Monday, October 31, 2022

740th Railway Operating Battalion Grand Pa Karl's ID card 1945

 U. writes... 

Grandpa Karl worked as a locomotive fitter for the German State Railway until 1. April 1941 , then he had to move to the army.

Till end of war in 1945 , he worked at the " Atlantikwall " in Belgium and France and drove trains at different places in Europe .

Due to his profession,  he got his certificate of discharge in June 1945 and than he started to work for/with  the 740th railway op bat. at Bonn /Germany  , where a railhead was build. The permit on the photo is from this time.

Later , till he retired in the late sixties,  he still worked in repairing ( steam )  locomotives for the new build German State railway in Cologne.

Thanks U glad to see Grabdpa Karl's IS card

2 comments:

  1. EMgineerAugust 17, 2024 at 11:06 AM

    My father was in the 740th. I have a facebook page for the unit. Can I post this picture on our page?

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  2. Cunningb2August 18, 2024 at 3:26 PM

    Absolutely help yourself! Please Contact me : Nancy militaryrailwayservice@gmail.com

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Please also leave an email address so I can respond to your comment or contact me directly: Nancy at militaryrailwayservice@gmail.com I want to make sure I see your comment and I will want to hear more about your Army rail connection! Thanks