This memorial page is dedicated to Heinrich Schriewer, 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.

 

Heinrich Schriewer

Name: Schriewer
First names: Heinrich
Nickname: –
Date of birth: 20 June 1926
Place of birth: Emsdetten
Residence: Emsdetten
Rank / Occupation: Private
Identity tag: –
Unit: Headquarters, 2nd Battalion, Hübner Parachute Rifle Regiment
Date of death: 25 September 1944
Place of death: missing in action at Liessel; last reported by his Unit on 25 September 1944.
Cause of death: –
Cemetery: –
Memorial site: –

Additional information

Grave location: unknown

The last sign of life from Private Heinrich Schriewer was received by his next of kin on 25 September 1944, in the form of a letter from Deurne.

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