Help with reading this...

[Rick White]

More problems with handwriting...help, please

Rick

[Rick White]

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[Frank Heukemes]

Dear Rick,

all I can make out is this:

Der Gruppen..........dienst f.z.t. (?) Hädicke meldet G19 zum Bootsdienst angetreten. G.O. (?) verdreckt.

Cheers, Frank H.

[Rick Research]

Der Gruppenwachendienst
F.z.S. Hädicke meldet G19
zum Bootsdienst Ange-
treten. P.O. verdeckt.

I don't find Fähnrich zur See Hädicke as an officer in the 1944 Seniority List.

[Rick White]

Thanks Frank and Rick!

I am assuming that the G19 represents a unit designation of some sort - his training class, possibly?

What does the "P.O" stand for?

Regards,

Rick

[Rick Research]

I don't know that it is a "P" in the "P.O." there, under the peeled glue backing. That's just what it looks like to me.

G 19 I would have said was the vessel designation-- but when I look up in my one WW2 source, it says that class was cancelled unbuilt. You need somebody who knows a LOT more about Kriegsmarine ships than me!

[Frank Heukemes]

Great, now this seems to come together! I am also assuming that G19 is a group of people rather than a boat class because a boat cannot "antreten". Only human beings can do that.

P.O. (or whatever that letter before O. is) must be an abbreviation for that officer in the pic that is obscured (verdeckt) by the man in the foreground who turns his back to us.

Cheers, Frank H.

[Rick White]

Hi Guys,

yes, I think G19 stands for his training class. I thought maybe it was a ship since some Torpedoboote were classified Gx. However, I could find no refence for a vessel by this name.

Many of the photos were taken at Murwik - a big KM training area. Maybe it simply means "Gruppe 19."

P.O. is a little more difficult.... maybe "P____ Offizier?"

Thanks for the help!

Rick