Major Herbert von Kruska III./KG 4

[Michal]

Hello,

does somebody know something about Major Herbert von Kruska, last Gruppenkommandeur III./KG 4, and his Adjutant Oblt. Wilhelm Bergmann. They should be captured by Red Army in May 1945 and later died as POW.

Every information related to those men is warmly appreciated.

Thanks for help

Michal

[Doug Stankey]

Here is what we have on these guys:

BERGMANN, Wilhelm.
(DOB: 28.12.21).
01.07.43 in KG 4, promo to Oblt.
10.43 Oblt., appt Adj. IV./KG 4 (to 06.44).
05.05.44 Oblt., appt Ia IV./KG 4 (to 06.44).
07.44 Oblt., appt Adj. III./KG 4 (to 08.05.45).

KRUSKA, Hans-Herbert von.
01.02.42 promo to Hptm.
02.04.44 Hptm., appt Ic II./KG 4 (to 26.05.44).
27.05.44 Hptm., appt Staka 3./KG 4 (to 31.11.44).
24.12.44 Hptm., appt Kdr. III./KG 4 (to 08.05.45).
01.03.45 promo to Maj.


We hope that this helps.

LdZ
DGS

[Michal]

Thanks

[Bart V.]

Sadly, that neither of them are to be found in the database of Volksbund. To help you further with his fate. Either, they went in Tchechen or Sovjet captivity or were handed over by the Americans to the Sovjets. Thought after long searching by the family of Bergmann, they found out that their son went in captivity in Tchechoslovakia and found his death in Hlavatce/Sobeslav, Kreis Tabor/Sudböhmen. Oberleutnant Wilhelm Bergmann was declared dead on 21 Mai 1970, with effect from 31 December 1945 - 24h.