Top Document: soc.genealogy.german Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ), Part 3/4 Previous Document: News Headers Next Document: 17. How do I write to a German Standesamt, parish, or archive? See reader questions & answers on this topic! - Help others by sharing your knowledge All personnel rosters and card indices (Stammrollen und Karteimittel) of the Prussian Army, the transition army ("Ubergangsheeres), the Army (Reichswehr), and the Imperial Navy (Kaiserlichen Marine) were burned in an air raid on Berlin in February 1945. Preserved are medical records of those soldiers who were being treated in military hospitals (Lazarett). The records, most with personnel roster extracts (Stammrollenausz"ugen), for those born from 1890 on are stored at Krankenbuchlager Berlin Wattstrasse 11-13 13355 Berlin and for those born before 1890 are stored at Bundesarchiv - Milit"ararchiv Wiesentalstrasse 10 79115 Freiburg/Breisgau =20 <http://www.bundesarchiv.de/aufgaben_organisation/dienstorte/freiburg/> Lists of Prussian and other German officers are generally available in book series with titles like _Rangliste der K"oniglich Preussischen Armee_. These books were published roughly annually since at least 1796; some have been reprinted. An overview of the Prussian army and its military church records can be found in Lyncker, _Die Altpreussische Armee 1714-1806 und ihre Milit"arkirchenb"ucher_, and _Die preussische Armee 1807-1867 und ihre sippenkundlichen Quellen_, and also in Eger, _Verzeichnis der Milit"arkirchenb"ucher in der Bundesrepublik Deutschland_. A list of pre-1914 Imperial German military units can be found at <http://users.hunterlink.net.au/~maampo/militaer/milindex.html> Many German state military records are available at their respective state archives. These generally cover up to 1920. World War II German military personnel may have service records at Bundesarchiv - Zentralnachweisstelle Abteigarten 6 52076 Aachen =20 <http://www.bundesarchiv.de/aufgaben_organisation/dienstorte/=20 aachen_kornelimuenster/> or at Deutsche Dienststelle (WASt) Eichborndamm 179 13403 Berlin <http://www.com-de.com/wast/> WASt holdings center on those reported to be prisoners of war (POW), missing in action (MIA), or killed in action (KIA), and also on members of the navy, though other records are also held. The Bundesarchiv has no records for navy personnel. Requests for information may be sent to either office; they will be forwarded as needed to the appropriate office. German military cemetery listings for World Wars I and II can be found online at <http://www.volksbund.de/> For civilian records, one must write to the appropriate agency or ministry archives (e.g., justice, finance, railroad, post). Those who had relatives in NSDAP positions can request information from the Bundesarchiv or, soon, the US National Archives. User Contributions:Comment about this article, ask questions, or add new information about this topic:Top Document: soc.genealogy.german Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ), Part 3/4 Previous Document: News Headers Next Document: 17. How do I write to a German Standesamt, parish, or archive? Part1 - Part2 - Part3 - Part4 - Single Page [ Usenet FAQs | Web FAQs | Documents | RFC Index ] Send corrections/additions to the FAQ Maintainer: EggertJ@crosswinds.net (Jim Eggert)
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