Place of birth: Königsberg.
Unit:Div.Füs.Btl.70
EKM:Stab II A.R. 11-20
Shot on the city square by an English private.
Paugstadt had still 2 handgrenades in his belt while taking POW.The Private presummed Paugstadt would use the grenades. His last words: "What did I do wrong?" He was taken to the Hospital, and died the same day.
Major Hugh Johnston wrote:Some shooting across the square drew my attention to two private soldiers herding more Germans towards the central mob. One German, whom I later learnt had tried to use a grenade, was writhing on the ground.The Jocks were very light on the trigger!
Buried Algemene Begraafplaats Middelburg.
Reburied 07/06/1955 Ysselsteyn.
Unit:Div.Füs.Btl.70
EKM:Stab II A.R. 11-20
Shot on the city square by an English private.
Paugstadt had still 2 handgrenades in his belt while taking POW.The Private presummed Paugstadt would use the grenades. His last words: "What did I do wrong?" He was taken to the Hospital, and died the same day.
Major Hugh Johnston wrote:Some shooting across the square drew my attention to two private soldiers herding more Germans towards the central mob. One German, whom I later learnt had tried to use a grenade, was writhing on the ground.The Jocks were very light on the trigger!
Buried Algemene Begraafplaats Middelburg.
Reburied 07/06/1955 Ysselsteyn.
Place of birth: Königsberg.
Unit:Div.Füs.Btl.70
EKM:Stab II A.R. 11-20
Shot on the city square by an English private.
Paugstadt had still 2 handgrenades in his belt while taking POW.The Private presummed Paugstadt would use the grenades. His last words: "What did I do wrong?" He was taken to the Hospital, and died the same day.
Major Hugh Johnston wrote:Some shooting across the square drew my attention to two private soldiers herding more Germans towards the central mob. One German, whom I later learnt had tried to use a grenade, was writhing on the ground.The Jocks were very light on the trigger!
Buried Algemene Begraafplaats Middelburg.
Reburied 07/06/1955 Ysselsteyn.
Unit:Div.Füs.Btl.70
EKM:Stab II A.R. 11-20
Shot on the city square by an English private.
Paugstadt had still 2 handgrenades in his belt while taking POW.The Private presummed Paugstadt would use the grenades. His last words: "What did I do wrong?" He was taken to the Hospital, and died the same day.
Major Hugh Johnston wrote:Some shooting across the square drew my attention to two private soldiers herding more Germans towards the central mob. One German, whom I later learnt had tried to use a grenade, was writhing on the ground.The Jocks were very light on the trigger!
Buried Algemene Begraafplaats Middelburg.
Reburied 07/06/1955 Ysselsteyn.
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