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Josef Fischer
Information about birth
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Date of birth: 14/01/1878 |
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Place of birth: Schwäbisch Gmünd, Kingdom of Württemberg, German Empire |
General information
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Last known residence: Schwäbisch Gmünd, Kingdom of Württemberg, German Empire |
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Profession: Farmer |
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Religion: Roman Catholic |
Army information
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Country: Kingdom of Württemberg, German Empire |
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Force: Imperial German Army |
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Rank: Gefreiter |
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Enlistment date: 22/08/1914 |
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Enlistment place: Schwäbisch Gmünd, Kingdom of Württemberg, German Empire |
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Units: — 4. Kompagnie, I. Bataillon, Landsturm-Infanterie-Regiment Nr. 39 (Last known unit) — 4. Kompagnie, Landsturm-Infanterie-Bataillon XIII/11 Hall (Last known unit) |
Information about death
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Date of death: 28/07/1917 |
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Place of death: Gheluvelt, Belgium |
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Cause of death: Killed in action (K.I.A.) |
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Age: 39 |
Cemetery
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Deutscher Soldatenfriedhof Menen Plot: A Row: Unknown Grave: 883 |
Points of interest 4
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My story
Josef Fischer was born in Schwäbisch Gmünd on 14 January 1878. He was a farmer and unmarried. He performed his military service with Grenadier Regiment 123 from 14 October 1898 to 24 September 1900. In 1902, 1905 and 1907, he took part in military training exercises. From 22 August to 19 September 1914, Josef guarded the railway lines in the vicinity of Urbach. From 26 August 1914 onwards, he served with the Landsturm Battalion Gmünd. On 4 October 1914, he was transferred to the 4. Kompagnie of Landsturm Infantry Battalion XIII/11 Hall. On 25 February 1917, he was promoted to the rank of Gefreiter.
At the end of June 1917, Landsturm Infantry Battalion XIII/11 Hall was employed in the construction of the Gheluvelt-Riegel, a defensive line between Geluveld and Kruiseke. From mid-July onwards, the battalion was grouped together with two other Landsturm Infantry Battalions to form Landsturm Infantry Regiment 39. The soldiers were quartered in the area of Terhand, Geluwe and Deimlingseck and marched on foot every day to their work on the Gheluvelt-Riegel. This work was carried out mainly at night in order to avoid detection by Allied aircraft, which controlled the skies during the day.
On Saturday, 28 July 1917, at approximately 6:45 a.m., the 4th Company of Landsturm Infantry Regiment 39 was caught by surprise by a sudden artillery bombardment on the Deimlingseck-Geluwe road. Three men were killed and two wounded. The British artillery fire was directed by several aircraft circling high above the landscape.
The dead were buried on Sunday, 29 July 1917, at 10:00 a.m. in the German military cemetery at Geluwe.
Josef Fischer was one of the three soldiers who were killed. He was initially buried in Geluwe. In the mid-1950s, his grave was transferred to the German military cemetery at Menen, where he now rests in grave A/881.
At the end of June 1917, Landsturm Infantry Battalion XIII/11 Hall was employed in the construction of the Gheluvelt-Riegel, a defensive line between Geluveld and Kruiseke. From mid-July onwards, the battalion was grouped together with two other Landsturm Infantry Battalions to form Landsturm Infantry Regiment 39. The soldiers were quartered in the area of Terhand, Geluwe and Deimlingseck and marched on foot every day to their work on the Gheluvelt-Riegel. This work was carried out mainly at night in order to avoid detection by Allied aircraft, which controlled the skies during the day.
On Saturday, 28 July 1917, at approximately 6:45 a.m., the 4th Company of Landsturm Infantry Regiment 39 was caught by surprise by a sudden artillery bombardment on the Deimlingseck-Geluwe road. Three men were killed and two wounded. The British artillery fire was directed by several aircraft circling high above the landscape.
The dead were buried on Sunday, 29 July 1917, at 10:00 a.m. in the German military cemetery at Geluwe.
Josef Fischer was one of the three soldiers who were killed. He was initially buried in Geluwe. In the mid-1950s, his grave was transferred to the German military cemetery at Menen, where he now rests in grave A/881.
Sources 4
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"Verlustlisten Erster Weltkrieg", Verein für Computergenealogie (DES) https://des.genealogy.net/search/show/5867382 Sources used |
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E. Deiß. Kriegsgeschichte des Landsturm-Bataillons Hall 1914/1918. Hall (E. Schwendische Buchdruckerei), 1927. Sources used |
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Heinrich Ziegler und Adolf Schaal. Landsturm vor! Der mobile württembergische Landsturm im Weltkrieg 1914-1918. Stuttgart (Chr. Belser A.G. Verlagsbuchhandlung), 1929. http://digital.wlb-stuttgart.de/purl/kxp1899136452 Sources used |
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Landesarchiv Baden-Würrtemberg. Abt. Hauptstaatsarchiv Stuttgart M 493 Bd. 155 Bild 15. http://www.landesarchiv-bw.de/plink/?f=1-1089429-15 Sources used |
More information 2
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Namenlijst (In Flanders Fields Museum) https://namenlijst.org/publicsearch/#/person/_id=4f01626f-3d5b-4778-8549-aa2ab3bbeef5 |
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Volksbund Deutsche Kriegsgräberfürsorge https://www.volksbund.de/erinnern-gedenken/graebersuche-online/detail/a3TJy0000004VBsMAM |