German war memorial in the Upper Silesian village of Biestrzynnik (Biestrzinnik-Ringwalde)
German war memorial in the Upper Silesian village of Biestrzynnik (Biestrzinnik-Ringwalde) 7 Sep 2012 #1 Does anybody here have information on the Josef Warzecha, who is listed on the German war memorial in the Upper Silesian village of Biestrzynnik. During Prussian times the name of the village was spelled Biestrzinnik, and in 1932 the village was given the new German name of Ringwalde, because the village is ringed or surrounded by forests. I would like to know what Josef Warzecha's rank was and in which branch of the German Wehrmacht he served, and where he was killed. My ancestor Johann ...
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