Smeenk, Heinrich Wilhelm (Willy)

Date of birth:: July 8th, 1915 (Muhlheim a/d Ruhr/Rhineprovince, Germany)
Date of death:: September 7th, 1941 (Oostfront)
Nationality:: Dutch

Biography

Served as Gefreiter with 1.Zug der Ehrenkompanie des SS Regiments ‘Westland’.
According to diary Martinus Rademaker (fellow SS) has been in the following places:
Klagenfurt, Winterlingen 4 June 1941, Storzingen, Karlsbad 5 June 1941, Stuttgart, Nürnberg, Trubau 6 June 1941, Jägerndorf 7 June 1941, Oppeln, Oels, Kunern / Konary 8-17 June 1941, Trebnitz, Juliusburg,
Grosz Wartenberg, Gouw Wartenland, Wieruszow, Wielun (Poland), Ruda, Kraszkowice, Mokre, Radomsko, Przedborz, Czermno, Ruda Maleniecka, Mniow, Jasiow, Suchedniow, Parszow, Konopinica 21-6-1941 (province? ), Lublin, Konopinica 22-6-1941(province?), Konopinica 23-6-26-6-1941, Piaski 28-6-1941, Cholm (Chelm), Krasnystaw 28-6-1941, Zamosc 29-6-1941, Tomaszow - Lubelski - Krolewska, Zalkiew(?), 1-7-1941 Lemberg Russia, 2-7-1941 Zloczow. (now Zolochiv), 3-4-7-1941 Tarnopol (now Ternopil)

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Sources

Photo 1: De Zwarte Soldaat
- Reichskommissariat Ausweis.
- De zwarte soldaat : blad voor de WA, 23-01-1942 - Original WWII Dutch Waffen-SS grouping of two brothers in 'Wiking' both KIA - Oorlogsspullen.nl - Militaria shop
- Heinrich Smeenk | Gräbersuche-Online