Friedrich Lengfeld

Sturmkreuz · Nov 29, 2007

This Was a True Soldier.

* 29 September 1921
† 12 November 1944

My company leader, Lieutenant Friedrich Lengfeld has found eternal rest in grave No. 38 of the community cemetery in Düren-Rolsdorf. He was a company leader I could never forget; a true soldier, even in his dealings with the enemy. It is a tragedy that he had to die in the morning of 11/12/44. He was trying to help a severely wounded American soldier, who was crying for help after having been hit between the lines, when he himself stepped on a land mine.

The way to the Hürtgen Forest led me to his grave after a meeting with American veterans on 09/20/89. This was the first time that I dared to walk into that area that had been covered by mines, south of today's soldier cemetery in Hürtgen. I found the sunken structures of our company command post rather quickly, at a narrow path south of the minefield "Wild Boar." This was the dugout I had last shared with Lieutenant Lengfeld.

I was very happy to receive a picture of Lengfeld after a prolonged search, last November. I had already received a picture of my comrade Alfons Bösl, also a runner, who had fallen prey to a mine on 11/17/44 at the combat post H rtgen. He had carried a dead soldier to the command post that we had recovered. His descendants sent me the photograph.
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In Memory
In Honor
In Glory

Skipper · Nov 29, 2007

R.I.P. Leutnant! He does deserve his place in this roll of honor section

C.Evans · Nov 29, 2007

Skipper67 said:

R.I.P. Leutnant! He does deserve his place in this roll of honor section
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I completely echo Skippers sentiment. This Soldier definately deserves to be remembered in a place of honor. My hats off to him.

Sturmkreuz · Nov 30, 2007

C.Evans said:

I completely echo Skippers sentiment. This Soldier definately deserves to be remembered in a place of honor. My hats off to him.
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He does, may he Ruht in Frieden, Rust in Vrede, Rest in Peace.

Sturmkreuz · Feb 12, 2008

Bump, so others members get the change to know him too. Since he is not that famous.

Stounedi · Jul 2, 2010

I will bump this old message. Sorry. But I felt I have to.

I just recently came upon the story of Friedrich Lengfeld. Such acts of bravery in the middle of horrors of war are one of the things that help me keep my faith in mankind. Even in the darkest hours of history some people still manage to find goodness within them self.

I wish everyone in the world would be like Friedrich Lengfeld, showing such care for other people's suffering. That would be a perfect world. While waiting for the perfect world, my salutes for the brave individual. I pray I can find such bravery if I ever cross such a dire situation.

Biak · Jul 2, 2010

Rest in Peace
A true Man of Honor.

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