Interesting Fallschirmschützenschein

[Ian Jewison]

Here's something that came my way recently.....don't know anything at all about Obergefreiter Bruno Rotermund. He joined the Luftwaffe on 15.4.1942 with Fallsch.Jg.Ers.Abt. 1 in Stendal.
This is his replacement dated 7.7.1944 for his original lost 20.4.1944.

Won't take some of you long...but why is it so interesting ?

/Ian

[Bob Lyons]

Is that Hauptmann Egon Delica's signature ....

Egon Delica (4 January 1915 – 26 April 1999)


Bob

[Ironcrown]

Why Abteilung?
This should be Bataillon:

http://www.ww2.dk/ground/fallschirm/fersbn1.htm

[Ian Jewison]

Yes Bob,

Egon Delica's RKT signature.


Regarding Abt. instead of Btl....yes that is in error, however I have seen this before.

With that said, these Ers.Btln. existed in 1939, the link you provided has incorrect info....however that is probably when they were reformed.

http://www.ww2.dk/ground/fallschirm/fergrgt1.htm

/Ian

[Ironcrown]

Correct, a similar unit existed early and the war, and is the one of the link you posted.
But since the Zweitschrift was made in 1944, I believed that the unit is actually the FJ Ers. batl.1 - Stendal (later transfered to Ascherleben).

[David Lenk]

He was also very young when he joined!

[Ian Jewison]

True.....makes you wonder if the date of birth is also incorrect or the date when he joined up!

/Ian

[Ian Jewison]

Photo of Egon Delica, unfortunately in black on a dark background, however the reverse has his signature also for comparison.

/Ian