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[GODISHIGH]

hello, I got a grouping for a Emil Kroger of the Luftschutz and It has a few small documents and a Luftschutz-Dienftbuch which I was told was the equivalent of a soldbuch in the Wehrmacht.

I would like a translation of what the gist of the book and two documents are saying. He was awarded the KVK 1st class, does it mention how he won it?, any mention of where he served and what he did during the war and anything else that is in the paperwork

Thanks
John

[GODISHIGH]

2nd and 3rd documents

[Bernhard H.Holst]

Hello John.

This person served first in a "standby" medical unit which could be deployed at short notice and late 1944 transferred to another, also medical unit. His location was in western Germany , an area singled out for frequent air raids, day and night due to heavy industrial facilities manufacturing war material. Papers show issued equipment and clothing. A register listing frequent leaves, primarily to recover health ( Erholungsurlaub), probably needed after frequent deployments during/after air raids. No information re. grounds for decoration.

I hope this helps,

Bernhard H. Holst

[hucks216]

That's the first one of those I have seen that actually has a photo inside. Is there no listing on Page 23 that shows where and when he served? Obviously impossible to say for certain but a lot of these seem to have KvK (and in some cases EK's) entered for Operation Gomorrah, the RAF raids against Hamburg in the summer of 1943.

[Paul R]

That is a sweet document! What was his service rank?

[Bernhard H.Holst]

Hello Paul.

I take the liberty to respond instead of John.

Per letter addressed to him in November, 1944 his rank was Hauptwachtmeister, I believe a senior rank in the police lower rank and file.

Bernhard H. Holst