WWI German Soldiers

[mike kelso]

A very somber find from the Western Front. Hopefully the German authorities can locate family. I am sure there will be an official internment.

http://www.thelocal.de/society/20111019-38295.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Mike

 

[J.LeBrasseur]

Thanks for the link, interesting read!

James

 

[Glennj]

These guys were from Reserve-Infanterie-Regiment Nr. 94. Sergeant is a pretty poor translation of Feldwebelleutnant (August Hütten)!

See this in German:

http://sundgaufront.j-ehret.com/aspach_kilianstollen.htm

Regards
Glenn

 

[Pierre Grande Guerre]

KILLIANSTOLLEN, Carspach, Alsace Sundgau. Via a well informed Dutch friend I received this link to a French website with some more PHOTOS of the excavation of the Killian- bunker, where the relics were found of 21 German soldiers on 29 October 2011.
http://www.lieux-insolites.fr/cicatrice/14-18/kilian/kilian.htm" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

About the man, to whom the dug-out has been named, some of my own info:
The Killian dug-out was named after Leutnant Killian of “Minenwerfer Abteilung No.6”. This unit of 46 Pioniere soldiers, under command of Leutnant Killian and Leutnant Türk, possessed at first 4 heavy 17 cm. mortars. See also my photo report about the Hirzstein, Vosges: http://pierreswesternfront" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;​.punt.nl/?id=534577&r=1 .

Lt. Killian also installed the "Minenwerferstrasse"at the Hartmannswillerkopf, Vosges, see my photo report about the Hartmannswillerkopf, http://pierreswesternfront" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;​.punt.nl/?id=415960&r=1&tb​l_archief& .