Der Spiess note book

[Nick Komiya]

Your Spiess was more systematic I see. Can we also see the cover of your book?

[D_Dutch]

Your Spiess was more systematic I see. Can we also see the cover of your book?

Here is a picture of the cover of the Spießbuch, the book itself is quite small, only 15,5cm x 11cm but it has a LOT of information.



Here is a photograph of the Spieß himself as an Oberfeldwebel.

[Nick Komiya]

Thank you for showing. I think they must have come in a standard size. Mine is 15 x 10 x 3. Yours must be his old book that he took out of the leather cover when putting a fresh one in.

[Grubhy]

One of the best threads on the forum EVER Thank You Guys!

[Jean-Loup]

Wow, that second booklet contains all the info that is needed to make a complete casualty list of the company over time, and to research all the soldiers; just as good as the secret info at the WASt that no one is allowed to see!
I wish I could have such a booklet for the units that were in southern France!

[Luciusdegeer]

One of the best threads on the forum EVER Thank You Guys!

I second that! Have to have a Spiess-nook now!

Lucius

[Luciusdegeer]

Of course I meant a Spiess-Book...

[D_Dutch]

Yours must be his old book that he took out of the leather cover when putting a fresh one in.

As most of the casualties in the book were from 1942/1943 I think you are right. I asked myself quite a couple of times why there were no casualties of the other years but never thought about that.

Wow, that second booklet contains all the info that is needed to make a complete casualty list of the company over time, and to research all the soldiers; just as good as the secret info at the WASt that no one is allowed to see!

True! In regard to those who were killed in action he also wrote down the cause of their death and where they were buried. The Spieß even wrote that in case he was killed in action himself the book should be returned to the Wehrmachtsauskunftstelle für Kriegerverluste und Kriegsgefangene. I have tried to do some research about the soldiers listed in the book and so far I managed to find relatives of one soldier.

[Nick Komiya]

I guessed it was an older book, because you said it was full and because the owner had put a label
on it for archiving.

[Tomek]

Nick Komiya, could you give me the dimensions of the leather cover of the notebook? Regards