GODISHIGH Posted April 20, 2013 Posted April 20, 2013 hello, I got a grouping for Karl Worm of Infantrie-Regiment nr 87 and would like a translation of a few of the documents they are not long and would like the gist of what they say and are talking about thanks john first three are the first document fourth is the 2nd document last two are the 3rd document
Dave Danner Posted April 20, 2013 Posted April 20, 2013 He was a police officer. The first document is from the British occupation authorities and relates to the de-Nazification process. He was found to be in Category IV, which was Mitläufer, or "fellow traveler". This was based on his Nazi Party membership from 1933 and membership in various Nazi-run professional organizations. The second document is for his Wound Badge in Black. The third document is a certification that he saw combat. He joined IR 87 on 12 November 1916, and was on the front in positional warfare on the Somme from 23 November 1916 to 12 February 1917. The document pre-dates the Honor Cross for Combatants, so he wasn't asking for the certificate for that, but possibly for membership in a front soldiers' veterans group or some other perk. It is not the fuller Dienstbescheinigung which would document all his war service, promotions, wounds, decorations, etc., so it probably wasn't something he needed for his job.
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