Gruppenkommandeur Willy Sölter in the Castle Engelsholm

 

Luftwaffe flying crew stationed at FlH Vejle, Denmark, lived in the nearby castle Engelsholm. In the doorway is Major Willi Sölter (Gruppenkommandeur I.Gruppe / Kampfgeschwader 26), in the spring 1945. During World War II, he flew a total of 257 sorties, during which he was shot down 5 times. He received the Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes on 9 August 1944 as Hauptmann and Kommandeur I.Gruppe / Kampfgeschwader 77. The medal was awarded for his record of successful missions on all fronts since the start of the war, which included his personally sinking a destroyer in the Mediterranean theatre.

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Gebirgsjäger Soldiers Erect Quarters in the Rear Area

Mountain soldiers erect quarters in the rear area. Wooden quarters such as these were common in the Gebirgsjäger and many would be erected on the Ostfront in Heeresgruppe Nord (Army Group North) where the front lines were often stagnated for many weeks or even months.