BIDPRENT ERNST WEINGÄRTNER (HAIBACH) GEBIRGSJÄGER K.I.A. WESTKAUKASUS 1942 infanterie regiment 858 An interesting item for further

An interesting item for further research

Depicted on the front of the brooch is a windmill and a floral scene

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BIDPRENT ERNST WEINGÄRTNER (HAIBACH) GEBIRGSJÄGER K.I.A. WESTKAUKASUS 1942 infanterie regiment 858 An interesting item for furtherDeath card wehrmacht corporal Ernst Weingrtner, born in Haibach (Bavaria). Ernst studied mathematics and, after 1. 5 years of fighting in Russia, served in a Gebirgsjger regiment. He was the recipient of the Iron Cross 1st and 2nd Class (EK I and II), the Infantry Assault Badge, and the Wound Badge. He fell on 7 December 1942 at the age of 22 (in his 23rd year) during the heavy mountain fighting in the Western Caucasus near Tuapse. According to the