Oberfeldwebel Hans Pickert.

Oberfeldwebel Hans Pickert was born on January 8, 1944, in Nagel. He was part of 8./eisenb.Pi.Rgt 6 and fell on September 20, 1944, in Dordrecht.

On September 20, 1944, the Zwijndrecht railway bridge was being prepared for demolition. Just a few days earlier, on September 17, the Allies had launched Operation Market Garden. Suddenly, an explosive charge detonated, causing the bridge to partially and unintentionally collapse. Three German soldiers who were on the bridge lost their lives, and Oberfeldwebel Hans Pickert was one of them¹.

He was initially buried in Row 18, Grave 2 in the German section of the general cemetery in Dordrecht. On July 16, 1947, he was reburied at the German military cemetery in Ysselsteyn, where he now rests in Block CP - Row 1 - Grave 24. *4

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