Gebirgsjäger family items mystery

Hi all,

I'm new to this forum but am a longtime member of a similar WW1 forum and this one is regularly mentioned as one to post for WW2.
So here we go. Some time ago I bought a cigar box containing items relating to a Gebirgsjäger. Photo of him in uniform - looks good with a Bad Reichenhall watermark and his cap shows an edelweiss (although what looks like a civilian shirt). It is contained in a frame with a black fabric piece in the corner which could be an indication of a bereavement.
Photo of a family group, but I can't make out if he appears in it. Also a solo pic that again I can't identify if it's the same person.
Here is the real mystery. In an envelope is a glass slide, definitely period, which shows a field grave with the name Leonhard Miller, born 2/11/1920 died 15/7/1941 Russland. The Volksbund has 9 men of this name, but none with the death date.
If you look closely, the image seems to have been altered. The name is unusually prominent. The grave surrounds seem "pencilled" to make it clearer. The helmet atop the cross looks odd - the helmets in the background less so.


Does this cigar box hold together as an original single family item? Does the same man appear in all three? (I may be somewhat "face blind")
Can anyone find a Leonhard Miller with a death date as above?
What's the story with the grave image? Were these 'manufactured' in the event of the lack of a real photo?

Here are the images:



Note the shirt


Is this the same man?


I'm not sure I see him in this group

Cigar box

 

I cant access this Ancestry record but perhaps someone can


Germany, Military Killed in Action, 1939-1948
(6 total images in packet)
CASUALTIES
View Image

Name Leonhard Miller
Birth dd mm year location
Death dd mm 1941 location


TD

 

Great detective work, thanks! At least the details on the grave pic are accurate - if "enhanced"

 

Source: Gebirgs-Jäger-Regiment 91 - Lexikon der Wehrmacht

 

Brief History (had to use German - English translator).....from source in post above

The 91st Gebirgsjäger Regiment was set up at the Heuberg military training area in Wehrkreis V at the end of October 1940. The regiment was renamed from the 91st Infantry Regiment. After the formation, the regiment was subordinated to the 4th Mountain Division. On December 1, 1940, the regiment was reclassified.

On March 21, 1941, the regiment was transferred to Romania by train. The regiment was unloaded in Rosiori de Vede. We continued on foot to the Danube, which was crossed at Turnu Magurele on an 800 m long ship bridge on April 2, 1941. Via Kneza and Vraca we went towards the Petrohan Pass. The regiment was marching towards the Greek border when the coup d'état in Yugoslavia came on March 28, 1941. The regiment was then turned to the west. On the morning of April 8, 1941, the Yugoslav border was crossed near Grodec. The border fortifications were broken and Slatina and Dobro Jutro were taken. The Pirot was reached on April 9, 1941. After crossing it, the regiment marched via Knjazevac to Krusevac. Serbian units were disarmed here. With the capture of Belgrade, the regiment's Balkan campaign ended. It became an occupation force in the Kragujevac - Jagodina - Paracin - Smederoco area. A month later the regiment was collected south of Belgrade and transferred to Slovakia.

In Humenné the regiment in Slovakia was unloaded. On the evening of June 23, 1941, the regiment crossed the San in the direction of Lemberg. The first skirmishes took place in the area of the Kamienobrod Strait. On June 28, 1941, the regiment attacked the Polish positions in the strait. By noon the Russian resistance could be broken and the pursuit of the retreating Russian troops could be started. The next day the regiment was dispatched to enclose Lemberg from the south. The city could be taken by June 30, 1941. The regiment then marched east and took Brzezany. On July 5, 1941, the Seret River was reached. On July 7, 1941, the old Russian border was reached. Heavy rain set in, turning the roads of advance into baseless mud. After the Stalin Line had been reached on July 13, 1941, the first exploratory attempts were made on July 14. On July 15, 1941, the attack on the Russian bunkers began. The 4th Mountain Division was able to break through the Stalin Line until late at night, put 72 bunkers out of action and advance 15 km into the hinterland. The next morning, the enemy was pursued. From July 17, 1941, there was a three-day battle for the city of Vinnitsa. On July 20, 1941, the city was in German hands. There followed three days of rest for the regiment. Then the regiment marched via Nemirow and Gaissin in the direction of Uman, where the regiment took part in the local kettle battle. The regiment advanced into the pocket from the south. The regiment succeeded in thwarting all attempts at escape by the enclosed Russian troops. Subsequently, the city of Podvyssokoye was taken from the regiment, the formed cauldron no longer existed. The regiment remained idle for three days, as there had been heavy losses in the regiment itself. On August 15, 1941, the march continued in the direction of Novo-Ukrainka. Southern Ukraine was crossed in long pursuit marches to the Ingulez, which was crossed on September 5th.

 

Buznewa is the German spelling of Buzniv, a small municipality near Ternopil (German: Tarnopol)
Google Maps

some background info:
hthttp://www.balsi.de/Weltkrieg/Einheiten/Heer/Infanterie/Infanterie-Grenadier-Regimenter/91-IR-GJR.htm

The Volksbund probably has no entry because many documents were lost.
After the return of the Red Army, the remains of the buried Wehracht soldiers were often dug up, transported away to be burned somewhere or buried in anonymous mass graves.
It is quite possible that Miller is still lying somewhere - or was buried anonymously after being reburied by the VdK:
Friedhöfe

 

Apologies for late reply. A bit of confusion about an email confirmation so I couldn't post.

Many thanks for this information. I'm very happy this man's story has been told.
I really did think the cigar tin was thrown together by someone making up a story about a non-existent person.
Much appreciated.
Thanks again.
Dave