This memorial page is dedicated to Alfred Poehl, one of more than 725 war victims connected to the municipality of Deurne documented by Stichting Oorlogsslachtoffers. The municipality of Deurne and the surrounding villages of Liessel, Vlierden, Helenaveen, Neerkant and Zeilberg were liberated in the autumn of 1944 during heavy fighting. Victims fell on all sides: Allied soldiers from countries such as the United Kingdom, the United States, Canada and New Zealand, and German soldiers.

But the archive covers more than just the combat victims on Deurne soil. Residents of Deurne who lost their lives elsewhere are also commemorated: civilians who were murdered in concentration camps, forced labourers who died in Germany, people who were executed or succumbed to the effects of persecution and oppression. In addition, residents of Deurne who entered German military service and were killed elsewhere are also included.

Stichting Oorlogsslachtoffers has been documenting the story of all these people since 1995, without distinction of nationality, side or background. The goal is to give every person a name and a face, and to keep their memory alive.

 

Name: Poehl
First names: Alfred
Nickname: –
Date of birth: 7 February 1912
Place of birth: –
Residence: –
Rank / Occupation: Corporal
Identity tag: –
Unit: –
Date of death: 29 October 1944
Place of death: Neerkant
Cause of death: –
Cemetery: German Military Cemetery at Ysselsteyn
Memorial site: –


Additional information

Grave location: Section TJ, Row 10, Grave 120

Alfred Poehl’s field grave was situated on the western verge of the country lane running alongside plot N.5 in Neerkant, occupied by Adr.Th. van Hamaren, 180 metres south of the southern façade.

A report of the transfer, containing identification details, drawn up by the Identification and Recovery Service, may be available for inspection from the author.

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