I llike having the help to translate the book of this soldier and how can the value of document that is done many page complete
thanks andrelus
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I llike having the help to translate the book of this soldier and how can the value of document that is done many page complete
thanks andrelus
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Last edited by andrelus; 04-04-2010 at 09:28 PM.
How come his height is given in feet and inches?
A good observation, and I am afraid most of the other entries that don't make any sense, either. A few random examples:
- His blood group (= Blutgruppe) is given as "Blutarm", i.e. "anaemic"!
- Gas mask size ("Gasmaskengröße") is given as "normal"; this should be a single-digit number (for example "2").
- A British/American-style shoe size "7 1/2" is given under "Schuhzeuglänge" (footwear length); this should be an entry in centimeters (for example "26").
- The company designations are - again in British/American style - letters, while for the German military, they should be numbers.
- Under Replacement Army unit, ("Ersatztruppenteil") the town name "Delmenhorst" is given instead of any unit designation. (The same town name is also randomly stamped on the cover and page 2.)
- On the page listing the next of kin, the word "Frau" (= wife) is entered in the space where the Soldbuch owner's name should go.
- On the same page, the house numbers in the addresses appear before the street names. In German, they would appear after them.
- On the same page, an empty space was "sealed".
Whoever faked this one certainly liked using his official stamps didn't he!
Plus on page 14 there is a date of 24th October 1945! Nothing like being an optimist
Thanks for your observations, gentlemen; very interesting.
many thanks for all info if i am understand the book is original but all enter is fake thanks to all
I beleive the whole thing is fake. Most likely a reprint book used by a re-enactor.
Cheers, Ade.
I have a question, might be stupid to some.....but other than the many other obvious faults of this soldbuch.....would a quick identifier of a fake be that the 'blutgruppe' letter is NOT written in RED?? alot of soldbuchs i have seen have the blood type in RED writing.
Again, sorry if this is a bad question, im still learning when it comes to documents. thanks
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