ALSO -- if anyone can possibly read the names of his father and mother (and her maiden name), his profession, and his religion, I would be thankful.
You all are the BEST.
ALSO -- if anyone can possibly read the names of his father and mother (and her maiden name), his profession, and his religion, I would be thankful.
You all are the BEST.
It looks like his parents names were Georg & Anna.
His trade was a labourer but I can't make out the word below that - Hilfs........
hucks216, you are awesome.
Can you read the mother's maiden name?
Very hard to make that out - might be Baumunck but far from sure.
He was single.
Thank you, thank you!
I can't quite make out the maiden name of Schwoch's mother, either, but as for some of the other blanks:
The word below "Arbeiter" [= worker, laborer] is "Hilfsschlosser". Schlosser, depending on context, can be translated as locksmith, fitter or metalworker; the "Hilfs-" [= assistant-, auxiliary-, helper-] prefix means he was not fully trained in this craft and basically worked as an unskilled laborer.
His religion is given as "ev." (= "evangelisch"), i.e. Protestant; his marital status is given as "led." (= "ledig"), i.e. unmarried.
The injury he suffered is given as "le. (= leichte) Gehirnerschütterung" (minor cerebral concussion). The fact that he was not awarded a Wound Badge implies that this was a duty-related injury not caused by direct effects from enemy weapons.
The entries for awards and decorations on page 23 are: "E.K. II" (= "Eisernes Kreuz 2. Klasse") [= Iron Cross 2nd Class], "Ostmedaille für die Winterschlacht im Osten 1941/42" [= "Winter Campaign Medal for the 1941/42 Eastern Campaign"] and "Kraftfahrbewährungsabz." (= "-abzeichen") [= "Motor Vehicle Drivers' Service Badge"] in Bronze and Silver. Additions are listed on page 38 with the "KVK (= Kriegsverdienstkreuz) II. Klasse mit Schwerter" [= War Merit Cross 2nd Class with Swords"] and the "Pz. Kpf. Abz. I. Stufe" ("Panzerkampfabzeichen I. Stufe") [= "Tank Combat Badge I. Grade"].
Thank you, HPL2008. May I ask you, or any others who may know, how this man's military career ended? Decommissioning? Surrender? Not death, I see no entry for that. Just curious as to where he might have gone after the final entry.
Again, thanks all!
Impossible to tell from this document, as this Wehrpass was never "closed":
The final duty assignment entry on page 12 (6th Coy. of Panzer Regiment 3) has a date for the beginning of the assignment (11 Nov. 44) but not for the end. A discharge would have been recorded on pages 24/25 and death on page 35; no such entries are present.
All we know is that he was still alive in January 1945.
Last edited by HPL2008; 05-03-2013 at 08:33 PM.
That's interesting -- and helpful. Thank you!
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