Leutnant der Reserve Ernst Hartung vom Feldartillerie-Regiment 247

My father Ernst Hartung, born April 11, 1894 in Großtöpfer in Eichsfeld (Thuringia), died January 6, 1944, was deployed in France and Russia during the First World War. He had a brother, Hans, who died in France. Hartung took part in the Battle of the Somme and was promoted to lieutenant in the reserve during his service in the army. At the time of his leave in August 1918, Hartung was part of the…