11. German field graves at the rear side of Villa Amstelwijck in May 1940.

The photos above were taken in the garden of Villa Amstelwijck in May 1940. Shown here are the paratroopers field graves of four German casualties from 11./FJR 1. These paratroopers were killed in combat with Dutch cavalrymen of the 2nd Regiment Motorcycle Hussars (2 R.H.M.) near the viaduct at the Zeehaven. All four German paratroopers fell on 12 May 1940. They are therefore not the four casualties of 4./FJR 1 from 10 May 1940, as was previously assumed. The fallen soldiers are *3:

Gefreiter Johannes Graband (11./FJR 1) Obergefreiter Josef Tillmann (11./FJR 1) Gefreiter Johannes Barty (11./FJR 1) Gefreiter Leonard Kramer (11./FJR 1)

*3 Source: www.Zuidfront-Holland1940/Duitse gesneuvelden.

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