Gordon Williamson Posted April 21, 2005 Author Share Posted April 21, 2005 But that's not all. You see, Edel had a wfie.Frau Edel did business studies as shown by this document Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordon Williamson Posted April 21, 2005 Author Share Posted April 21, 2005 And her qualification papersMore to come Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laurence Strong Posted April 21, 2005 Share Posted April 21, 2005 Amazing Gordon, All those papers from one person, Did you know him? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordon Williamson Posted April 21, 2005 Author Share Posted April 21, 2005 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordon Williamson Posted April 21, 2005 Author Share Posted April 21, 2005 Like many women, Frau Edel ends up in war-work. In her case she will work for the Heeres Munitions Amt in Zeven Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordon Williamson Posted April 21, 2005 Author Share Posted April 21, 2005 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). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordon Williamson Posted April 21, 2005 Author Share Posted April 21, 2005 More relating to her work at the Heeres Munitionsamt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordon Williamson Posted April 21, 2005 Author Share Posted April 21, 2005 (edited) 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordon Williamson Posted April 21, 2005 Author Share Posted April 21, 2005 (edited) 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordon Williamson Posted April 21, 2005 Author Share Posted April 21, 2005 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordon Williamson Posted April 21, 2005 Author Share Posted April 21, 2005 Its unlikely that his commander survived him by much. The German War Graves Commission data shows where Erich was killed ........Stalingrad ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordon Williamson Posted April 21, 2005 Author Share Posted April 21, 2005 (edited) 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordon Williamson Posted April 21, 2005 Author Share Posted April 21, 2005 Wonder where Willy is serving ? Oh dear ----- Stalingrad ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordon Williamson Posted April 21, 2005 Author Share Posted April 21, 2005 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordon Williamson Posted April 21, 2005 Author Share Posted April 21, 2005 (edited) 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordon Williamson Posted April 21, 2005 Author Share Posted April 21, 2005 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 ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laurence Strong Posted April 21, 2005 Share Posted April 21, 2005 Wow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nesredep Posted July 15, 2008 Share Posted July 15, 2008 Hello!AMAZING. :jumping: :jumping: :jumping: All the best Nesredep Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jan Arne S Posted July 16, 2008 Share Posted July 16, 2008 Gordon !Just GREAT set of KM documents and other Docs. Jan Arne Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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