This
blog will only concern one topic which will be elaborated in the
process of getting new information/ photos.
The
blog will be about the 21st Regiment of Foot Artillery which included two Battalions (the 2nd and the 3rd).
The 2nd Battalion constituted the part of the 44th Reserve Division and the 3rd Battalion constituted the part of the 234th Infantry Division. I will concentrate on the 3rd Battalion because my great grandfather, Marcin Kiełbasa, served there.
Marcin Kiełbasa was born on the 27th of October, 1881 in Turowy. He was the child of Ignacy Kiełbasa and Franciszka (maiden name: Sobczak).
Marcin Kiełbasa was born on the 27th of October, 1881 in Turowy. He was the child of Ignacy Kiełbasa and Franciszka (maiden name: Sobczak).
Turowy
in the nearest vicinity of Tursko from where the Kiełbasa family
originate. On the other hand, Tursko is located near Pleszew.
Marcin
lived In Turowy till the time of the First World War broke out in
1914, in the meantime, he was married and had children, but this blog
is not about that…
Marcin
Kiełbasa was drafted into:
fußartillerie-regiment 21 /III batt.
The
war history of the 3rd
Battalion of the 21st
Regiment:
6 April – 12 May 1917 – The Second Battle of the Aisne
28 May – 13 June 1917 – The Battle of Reims
18 June – 23 October 1917 – The Battle of Chemin des Dames
24 October – 31 October 1917 – The Battle of Ailette
14December – 31 January 1918 – The Battle on Siegfried Line
1 February – 20 March 1918 – The Battle of Artois, and then a march to the great battles in France:
21 March – 23 March 1918 – The Battle of Cambrai
24/25 March 1918 – The Battle of Bapaume
7 April – 20 August 1918 – The Battle in the area between Arras and Albert
21 August – 2 September 1918 – The Battle in the area of Somme
3 September – 11 November 1918 – Clashes on Siegfried Line
27 September 1918, the death of Marcin Kiebasa in Annelles
12 November 1918 – the end acts of war
Marcin Kiełbasa died of Dysentery on the 27th of September, 1918 in a military hospital in Annelles. He was buried in Mont-St. Remy.
The
fact of his death is proven by the list of casualties of the
German Army in January 1919:
There
are the photos of the grave of Marcin Kiełbasa, provided by
Doomlug’s website. Thank You very much for it!
Legend: 1) on the cross, 2) the first on the right, 3) the first on the left
More about Mont-Saint-Remy and the 21th Regiment:
1) http://doomlug.canalblog.com/archives/2014/11/27/31040369.html
(photo form the German graveyard in Mont-Saint-Remy)
2) http://mont-saint-remy.over-blog.fr/article-vues-anciennes-du-village-39510929.html
(old photos from Mont-Saint-Remy. Also from the time of War!)
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