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Dear forum community,

I am contacting you via English, as I do not know Latvian or Cyrillic spelling.

My search is about my great-grandfather, who fell shortly before the battle of the Kurlandkessel.

What have I already found out?

FRANK, Josef *07.06.1905 was killed on 10.10.1944 as a member of the unit 2nd Company Supply Battalion (K) 550 in Gramzda/UdSSR.
His last resting place was in Gramzda in the forest of Berzekrougs (no further information).

I was able with the help of nice people on Facebook to narrow down the place of his death and plan to visit this (I am aware that today it looks much different). I want to provide my grandma with photos of the place to finally give her peace about the father she never got to know.


Since here lt statement of Facebook the absolute professionals stay I would be pleased of course about any further input in this matter.

For the overview I have attached all the documents, which I found out through my own research to this post.

in addition, i would like to mention that i could not find any entry in the military cemeteries i know. however, i was able to find the grave location of a comrade of his who fell on the same day at the same place. He was buried "Kaleji 7km around Preekulm".

Thank you for your time and all the best from a German firefighter

Some Maps of the fighting going on on the days of his death:

https://ibb.co/DWN1vV3
https://ibb.co/wyJvhqj
https://ibb.co/DwLYztH
https://ibb.co/mhLxss1

Message from the archive from germany:
https://ibb.co/B2wB2dP

His File from these days:
https://ibb.co/FgrKx0B

3 maps (historic) from the place:
https://ibb.co/GJhPtW5
https://ibb.co/84C0R1v
https://ibb.co/P5H2S9w

the presumed place of death on today's google maps:
https://ibb.co/vLs7fDJ

Thank you again!

Good morning!

The forest of Berzekrougs (no further information) - it can be all forest 2 x 2 km.

This is another place.

You can contact with "Brāļu kapu komiteja" for this matter:
bkkomiteja@apollo.lv
birojs@bkkomiteja.lv
http://www.bkkomiteja.lv/kontakti/

Thank you all very much for your help.

The place Kaleji is, if i read the map correctly roundabout here: 56.43866698917182, 21.727628546684418 ?

Because if yes i would do a short visit there also when i come over in summer

Thank you for the contact emails. do you think they will repeat to a email written in english?

Thank you again very much sirs!

Yes, you can write in English or German.