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Casualty Roll for 1973 As published by the War Ministry under the Press Act · 50 names

5 officers and 45 other ranks. 1 named actions. Commander of the Line: Dieter Herwitz.

50Names

5Officers

45Other ranks

0Decorated

4The 1st Marsh Regiment

24The 2nd Marsh Regiment

5The 3rd Marsh Regiment

8The 4th Marsh Regiment

2The 5th Marsh Regiment

7The 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 · 1973WM/ROLL/1973

Named actions

21 June 1973

The Summer Action at Sentry Pool. The 2nd Marsh Regiment engages enemy movement in the reeds through the night and holds the line. The front is unchanged. Report. 20 names.

Date	Rank	Name	Regiment	Of	Cause
21 June 1973	Private	Peter Hallin	The 2nd Marsh Regiment	Brennholt	enemy action
21 June 1973	Private	Heinz Hallin	The 2nd Marsh Regiment	Vellmar	enemy fire
21 June 1973	Private	Lukas Kischuch	The 2nd Marsh Regiment	Norrfurt	enemy action
21 June 1973	Private	Dieter Rabe	The 2nd Marsh Regiment	Kessel	enemy action
21 June 1973	Private	Otto Quast	The 2nd Marsh Regiment	Grauburg	enemy action
21 June 1973	Private	Jonas Tarn	The 2nd Marsh Regiment	Reedtal	enemy action
21 June 1973	Private	Rainer Arnholt	The 2nd Marsh Regiment	Dammberg	enemy action
21 June 1973	Private	Rainer Kurer	The 2nd Marsh Regiment	Ostrabruck	enemy fire
21 June 1973	Private	Peter Wollmas	The 2nd Marsh Regiment	Hagenkirchen	enemy fire
21 June 1973	Sergeant	Klaus Gansel	The 2nd Marsh Regiment	Wassermar	enemy action
21 June 1973	Private	Otto Grau	The 2nd Marsh Regiment	Kessel	enemy action
21 June 1973	Private	Andreas Fenn	The 2nd Marsh Regiment	Vellmar	enemy fire
21 June 1973	Private	Stefan Lenz	The 2nd Marsh Regiment	Weinau	enemy fire
21 June 1973	Private	Dieter Stenner	The 2nd Marsh Regiment	Tarnmoor	killed in action
21 June 1973	Sergeant	Uwe Trucheik	The 2nd Marsh Regiment	Vellmar	enemy action
21 June 1973	Corporal	Bernd Brack	The 2nd Marsh Regiment	Westkirchen	enemy fire
21 June 1973	Private	Klaus Wendl	The 2nd Marsh Regiment	Hagenkirchen	enemy action
21 June 1973	Private	Leon Hasel	The 2nd Marsh Regiment	Feldstadt	enemy action
21 June 1973	Sergeant	Markus Moor	The 2nd Marsh Regiment	Vellmar	enemy fire
21 June 1973	Private	Jonas Breiff	The 2nd Marsh Regiment	Ostrabruck	enemy action

Other engagements

Losses on the Line not attributed to a named action, in order of date. 30 names.

Date	Rank	Name	Regiment	Of	Cause
1 January 1973	Corporal	Otto Rander	The 4th Marsh Regiment	Ostrabruck	enemy fire
3 January 1973	Private	Klaus Brenn	The 4th Marsh Regiment	Kessel	enemy action
11 January 1973	Corporal	Dieter Brenn	The 6th (Reserve) Marsh Regiment	Vellmar	killed in action
19 January 1973	Corporal	Kurt Lodde	The 1st Marsh Regiment	Norrwick	killed in action
24 January 1973	Private	Uwe Hauk	The 2nd Marsh Regiment	Eisenheim	enemy fire
1 February 1973	Private	Dieter Rusk	The 6th (Reserve) Marsh Regiment	Ostrabruck	killed in action
1 February 1973	Private	Rolf Seltkar	The 4th Marsh Regiment	Feldbrunn	enemy action
16 March 1973	Private	Andreas Jann	The 3rd Marsh Regiment	Hollstadt	enemy fire
6 April 1973	Private	Paul Marrow	The 1st Marsh Regiment	Oberwald	enemy action
7 April 1973	Private	Jonas Falk	The 2nd Marsh Regiment	Sanding	enemy action
8 April 1973	Captain	Felix Miener	The 4th Marsh Regiment	Kessel	killed in action
11 May 1973	Private	Thomas Moor	The 4th Marsh Regiment	Kessel	enemy action
12 May 1973	Corporal	Dieter Brenn	The 5th Marsh Regiment	Hochstadt	enemy action
26 May 1973	Major	Jonas Hallin	The 2nd Marsh Regiment	Kesseltal	enemy action
5 June 1973	Private	Uwe Hallin	The 4th Marsh Regiment	Vellmar	enemy action
13 June 1973	Lieutenant	Klaus Rimell	The 3rd Marsh Regiment	Oberholt	enemy fire
27 July 1973	Private	Heinz Tarn	The 6th (Reserve) Marsh Regiment	Eisenheim	enemy action
30 July 1973	Private	Manfred Kessler	The 6th (Reserve) Marsh Regiment	Weinfeld	enemy action
13 August 1973	Private	Viktor Holt	The 6th (Reserve) Marsh Regiment	Brennmoor	enemy action
18 August 1973	Lieutenant	Viktor Ort	The 6th (Reserve) Marsh Regiment	Norrhafen	enemy action
31 August 1973	Corporal	Klaus Brenn	The 3rd Marsh Regiment	Vellmar	enemy action
3 September 1973	Private	Klaus Brenn	The 4th Marsh Regiment	Hollstadt	enemy fire
14 September 1973	Private	Martin Brenn	The 1st Marsh Regiment	Berging	enemy action
29 October 1973	Private	Lukas Rornden	The 2nd Marsh Regiment	Sandfeld	enemy fire
14 November 1973	Private	Jurgen Selen	The 4th Marsh Regiment	Ostrabruck	enemy action
1 December 1973	Private	Jurgen Fenn	The 6th (Reserve) Marsh Regiment	Brenning	enemy action
16 December 1973	Lieutenant	Lukas Deting	The 5th Marsh Regiment	Ostrabruck	enemy action
27 December 1973	Private	Stefan Brenn	The 3rd Marsh Regiment	Tarnmoor	enemy action
27 December 1973	Private	Klaus Facher	The 1st Marsh Regiment	Marschau	enemy action
30 December 1973	Private	Rolf Faker	The 3rd Marsh Regiment	Hollstadt	enemy action

Reading of the roll

The roll was read at the Victory Day parade of 1974. The 163rd Victory Day parade ends at Victory Square in light rain. The War Ministry estimates the crowd at 23,000. The year's casualty roll is read. Report.

Named actions

21 June 1973

Other engagements

Reading of the roll

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