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299. Infanterie-Division records
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Box 1, Folder 1

Officer's Portrait

Box 1, Folder 2

Birthday Cards

Scope and Contents

Birthday card from the officers of the First Battalion; birthday card from the First Company to the Major; birthday card from Staff I
Box 1, Folder 3

Christmas Party Invitation 1940

Scope and Contents

Invitation addressed to the Captain (Hauptmann)
Box 1, Folder 4

Schwere Brocken 1943-04-03

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German military newspaper featuring writings by soldiers
Box 1, Folder 5

Handwritten Poem

Scope and Contents

Poem featuring Captain (Hauptmann) Drill relating to the war experience
Box 1, Folder 6

History of the Regiment (528th)

Scope and Contents

Pamphlet regarding one of the infantry regiments that made up the 299th Infantry Division "from its founding in Ronneburg (Thur.) to its elimination from the II Batallion on 29 Oktober 1940 in Flugeldorf (Upper Silesia)"; contains information about fallen members; describes the day-to-day actions of the regiment, including one entry that simply reads "Nothing to report"; includes photographs of the regiment members
Box 1, Folder 7

Infantry Regiment 528 Chronicle 1940

Scope and Contents

Book with a history of the 528th Infantry Regiment; a note tucked into the beginning of the book states that some of the contents, including the officer staffing and march table, are military secrets and that any who are not willing to take on the responsibility must return their books; begins with a tribute to the fallen members; contains photographs of troops, officers, prisoners, and scenery; contains maps