Utah prisoner of war massacre

Discussion in 'War Cemeteries & War Memorial Research' started by Mr Jinks, Jun 8, 2022.

  1. Mr Jinks

    Mr Jinks Bit of a Cad

    I saw A-58 `s ( Post #1067) post in

    What have you learned about WW2 recently?
    and his link

    Utah prisoner of war massacre - Wikipedia

    and found these relevent documents and grave photos on findagrave/Ancestry:-
    The victims were:

    Otto Bross (b. 16 November 1919, Pforzheim), age 25, single
    44674747_125891963321bross.jpg bross.jpeg

    Ernst Fuchs (b. 19 January 1921), Kirchberg, Rhein-Hunsrück, age 24, single
    44790940_125919590686fuchs.jpg fuchs.jpg
    Gottfried Gaag (b. 3 June 1916, Nordrhein-Westfalen), age 29, single
    44884214_125943453939gaag.jpg gaag.jpg
    Georg Liske (b. 16 August 1913), age 31, wife Antomie Liske
    44998546_125969772315liske.jpg liske.jpg
    Hans Meyer (b. 29 August 1920), age 24, single
    44999464_125970456711Meyer.jpg meyer.jpg
    Adolf Paul (b. 5 February 1917), age 28, single
    45024042_125978134054paul.jpg paul.jpg
    Fritz Stockmann (b. 23 January 1921), age 24, single
    45031001_125985985228stockman.jpg stockman.jpg
    Walter Vogel (b. 17 December 1912, Rossach, Franconia), wife Emma Vogel
    45031315_126010971467vogel.jpg vogel.jpg
    Friedrich Ritter (b. 13 November 1896) died of his wounds five days later, age 48, wife Berta Ritter.
    45029677_125980174700ritter.jpg ritter.jpg

    Quite a few press cuttings of the massacre on the perpetrators page of findagrave
    PFC Clarence Vincent Bertucci (1921-1969) - Find a...
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