Here is another certificate named to the same Luftwaffe individual, Georg Listl, dated to May 18th, 1937, but with a few other dates on it. It's unfortunately not in the best condition, but it's how I acquired it (I've since completely enclosed it in protective plastic covers, as I do with all documents and photos I acquire). Any clue as to what this certificate is for? My intuition tells me it's an enlistment contract.
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I believe you are correct.
Verpflichtungsschein would be a certificate of commitment and Dienstverpflichtung would be a commitment to serve so in English this would be an enlistment / attestation document.
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MArk
"War is an ugly thing, but not the ugliest of things. A man who has nothing for which he is willing to fight, nothing he cares more about than his own personal safety, is a miserable creature with no chance of being free unless made and kept so by the exertions of better men than himself."
Thanks for the confirmation. It looks like he committed to serve until sometime in 1941.
I see that it states 4 1/2 years as the enlistment's duration and 1916 as the birth year of the recruit.
Yep but I doubt he had much chance of being "released from the colours" in 1941 as there was rather a lot going on!!!!
Mark
"War is an ugly thing, but not the ugliest of things. A man who has nothing for which he is willing to fight, nothing he cares more about than his own personal safety, is a miserable creature with no chance of being free unless made and kept so by the exertions of better men than himself."
What does "Fliegere??akabteilung" in the unit stamp signify? In other words, what kind of unit was it?
Fliegerersatzabteilung approximately means Reserve Flyer Detachment.
Thanks, buddy! I didn't see the "ersatz" in there as the ink was barely visible for that word.
Incidentally, I also have his extension contract of 7.5 years which was to come to an end on March 31st, 1949.
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