Feldwebel Martin Herrnbrodt

[JohanH]

Hello!

 

Is there any way to find any information about Feldwebel Martin Herrnbrodt, born April 6th 1913?

 

A google search turns up a person with the same name who received the Iron cross 1st class and was apparently a member of the Luftwaffe. But I don´t know if it is the same person. 

The one I am looking for got the Finnish Medal of Liberty 2nd class on July 7th 1942. 

[hucks216]

The only way to obtain information about him, assuming he didn't win any high awards, is to request a copy of his service record from Bundesarchiv:

 

https://www.bundesarchiv.de/EN/Content/Artikel/Artikel-ausserhalb-der-Navigation/Hinweise-milit-Unterlagen-persbez/benutzen-hinweise-militaerische-unterlagen-persbezogen-en.html

[JohanH]

On 27/03/2024 at 18:50, hucks216 said:

The only way to obtain information about him, assuming he didn't win any high awards, is to request a copy of his service record from Bundesarchiv:

 

https://www.bundesarchiv.de/EN/Content/Artikel/Artikel-ausserhalb-der-Navigation/Hinweise-milit-Unterlagen-persbez/benutzen-hinweise-militaerische-unterlagen-persbezogen-en.html

Thank you for a very quick response. 

 

Do you have any idea of how much it costs to get a persons service record?

Would it be best to find a researcher to do it or to let the archive personnel do it?

[hucks216]

A researcher will charge anything up to €70 for the first hour regardless of whether the file has 1 page or 100.

If you apply via the link, sometimes Bundesarchiv will do it for free or sometimes they charge but I don't know how much and sometimes they don't reply and will send you any file out of the blue.

[JohanH]

Thanks!

 

I will try to send them a request!

 

The Swedish archive is also like that. Sometimes they don't reply at all, sometimes they send the information free and sometimes they want a charge. One time they wanted me to pay 0,3 € for a copy fee.