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Casualty Roll for 1940 As published by the War Ministry under the Press Act · 70 names

9 officers and 61 other ranks. 5 decorated. 2 named actions. Commander of the Line: Bruno Nalstein.

70Names

9Officers

61Other ranks

5Decorated

26The 1st Marsh Regiment

6The 2nd Marsh Regiment

8The 3rd Marsh Regiment

7The 4th Marsh Regiment

6The 5th Marsh Regiment

17The 6th (Reserve) Marsh Regiment

The roll as published by the War Ministry under the Press Act and read at Victory Square.

War Ministry · Roll of the fallen · 1940WM/ROLL/1940

Named actions

20 October 1940

The Autumn Action at Sentry Pool. The 6th (Reserve) Marsh Regiment engages enemy movement in the reeds through the night and holds the line. The front is unchanged. Report. 13 names.

Date	Rank	Name	Regiment	Of	Cause	Decoration
20 October 1940	Private	Friedl Lenz	The 6th (Reserve) Marsh Regiment	Vellmar	enemy action
20 October 1940	Private	Teodor Brenn	The 6th (Reserve) Marsh Regiment	Hollhausen	killed in action
20 October 1940	Private	Friedl Broffel	The 6th (Reserve) Marsh Regiment	Grauholt	enemy action
20 October 1940	Corporal	Viktor Holt	The 6th (Reserve) Marsh Regiment	Dammsee	enemy action
20 October 1940	Corporal	Bertil Bachholt	The 6th (Reserve) Marsh Regiment	Hollstadt	killed in action
20 October 1940	Private	Hugo Hallin	The 6th (Reserve) Marsh Regiment	Kessel	enemy fire
20 October 1940	Private	Tobias Stiegl	The 6th (Reserve) Marsh Regiment	Vellmar	enemy action
20 October 1940	Corporal	Oskar Baltmein	The 6th (Reserve) Marsh Regiment	Ostrabruck	enemy fire
20 October 1940	Corporal	Bruno Baum	The 6th (Reserve) Marsh Regiment	Feldbrunn	enemy action
20 October 1940	Sergeant	Karl Falk	The 6th (Reserve) Marsh Regiment	Oberbach	enemy action	the Order of the Reed
20 October 1940	Captain	Ernst Hallin	The 6th (Reserve) Marsh Regiment	Westkirchen	enemy action
20 October 1940	Private	Emil Amsel	The 6th (Reserve) Marsh Regiment	Kessel	enemy action
20 October 1940	Private	Viktor Hallin	The 6th (Reserve) Marsh Regiment	Vellmar	enemy action

27 October 1940

The Autumn Action at Sentry Pool. The 1st Marsh Regiment engages enemy movement in the reeds through the night and holds the line. The front is unchanged. Report. 19 names.

Date	Rank	Name	Regiment	Of	Cause
27 October 1940	Private	Ludwig Wendl	The 1st Marsh Regiment	Hollstadt	enemy action
27 October 1940	Private	Willem Brenn	The 1st Marsh Regiment	Sandfeld	enemy action
27 October 1940	Private	Oskar Gall	The 1st Marsh Regiment	Ostrabruck	enemy action
27 October 1940	Private	Leon Drexel	The 1st Marsh Regiment	Sudfurt	enemy fire
27 October 1940	Private	Ernst Moor	The 1st Marsh Regiment	Salzhafen	enemy action
27 October 1940	Private	Willem Grelar	The 1st Marsh Regiment	Vellhausen	enemy action
27 October 1940	Private	Viktor Rusk	The 1st Marsh Regiment	Bruchwick	enemy action
27 October 1940	Captain	Tobias Moor	The 1st Marsh Regiment	Vellhausen	enemy fire
27 October 1940	Private	Teodor Brenn	The 1st Marsh Regiment	Kessel	enemy action
27 October 1940	Private	Ernst Heide	The 1st Marsh Regiment	Vellmar	enemy action
27 October 1940	Private	Ludwig Brenn	The 1st Marsh Regiment	Kessel	enemy action
27 October 1940	Private	Ernst Hallin	The 1st Marsh Regiment	Salzmund	enemy action
27 October 1940	Sergeant	Magnus Fuchs	The 1st Marsh Regiment	Altwald	enemy action
27 October 1940	Private	Otto Brundfeld	The 1st Marsh Regiment	Norrwick	killed in action
27 October 1940	Private	Rudolf Brenn	The 1st Marsh Regiment	Hagenstadt	enemy action
27 October 1940	Lieutenant	Rudolf Fostlock	The 1st Marsh Regiment	Grauholt	enemy action
27 October 1940	Private	Arno Rusk	The 1st Marsh Regiment	Hollstadt	killed in action
27 October 1940	Private	Magnus Hartwig	The 1st Marsh Regiment	Sandfeld	enemy action
27 October 1940	Corporal	Sigmund Moor	The 1st Marsh Regiment	Vellmar	enemy action

Other engagements

Losses on the Line not attributed to a named action, in order of date. 38 names.

Date	Rank	Name	Regiment	Of	Cause	Decoration
4 January 1940	Private	Hugo Brenn	The 3rd Marsh Regiment	Kessel	killed in action
8 January 1940	Private	Bruno Hallin	The 1st Marsh Regiment	Feldstadt	enemy action
16 January 1940	Private	Paul Broffel	The 5th Marsh Regiment	Sanding	enemy action
31 January 1940	Private	Viktor Ostrand	The 5th Marsh Regiment	Vellmar	killed in action
5 February 1940	Lieutenant	Egon Steirholt	The 3rd Marsh Regiment	Hagenkirchen	killed in action
7 February 1940	Lieutenant	Leon Rusk	The 3rd Marsh Regiment	Oberholt	enemy action
8 February 1940	Private	Anton Hallin	The 4th Marsh Regiment	Sanding	killed in action
6 March 1940	Private	Arno Brenn	The 2nd Marsh Regiment	Lindenhausen	enemy action
18 March 1940	Private	Anton Nussbaum	The 1st Marsh Regiment	Feldstadt	enemy fire
24 March 1940	Private	Otto Stiegl	The 1st Marsh Regiment	Dammsee	enemy action
25 March 1940	Private	Edvard Voss	The 2nd Marsh Regiment	Norrbruck	killed in action
4 April 1940	Corporal	Viktor Murmann	The 5th Marsh Regiment	Hollstadt	enemy action
17 April 1940	Lieutenant	Arno Ziegel	The 5th Marsh Regiment	Sudholt	enemy fire
8 May 1940	Corporal	Emil Grau	The 5th Marsh Regiment	Vellmar	enemy action
13 May 1940	Private	Leon Grau	The 3rd Marsh Regiment	Hochstadt	enemy action
21 May 1940	Private	Karl Fostlock	The 6th (Reserve) Marsh Regiment	Ostrabruck	enemy action
27 May 1940	Private	Willem Brack	The 1st Marsh Regiment	Weinwick	enemy action
17 June 1940	Sergeant	Karl Wachs	The 4th Marsh Regiment	Hollstadt	enemy action
19 June 1940	Corporal	Oskar Senel	The 6th (Reserve) Marsh Regiment	Marschau	enemy action
8 July 1940	Major	Hugo Rachmann	The 2nd Marsh Regiment	Dammsee	enemy fire
10 July 1940	Sergeant	Leon Tullel	The 4th Marsh Regiment	Reedtal	enemy action
20 July 1940	Private	Oskar Ostrand	The 1st Marsh Regiment	Grauburg	enemy fire
21 July 1940	Captain	Willem Fenn	The 6th (Reserve) Marsh Regiment	Lindental	enemy action	the Order of the Reed
5 August 1940	Private	Otto Holt	The 4th Marsh Regiment	Feldbrunn	enemy action
19 August 1940	Sergeant	Roland Hallin	The 2nd Marsh Regiment	Wasserdorf	enemy action
25 August 1940	Private	Rudolf Trost	The 1st Marsh Regiment	Vellmar	enemy action
6 September 1940	Private	Roland Brenn	The 4th Marsh Regiment	Grauburg	enemy action
9 September 1940	Private	Rudolf Stiegl	The 3rd Marsh Regiment	Reeding	enemy action
12 September 1940	Private	Hugo Vellar	The 4th Marsh Regiment	Dammberg	enemy action
15 September 1940	Private	Tobias Tarn	The 4th Marsh Regiment	Eisenheim	enemy fire	the Star of the Wardens
3 October 1940	Private	Gregor Jost	The 2nd Marsh Regiment	Kessel	enemy action
5 October 1940	Private	Tomas Brenn	The 3rd Marsh Regiment	Hollhausen	enemy action
3 November 1940	Private	Oskar Vetter	The 6th (Reserve) Marsh Regiment	Dammberg	enemy action	the Order of the Reed
13 November 1940	Lieutenant	Nikolaj Voss	The 2nd Marsh Regiment	Bruchwick	enemy action
24 November 1940	Private	Friedl Kukfeld	The 3rd Marsh Regiment	Brennhafen	enemy action
26 November 1940	Private	Peter Wendholt	The 3rd Marsh Regiment	Reedtal	enemy action
13 December 1940	Private	Karl Brenn	The 1st Marsh Regiment	Weinfeld	enemy action	the Line Medal
14 December 1940	Private	Viktor Ilgen	The 5th Marsh Regiment	Hollhausen	enemy action

Reading of the roll

The roll was read at the Victory Day parade of 1941. The 130th Victory Day parade ends at Victory Square in steady rain. The War Ministry estimates the crowd at 25,000. The year's casualty roll is read. Report.

Named actions

20 October 1940

27 October 1940

Other engagements

Reading of the roll

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