WEHRPASS – KARL MAX GUSTAV DALITZ – 266. INFANTERIE-DIVISION – POLAND, FRANCE - EK1 AWARD FOR NORMANDY

Description WEHRPASS – KARL MAX GUSTAV DALITZ – 266. INFANTERIE-DIVISION – POLAND, FRANCE – EKI AWARD FOR NORMANDY Complete Wehrpass issued to Karl Max Gustav Dalitz, a career NCO with confirmed multi-campaign combat service and a strong, above-average award group including Iron Cross 1st Class, Iron Cross 2nd Class, and General Assault Badge (Sturmabzeichen). The Wehrpass documents later-war service with Artillerie-Regiment 266 (266. Infanterie-Division) and is enhanced by a clear, signed portrait photograph of the soldier in uniform. PERSONAL DETAILS: Karl Max Gustav Dalitz was born 9 February 1913 in Grieben (Frankfurt/Oder district). He is recorded as a German national of Evangelical faith, married, and employed as a Musterweber (textile specialist/weaver). The Wehrpass is fully completed in period hand with matching signature and a well-preserved uniform photograph affixed inside. EARLY SERVICE / PRE-WAR: Entered active service on 3 November 1935 Progressive advancement through the ranks: Gefreiter (1936) Obergefreiter (1937) Unteroffizier (1937) Feldwebel (1940) Oberfeldwebel (1941) UNIT SERVICE: Specific unit assignments prior to 20 April 1943 are not recorded in the Wehrpass From April 1943 onward, clearly documented service with: Leichte Artillerie-Ersatz-Abteilung 18 Artillerie-Regiment 266 (1944 entries) No further transfers are recorded after this point. DIVISIONAL CONTEXT & ATLANTIC WALL / NORMANDY SERVICE: Artillerie-Regiment 266 was part of the 266. Infanterie-Division After earlier campaigns, the division was deployed to France, serving as an occupation and coastal defense formation in Brittany (Lannion sector) The Wehrpass records Dalitz on: “Abwehr a.d. franz. Atlantikküste” – July 1943. Further entries show him still with the unit in 1944 Following the Allied landings on 6 June 1944, the division was committed to combat: Fought in the heavy battles around St. Malo in July 1944 The division was largely destroyed in these engagements Remaining elements withdrew into Brittany fortress positions The division was formally dissolved on 29 September 1944 Key point: With Dalitz continuously listed in Artillerie-Regiment 266 and no later transfers: He was almost certainly present with the division during the Normandy / Brittany fighting His service directly ties him to Atlantic Wall defense and the aftermath of D-Day operations AWARDS (AS RECORDED): Eisernes Kreuz II. Klasse – 15.11.1939 Awarded for service in the Poland Campaign Verwundetenabzeichen in Schwarz – 27.6.1940 Confirms combat wounding during the Western Campaign (France 1940) Allgemeines Sturmabzeichen (General Assault Badge) Indicates repeated frontline combat participation Eisernes Kreuz I. Klasse Based on timing and unit history, this award aligns with later-war combat service Given his documented presence with 266. Infanterie-Division in France (1943–1944), this strongly supports attribution to Normandy / Brittany fighting period Medaille zur Erinnerung an den 1. Oktober 1938 (Sudetenland Medal) COMBAT / WAR SERVICE: Confirmed multi-campaign combat soldier: Poland (1939) – EKII France (1940) – Wounded Atlantic Wall (1943) – Coastal defense Normandy / Brittany (1944) – Divisional destruction phase Later recognition through: EK I General Assault Badge Demonstrates sustained frontline combat across the war. MEDICAL / LATE WAR ENTRIES: January 1944 medical entry noting: Rot-Grün-Blindheit (color blindness) Follow-up evaluation in March 1944 Got it—here’s the corrected **image tag block for range 5554–5567** with your exact alt text: “`html id=”k3m7xp” “`