German Military Records Archives

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German military records archives. You can however consult. Military Records in Germany Military records identify individuals who served in the military or who were eligible to serve. Research by Branch Army Navy Marine Corps Air Force Coast Guard Research by War or Conflict The National Archives holds Federal military service records from the Revolutionary War to 1912 in the National Archives in Washington DC. World War II German military personnel may have service records at.

The largest part of the files of the Prussian Army was destroyed by the fire at the army archives in 1945. These records can help you find enlistment dates learn about famous battles locate gravesites of war veterans and spouses and discover the unique stories of military service that help you discover the heroes in your family history. 18 million as well as naval military records since 1871 and other war-related records. The National Archives Kew.

No separate records of the Military Branch of the Central Secretariat of the Control Office or of Timber Control and Iron and Steel Control Military Government Headquarters Control Commission for Germany appear to have survived. Individual personnel files of the Control Office are not held by TNA. Bundesarchiv are the National Archives of Germany. Records relating to the administration of national service including recruitment medical inspections and enlistment and subsequent demobilisation and civilian re-employment.

Look in series AIR 2 and AIR 20 for records of courts martial policy. German states each had their own system of keeping military records before 1867. There are also records held at the National Archives at Kew which relate to RFC. Since most German states had conscription laws most young men were required to register for military service.

If you are looking for person-related information on German military personnel please take note of the hints compiled on the page Personal Documents of Military Provenance until 1945. Many German state military records are available at their respective state archives. Your own service records if you are or have been a member of the armed forces the records of someone whos deceased if youre eligible for example youre their immediate next of kin or youre. Records of the Royal Bavarian War Ministry and Other Bavarian Military Authorities 1866-1913.

Head office of the Federal Archives in Koblenz aerial view from the West 2016 Source. These records generally cover the period up to 1920. Records of the German Section. And some German church books German emigration indexes German military records and other items.

The Deutsche Dienststelle WASt is a German government agency based in Berlin which maintains records of members of the former German Wehrmacht who were killed in action as well as official military records of all military personnel during the Second World War ca. The German Federal Archives or Bundesarchiv BArch German. Records of the Military Recruitment Department 1939-1960 Description. Here are some highlights of Ancestrys German.

An Exhibit of German Military Documents from the Heeresarchiv Potsdam 1679-1935. Knights Cross Holder Biographies German Officer Biographies. German Military Records Antedating World War II. They were established at the current location in Koblenz in 1952.

Air Ministry AIR records do not generally contain detailed information on prisoners of war. Casualties records of squadrons officers reported missing and messages from the Germans about missing pilots. For catalogue references go to. Available resources include German birth death and marriage records as well as census immigration military and other genealogy records.

Research your German family tree online in this collection of online German genealogy databases and records. Germany had a large army and a small navy. Germany Archives collect and preserve original documents from organizations such as churches or governments. The following two biographical databases are available for you to search for information on nearly 10000 German soldiers including over 2300 ranking officers and over 7000 holders of the highest German award for combat bravery the Knights Cross of the Iron Cross.

In 1867 the armies of all but four German states were integrated into the armies of Prussia Bavaria Saxony Baden and Wuerttemberg. Welcome to the Federal Archives We help you to find information on the use of our files photos films and more. These records are now stored in several German state archives. Prussian Mobilization Records 1866-1918.

These records generally cover the period up to 1920. BArch B 198 Bild-2016-0922-001 Weber Guenter. They are subordinated to the State Minister of Culture and the Media as of 2014 Monika Gruetters and before 1998 to the Federal Ministry of the Interior. Registered files of the Military Recruitment Department are in LAB 6.

Escape reports and related files in AIR 40. German Genealogy Records and Germany City Directories at Ancestry requires payment Ancestrys World Explorer collection of genealogy records includes 500 German city directories and address books Adressbuch with about 27 million total listings. This section describes Germanys major repositories of genealogical and historical records and sources. Libraries collect mostly published sources such as books maps and microfilm.

There is no central archive for German military records. Specimen national service registration documents are in LAB 45.