Kriegsmarine Kriegsmarine Document Set

[Gordon Williamson]

But that's not all. You see, Edel had a wfie.

Frau Edel did business studies as shown by this document

[Gordon Williamson]

And her qualification papers

More to come

[Laurence Strong]

Amazing Gordon, All those papers from one person, Did you know him?

[Gordon Williamson]

Laurence,

No, the set came from Detlev. Believe it or not, I missed the Friday update at that time, and the set was still available on the following Monday !!! I guess everyone else must a just assumed that it would have already gone. I was gobsmacked when I got the "its yours" message.

I will post the rest when I get home from the office tonight. My favourite piece is the very last ite, just a little thing, but to me the most fascinating ,and probably the rarest.

[Gordon Williamson]

Like many women, Frau Edel ends up in war-work. In her case she will work for the Heeres Munitions Amt in Zeven

[Gordon Williamson]

In Germany during these times, everyonme had to notify the Police of any change in residence. This document refers to her staying at a womens accomodation camp (for war workers at the factory).

[Gordon Williamson]

More relating to her work at the Heeres Munitionsamt

[Gordon Williamson]

Unusual to find documents relating to the soldiers wife and her war service as well as his. But there's more. Rudi has a brother, Erich, and Erich is serving in the Army.

Lucky guy, his first letter shows he is serving in the West.

Note that its addressed to her at the Heeres Munitionsamt

Edited April 21, 2005 by Gordon Williamson

[Gordon Williamson]

His next letter however, shows him "Im Osten". He mentions receiving a photo and that he will carry it with him as a talisman. He mentions that tomorrow morning they will attack the enemy again.

The talisman didn't bring him luck.

Edited April 21, 2005 by Gordon Williamson

[Gordon Williamson]

It was to be the last letter Erich would write. The attack next day goes ahead, but Erich is killed in action.

The Edel family receive this condolence letter from his commander.

[Gordon Williamson]

Its unlikely that his commander survived him by much. The German War Graves Commission data shows where Erich was killed ........Stalingrad !

[Gordon Williamson]

But Rudi still has another brother, Willi, still alive. Also serving in the Army.

Here is a Christmas Greeting from him on an Army feldpost card

Edited April 21, 2005 by Gordon Williamson

[Gordon Williamson]

Wonder where Willy is serving ? Oh dear ----- Stalingrad !

[Gordon Williamson]

Soon the Edel family will be receiving more bad news. Once again, note the place of death in the GWGC data sheet. Also note the date he is listed as missing believed killed.

[Gordon Williamson]

But the records were wrong. Here is Willy's last letter home. Note the date, eleven days after he is posted as missing believed killed. Of course its not so strange with Stalingrad on the point of collapse and in utter chaos.

Strange that in what must have seemed like hell on earth, his biggest worry is not having any Cigarettes.

Edited April 21, 2005 by Gordon Williamson

[Gordon Williamson]

What makes this last one particularly interesting is that is an "Airmail" letter with the Luftfeldpost stamp. One of the last letters to get out of Stalingrad as the Germans lost their last airfield just a few days after this letter was written.

This group had clearly been kept together by the family after the war. Sad that at some point they must have decided to dispose of it all, especially these letter from the two brothers killed in Stalingrad !

[Laurence Strong]

Wow

[nesredep]

Hello!

AMAZING. :jumping: :jumping: :jumping:

All the best

Nesredep

[Jan Arne S]

Gordon !

Just GREAT set of KM documents and other Docs.

Jan Arne