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Military Records (Militär Aufzeichnungen)
There is no central archive for German military records. German states each
had their own system of keeping military records before 1867. These records are
now stored in several German state archives. In 1867 the armies of all but four
German states were integrated into the armies of Prussia. From that time on,
soldiers of any German state (except Bayern, Sachsen, Baden, Württemberg) were
recorded only in the military records of Prussia. Unfortunately, most Prussian
military records of the Heeresarchiv were completely destroyed in 1945 by
British planes.
For Prussian military information, one has to rely on pre-1945 publications.
There are, however, military church books maintained by the military chaplains
for individual regiments which have been filmed by the LDS Family History
Library. The following pamphlet lists the archives where existing military
records for each state are found:
- Reschke, Horst A. German Military Records as Genealogical Sources. Salt
Lake City, Utah: Reschke, 1990. (FHL book 943 M2r; fiche 6001596;computer
number 592812).
- Von Lyncker, Alexander. Die preussischer Armee, 1807-1867 und ihre
sippenkundlichen Quellen. 372 pages. 3-7686-3028-5. Verlag Degener & Co.,
Nuernberger Str. 27 D-91413 Neustadt/Aisch, Germany. Contains information on
all Prussian regiments, their participation in battles, the places of the
church records, the garrisons, area of recruitment, etc.
- Bundesarchiv, Abteiling Militararchiv, Postfach, D-79024 Freiburg. Write
for military records after 1867.
- Deutsches Staatsarchiv, Archivstrasse 12-14, D-14195 Berlin. Write for
military records before 1867.
- Geheimes Staatsarchiv Preussischer Kulturbesitz, Archivstr. 12/14,
D-14195 Berlin. Prussian military records.
- Central European
Garrisons. Maps of garrisons.
- Compulsory Military
Service. Excerpt from 'Lehrbuecher fuer Militaeranwaerter zum
Selbstunterricht' (1901)
- German
Military Grave Database. Search over 2 million names here from WW1 and
WW2. (In German)
- Images of
the Imperial German Army & Navy Carte de Visites, postcards, and other
images.
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Imperial German Army - Pre 1914 . Including orders of battle, names of
officers, and some photos.
- Kaiser's Bunker. Artifacts
from Imperial Germany 1860 to 1918.
- Mecklenburg
Franco-Prussian (1870-71) War Dead Surname Index Links to Surname and
Home Town versions of the index.
- Militärgeschichtliches Forschungsamt, Zepplinstr. 127/128, D-14471
Potsdam. Write for information on the history of military brigades.
- Sächsisches Staatsarchiv Leipzig, Schongauer Str. 1, D-04329 Leipzig.
Military archives.
- Der Volksbund Deutsche
Kriegsgräberfürsorge e.V. National Society for the Care of German War
Graves. Search for the graves of German soldiers by name or village. If
searching by surname, you can click on name and get additional information
such as birthplace, military rank, place of death, etc. (In German)
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