Luftwaffe graves outside Raf Marham

German graves in Marham Cemetery

Hi
I found this on the web.
Any ideals on these losses.
Please see link.
http://www.twgpp.org/results.php?sname=&fname=&cemetery=Marham+Cemetery&country=&force=&nationality=22

Perhaps losses in/over the Wash and brought into Kings Lynne and hence to Marham.

John

Hi
for the luftwaffe losses post here.
http://forum.12oclockhigh.net/forumdisplay.php?f=8

the army and navy ones will possibly be observers in the a/c or ‘the basis for a novel’

cheers
Jerry

11group. Do you have an exact location for these graves ? As I pass nearby frequently, maybe I could pop to look and photo ? but a little more info would help ???

Keith.

German graves in Marham Cemetery

Hi
I was told about 6 graves outside Marham.The person remembered one was dated 1947.
My own search on the web found the web site above.
On looking on this web site 4 of the deaths have the same date two German Luftwaffe two German Navy.
I am trying to find more about these deaths.

Bodenhagen, Rudolf – German Navy (Deutsche Marine) – Marham Cemetery

Hellmann, Rudolf – German Air Force (Luftwaffe) – Marham Cemetery

Reisinger, Johannes – German Air Force (Luftwaffe) – Marham Cemetery

Rockstroh, Gerhard – German Air Force (Luftwaffe) – Marham Cemetery

Romelt, Theobald – German Navy (Deutsche Marine) – Marham Cemetery

Schiller, Friedrich – German Army – Marham Cemetery

Thank you to every body replying with information.

Yours
11Group

Moggy C. Thank you for that info, most helpfull, It so happens that I may have to visit Castle Acre tomorrow, which means any spare time within the day may well be spent in the Marham area ????

Keith.

11group. Do you have an exact location for these graves ? As I pass nearby frequently, maybe I could pop to look and photo ? but a little more info would help ???

Keith.

As I recall they are at the back of the cemetery, on the right.

The cemetery, which covers 2 acres, was first used in 1941 and the land on which it lies was given by a local landowner to Marham Parish Council. Until June of that year the Royal Air Force Station at Marham had used the village churchyard for burials, but a new burial ground became necessary and this land, within sight of the fifteenth century church, was given with the proviso that a special section near the south-eastern boundary should be reserved for RA.F. burials. This is now the War Graves Plot, and all save two of the 1939-1945 War graves are in it. The total number of burials in the cemetery is 56, and this figure is made up by 1 soldier and 26 airmen belonging to the forces of the United Kingdom, 13 airmen of the Royal Canadian Air Force; 3 airmen of the Royal Australian Air Force; 7 belonging to the Royal New Zealand Air Force; 1 German soldier and 5 German airmen. The plot is on rising ground. In front of the entrance is semi-circular bed and the Cross of Sacrifice, which honours the servicemen buried here and the 17 who lie in Marham (Holy Trinity) Churchyard, stands beyond it

From CWGC, which doesn’t quite tie-up with the 3 (Luftwaffe) + 2 (Navy) + 1 (Wermacht) noted above

Moggy

A complete guess would be that the CWGC considers any service death prior to end of Dec 1947 as a war grave. My guess is that he was a German POW and they would treat him the same.

Today I visited the cemetery, thanks to Moggy C for the directions, yes the six gentlemens graves are there ! “in the corner of a field far from home”
All I can add to your request for information is a set of photos from today.

Keith.

You might try to track down Melvin Brownless of the Aircrew Remembrance Society, as he seems to know his way around LW losses over the UK.

The two from August ’42 are almost certainly bomber crew as there was a raid that night.

Edit – According to the VdK (German equivalent of the CWGC), Rockstroh was lost during an attack on Derby, Hellmann was lost over Kings Lynn. No place of loss listed for Reisinger.

Okay, I’ll take the bait and ask the obvious question…
Why does one marker have a 1947 date?

These six Germans are now listed in Find a grave.
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gsr&GScid=2568383

The information of the amount of RAF graves are out of date and only state those up to 1947.
At the moment there are 58, with another 34 not listed will add those later.

Luftwaffe graves outside Raf Marham

Hello
Thankyou again to all.To add abit more information on the above kills .

The JU88 shot down on 13/14 June was shot down by Squadron Leader Harold Pleasance with his RO Sgt Bennie Bent in Beaufighter T4634 from 25 Squadron.The JU88 had a crew of three two were captured Pilot Uffz Richard Hoffmann and flight engineer Fw Peter Mayer.The wireless operator Gefr Johann Reisinger died.
The Dornier Do217 E-4 was shot down by a 255 Squadron Beaufighter X7944 piloted by Fg Off Hugh Wyrill with his RO Flt Sgt John Willins.The crew of the Do217 were all killed.
The crew was Ofw R Bodenhagen, Hptmn R Hellmann ,Ofw G Ruckstruh and Ofw T Romelt. Please note differnent spelling from above post
The above information was taken from the book No place for chivalry by Alastair Goodrum.

Junkers crash at Narborough, was giving to understand there was a crew of 2 who was k

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Hi 11 Group,

Re the Luftwaffe burials I can give you the following information:

Hptm. Rudolf Hellmann (Observer)
Ofw. Gerhard Rockstroh (Radio/Op)

2./KG2 Dornier Do 217E-4 Wnr.4267 (U5+CK) Crashed at Walton Wood, East Walton, Norfolk.

Gefr. Johannes Reisinger (Radio/Op)

4./NJG2 Junkers Ju 88C-4 Wnr.0550 (R4+DM) Crashed at Narborough, near Swaffham, Norfolk.

Hope this helps.

Regards,

Melvin Brownless

www.aircrewremembrancesociety.com

Junkers crash at Narborough.

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Hi 11 Group,

Re the Luftwaffe burials I can give you the following information:

Hptm. Rudolf Hellmann (Observer)
Ofw. Gerhard Rockstroh (Radio/Op)

2./KG2 Dornier Do 217E-4 Wnr.4267 (U5+CK) Crashed at Walton Wood, East Walton, Norfolk.

Gefr. Johannes Reisinger (Radio/Op)

4./NJG2 Junkers Ju 88C-4 Wnr.0550 (R4+DM) Crashed at Narborough, near Swaffham, Norfolk.

Hope this helps.

Regards,

Melvin Brownless

www.aircrewremembrancesociety.com

Marham German graves.

Hi
Thank you all.As Moggy c says about the CWGC site does not say any thing about Navy graves.

Thank you very much with the information linking the deaths to the two planes.

Hi
Please help anybody got any information about Luftwaffe graves outside Raf Marham.
Any links or information about them.

Hi 11 Group,

Re the Luftwaffe burials I can give you the following information:

Hptm. Rudolf Hellmann (Observer)
Ofw. Gerhard Rockstroh (Radio/Op)

2./KG2 Dornier Do 217E-4 Wnr.4267 (U5+CK) Crashed at Walton Wood, East Walton, Norfolk.

Gefr. Johannes Reisinger (Radio/Op)

4./NJG2 Junkers Ju 88C-4 Wnr.0550 (R4+DM) Crashed at Narborough, near Swaffham, Norfolk.

Hope this helps.

Regards,

Melvin Brownless

www.aircrewremembrancesociety.com

Perhaps losses in/over the Wash and brought into Kings Lynne and hence to Marham.

John

They was shot down in a local area known as East Walton woods, I was of the great age of 8 years old. Robin.