Monday, February 26, 2024

Hubert Brinkforth Funeral


The funeral of Hubert Brinkforth, the first enlisted soldier to receive the Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes. During the fighting in the summer of 1942, Hubert Brinkforth, a non-commissioned officer in Schützen-Regiment 25 / 12.Panzer-Division, fell to a direct artillery hit south of Pogostje am Wolchow on 5 June 1942. The burial took place on 8 June 1942 at the Ivanovskoye military cemetery, south of Shapki. Brinkforth rests today at the war cemetery in Sologubovka-St.Petersburg - final grave location: Block 4 Row 12 Grave 1184.



The grave of Hubert Brinkforth in wartime.



From the newspaper.


Source:
https://de.metapedia.org/wiki/Brinkforth,_Hubert

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