Opa

[R_Hessian]

Gent's, my Mother is here on a visit and we are going to start trying to get information out of Germany on her fathers military record and his brother who was killed on the Don Boggin.

My question is; Will WAST also be able to provide military records on those who did not die during the war? I saw on the request form that they ask how much I would be willing to spend... is 100 Euro's enough for a good search?

Thanks!
Robert

[Ian Jewison]

Hi Robert,

If you are a relative and they have the info they will send it.....obviously there will be a larger fee than the €8-€32 they expect for non-relatives.

It all depends what info they still have on the person, if he was killed in action then they could have his Soldbuch and Wehrpaß. Otherwise his Wehrpaß only if he was not discharged, however this was kept by his unit and I do know they were handed out at the end of the war by some unit clerks.

They could have his Wehrstammbuch but these were held by the Wehrmeldamt/Wehrbezirks where he joined up. As long as they were not destroyed by allied bombing and returned to the WASt at the wars end you could be in luck.

You will need his name, date and place of birth and how you are related.

Perhaps leave the form empty regarding how much you are willing to spend.....I doubt it will run in to hundreds of Euros

/Ian

[R_Hessian]

Ian

Ian,

Thank you for the response and information, Opa was with the Kriegsmarine Kust. Art. will WAST also have kreigsmarine records?

Than you!!!
Robert

[Ian Jewison]

Hi Robert,

Yes they do have Kriegsmarine documents....for some reason these appear to be more intact and more info is available.

/Ian

[R_Hessian]

Ian

Ian,

Thats positive news... Thank you!

Regards,
Robert
PS. I hope you like the p38 holster I sent.

[Ian Jewison]

Ian,

Thats positive news... Thank you!

Regards,
Robert
PS. I hope you like the p38 holster I sent.

Yes...it arrived this morning thanks....not opened it yet however as I am preparing to go to work and getting my laptop and files ready.

Cheers for now,
Ian

[Ian Jewison]

PS. I hope you like the p38 holster I sent.

Smelly, dusty, dirty item......but great, exactly what I wanted

Many thanks,
Ian

[R_Hessian]

Opa

Ian,
Glad you like it let me know if you need other items. Well Mutti and I filled out the WAST request on Opa and filed it so we are both very much looking forward to any information still kept.

Thanks for the help and I will let the forum know of the results!

Thanks again!
Robert

[Ian Jewison]

Hope you get what you want Robert...

Incidentally I am looking for a P38 mag now to go in the holster......know of any?

/Ian

[R_Hessian]

Ian

Ian,

I have lots of them just let me the maker and model you have.

Regards,
Robert

[Dick Pumphrey]

Robert,

Please give your mom my best regards and thank her again for her translation help. I hope you have a wonderful visit!
Your Friend,
Dick

[Marc Garlasco]

Robert,

My Opa died in 1998 - he was Luftwaffe. It took 6 months, but one day most unlooked for, there was a letter from WAST with his records. They did not seem to care he had died within ten years. Then I got a letter about his brother stating I needed a signed affidavite from his closest surviving relative, plusa copy of the death certificate, since he had died less than ten years ago. So they can be a little inconsistent.
Best of luck!
Marc

[R_Hessian]

Flak

Flak,

Thank you for this info. My Opa died in 68 and by that time had lived a pretty tough life; He was with Org. Todt in 1938, drafted 1939 to 1945 and then spent 2 years in a POW camp.

He fathered 6 children and was by trade a blacksmith. My mother filed the paperwork under her name in hopes that as his daughter she would be able to get his records... we shall see.

Regards,
Robert

[Ian Jewison]

Robert,
I have a P38 byf 44, Serial No. 8720.....minty....came from a recent hoard in Russia, looks like it has never been fired in anger!!!

Cheers,
Ian