German State KIA Paperwork & FAD ID

[Jock Auld]

Guys,

These from today!

Seems there was a department for everything.

Don't know what the last thing is about with the girl in the picture?

Jock

[Bernhard H.Holst]

Hello Jock.

As you know the Home Army was in charge of matters regarding missing or fallen service personnel. Here are pictured the paperwork listing survivor benefits. The document which includes the female photo is a certificate from the local mayor's office stating who the lady is and that she was married to the service man ( listed on the survivor document ) with the date of marriage given ( 1941 ).The date of the latter document pre-dates the DoDeath of her husband so it must have served some other purpose, perhaps a loss of marriage certificate or such.

The Home Army/rear echelon must have been busy considering the losses to be administered for surviving families and others.

BTW: I have paperwork etc for a fallen officer who was a dentist as was the widow. She changed residence from Hamburg to the countryside. Bingo a reduction in widows benefits.

Bernhard H. Holst

Edited December 3, 2014 by Bernhard H.Holst

[hucks216]

Here is the soldier's entry in the Volksbund Database. His body has never been recovered.

[Jock Auld]

Kev,

I am sure it will be at some point by the sheer amount of 'black diggers', whether it is repatriated is another question.

Jock

[Bernhard H.Holst]

Kev,

I am sure it will be at some point by the sheer amount of 'black diggers', whether it is repatriated is another question.

Jock

Hello Jock.

Those remains recovered are gathered and reburied in German War Graves sites in the general area. Thereafter maintained by the Volksbund ( an extract was kindly shown above by Kevin lists Uffz. Neubert registration which is also maintained by them ).I believe very similar to the Imperial War Graves Commission. To my knowledge no repatriation takes place.

Bernhard H. Holst

Edited December 5, 2014 by Bernhard H.Holst

[Jock Auld]

Bernhard,

For sure but often these soldiers remains are cast aside for the 'loot' that is their personal effects at the time by the less scruplious diggers and there are plenty of them?

By repatriation I meant recognition and burial in a grave as they deserve, as any soldier deserves if found on the battlefield?

Jock

[Bernhard H.Holst]

Hello Jock.

Sorry I misunderstood. the repatriation term you used.

I dislike when I see the " ground-dug" items.

.

Bernhard H. Holst

Edited December 5, 2014 by Bernhard H.Holst