German army Soldbuch issued to Obergefreiter Karl Mois of the 687 Grenadier regiment. The unit at the time of Mois enlistment was tasked to liberate the 6th Army currently seized at Stalingrad. Mois’ unit was attached to the XVII Armeekorps commanded by General Hollidt. The attempted liberation of the encircled army was a failure and Mois was later transferred to Grenadier Regiment 404 as part of the 246th Volksgrenadier Division. The unit fought intensely during the battle of the Ardennes Forrest and later retreated to the city of Aachen. In 1945 the division surrendered to US army forces after the capture of Aachen. Several awards are mentioned in the Soldbuch including the Iron cross second class, Infantry assault badge in silver grade and wound badge in black. A nice Soldbuch worthy of further research.

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