Soldbuch to Sanitäts-Obergefreiter Heinz Mengel who was born on the 14th of April 1922 in Naumburg, Saale.
His soldbuch was opened in Oktober 1941 with 3. Kompanie/ 8.Schiffsstammabteilung
He was trained with the 1. Kompanie Marinesanitätsschule in Sanderbusch and later served in the Marine-Lazarett of Cherbourg, France (FPN 09276). He was transferred in April 1943 to the Stab of Panzerjagd-Kompanie und Pionier- Kompanie of the 1. Marine-Artillerie-Regiment (FPN 00863) before the Marine-Lazarett of Cherbourg was disbanded in August 1943.
The 1. Marine-Artillerie-Regiment was formed in April 1942 in Belle-Ile in der Bretagne and part of Kommandanten der Seeverteidigung der Loire.
He served in the Stab of leichte Marine-Artillerie-Abteilung 683 which was part of the 1. Marine-Artillerie-Regiment. After the Normandy invasion the regiment was transferred as Festungsbesatzung in Lorient where it went into captivity.
He saw 3 promotions during his career:
01.07.1942: Sanitäts-Gefreiter (serving in the Marine-Lazarett of Cherbourg)
01.07.1943: Sanitäts-Obergefreiter (serving in the Stab Panzerjagd-Kompanie und Pionier- Kompanie 1. Marine-Artillerie-Regiment)01.07.1945: most likely he continued to serve as a medic as POW
The soldbuch is complete with passphoto, but the front cover has been denazified
In addition:
- Personalausweis stating that he was allowed to wear the Red Cross armband. Issued on the 6th of August 1944 and stamped by the Oberkommando der Kriegsmarine
- Deutsches Rotes Kreuz Personal-Ausweis with passphoto, but torn in 2
- Deutsches Reich Kennkarte with DRK-uniform photo, front has been denazified
- civilian Sport Membership Card of TV "Friesen"
- 3 postcard sized pictures ( 8,5 cm x13,5 cm (x2) and 8 cm x 12cm)