Wehrmacht Chaplain Alois Beck in the days before the siege of Stalingrad. Alois served as a front line Chaplain for the 297th Infanterie Division, spending most of his days lending faith to the wounded, writing letters home for them. Dr. Beck was convinced that ‘of the three Wehrmacht services, the Army was the least influenced by National Socialist ideology’. Within a year after this photo, Alois was captured at Stalingrad, and luckily returned home to Germany and later went on to write a book documenting the history on the regiment in which he served.

Wehrmacht Chaplain Alois Beck in the days before the siege of Stalingrad. Alois served as a front line Chaplain for the 297th Infanterie Division, spending most of his days lending faith to the wounded, writing letters home for them.

Dr. Beck was convinced that ‘of the three Wehrmacht services, the Army was the least influenced by National Socialist ideology’.

Within a year after this photo, Alois was captured at Stalingrad, and luckily returned home to Germany and later went on to write a book documenting the history on the regiment in which he served.

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