German legacy Hans Bonzelett & Hans Leyendecker
A beautiful, unique legacy of two German soldiers named Hans Bonzelett and Hans Leyendecker, presumably friends (they lived a few houses apart on Adolf-Hitlerstrasse in Kamp-Lintfort).
Leyendecker died on July 21, 1942, with field post number 37370. Photos of his field grave exist. Hans Bonzelett survived the war and became a POW in Bellaria, Italy, in 1945. In October 1945, he was granted permission to own a German vehicle with number L5697511. He was awarded, among other awards, the Iron Cross 2nd Class 1939, the Infantry Assault Badge, and the Sudetenland Medal.
Many letters were exchanged and photos taken between them, some of which depict Hans Bonzelett.
The set includes:
- Framed portrait photo of Hans
- EK2 certificate (awarded on June 29, 1940)
- Infantry Assault Badge certificate (awarded on August 21, 1941)
- Unmarked Infantry Assault Badge (missing the needle on the back)
- Belarria Announcement September 1945
- Captured enemy vehicle document L5697511
- Special Ausweis July 16, 1942, Infanterie ersatz battalion 365
- POW document, British cadre
- Mother's Day letter
- Death card, Uffz. Hans Leyendecker
- Grave photos of Hans Leyendecker
For an overview of everything, see the photos