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WWIGerman OriginalMilitärpass ROSEN Inf Reg 457 Wounded 1918 Buckle Matchbox
OriginalMilitäarpass to Landsturman MATHIAS ROSEN joined the German Army in 1916 - Served with Infanterie Regiment Nr 457 - 236 Infanterie Division . Fought on the Western Front during WWI. He was wounded on the 21.3.1918 in Monchy-Cambrai France in the head. Battle list below for the Div:
1917 Western Front
April 11, 1917 - May 7, 1917: Fighting on the Siegfried Front
May 8, 1917 - May 20, 1917: Spring Battle of Arras
May 21, 1917 - September 2, 1917: Trench battles in Flanders and Artois
September 3, 1917 - September 28, 1917: Battle of Flanders
September 29, 1917 - December 31, 1917: Trench battles in Flanders and Artois
1918
January 1, 1918 - January 31, 1918: Trench battles in Flanders and Artois
February 1, 1918 - March 20, 1918: Trench battles in Artois and march to the "Great Battle of France"
March 21, 1918 - April 1, 1918: Great battle in France
March 21, 1918 - March 23, 1918: Monchy-Cambrai breakthrough battle
March 28, 1918: Attack on the Scarpe, storming of Neuville-Vitasse
April 1, 1918 - April 15, 1918: Trench warfare in Flanders
April 16, 1918 - April 29, 1918: Fighting in Wytschaete-Bogen
April 30, 1918 - June 23, 1918: Trench warfare in Flanders
June 23, 1918 - July 22, 1918: Border guards on the Belgian-Dutch border
July 23, 1918 - September 18, 1918: Trench warfare in Flanders
August 28, 1918 - September 4, 1918: Fighting on the Ypres-La Bassée front
August 16, 1918 - September 26, 1918: Trench battles in the Woevre plain and west of the Moselle
September 26, 1918 - November 11, 1918: Defensive battle in Champagne and on the Meuse
September 26, 1918 - October 31, 1918: Defensive battle between Argonne and Meuse
from November 12, 1918: evacuation of the occupied territory and march home
Got Mit Uns Matchbox Case Period - no matches inside just the box.
Good Issued Condition as Photographed with wear as seen - A Good Addition to Any Period Collection-Recent Estate Acquisition and Presented as Acquired, Scarce - Warrants Further Research
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