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British and Commonwealth WWII Training Manuals
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Title
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Rafting and Bridging Military Training Pamplet No.74 Part III Assault Crossing Equipment
Subject
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Prepared by the War Office ahead of both the D-Day landings and operation Market Garden. A fascinating look at military river crossing technology during the final stages of war.
Source
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Acquired from Le Poilu in Paris, France
Date
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January 1944
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Dublin Core
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Title
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Neutral Countries WWII Training Manuals
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Title
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Rialacháin Fórsaí Cosanta (Defence Force Regulations) R.T. 2. (T.R.2). Drill Arm Le Muscaeid (Arms Drill with Rifles). Rialacháin Tréineála Uimh. 2. (Training Regulations No. 2).
Subject
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Irish Defence Forces Training Manual from the Emergency period. It's printed in both Irish and English. The intro has a copy of Frank Aiken's (Minister of Defence) signature.
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Purchased from The Barnardo Square book market in Dublin, Ireland
Date
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1942
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Japanese WWII Letters
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Title
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Rickshaw Driver Letters
Subject
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A series of letters written by a rickshaw driver in WWII Era Japan towards the end of the war discussing a Mr. Yasuda.
Description
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Pg1
この安田一殿の、人情がたぶりある自々のペン先でも一日も早くしやいせきと、解決をつけてオ店へ
出勤をしたい、それに引き換え係長がありながらもいくちも休んでも尋ねには来ない人情がなさすぎ
る
成りあがり者ほど下者を見下げて、したものをやたらに使う、すべての人は、いくら小生が、手紙を、
出しても車夫見下げて、返事をくれぬが安田一殿は偉い方
Mr. Yasuda has so much compassion in his writing, he quickly wants to solve this issue and
head to the store to work. On the other hand, the chief has no compassion at all, despite his
position he takes days off without permission.
Those who have risen to power tend to look down on those below them and use their power
excessively. Everyone, no matter how many letters I send, looks down on me as a porter and
won't even bother to reply. But Mr. Yasuda is truly a great person.
Pg2
昭和20年七月十七日（火）午前十時に着す小雪が時々降り。
この方に免じて小生は何事も我慢を、して御国と安田の為に御奉公をする者なる
七、七日八九十十一十二十三十四十五十六十七日を休日
この方はあくまでも身分を、見下げつ小生にありがたき返事をくれた、この人が、眞との人なり人情
あつき人である、それに引き換え永年の車夫、不用であるからいらぬともす人もある、人力車も今は
重大の、役割をはたす、とおときがすりんの代用を、はたす人力車夫なり
July 17th, 1945 (Tuesday) 10 am, light snow was falling from time to time.
For the sake of him, I endure everything and am a servant for the sake of the country and
Yasuda. July, 7th, 8th, 10th, 11th, 12th, 13th, 14th, 15th, 16th, and 17th are days off.
This person gave me a grateful response without looking down on my status. He is a truly
kind-hearted person who values human relationships. On the other hand, there are those who
may say they don't need the eternal rickshaw puller, but the rickshaw still plays a significant role
today. Rickshaw puller doing the job of the long lost gasoline.
Source
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Purchased from Kaiser Bill's Military Emporium in Pomona, CA U.S.A. Translation provided by Yuske Tamura.
Date
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July 17th, 1945
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Title
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German WWII Letters
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September 21, 1944 Letter Home from German POW Walter Schmitt
Date
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September 21st 1944
Description
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English Translation:
Scottsbluff POW Camp
September 21, 1944
My dear parents and Berthold,
During the course of this week I received Father's letter of June 11 of this year. I hope that things continue to go well for you and that you all remain in good health.
Please do not worry about me; everything is going all right. Unfortunately, I do not have the opportunity here to take part in any kind of instruction or classes. As much as possible, I study on my own. My greatest opportunity is to improve my English, and I am making good progress.
The weather here is quite pleasant. Although it is cold in the mornings, by midday it has become warm again. I am still working and find at least some variety in that.
A few days ago I received a book from Aunt Bepi, but apart from that I have received very little mail. She has a great deal of work with the Tibbett family and therefore has very little time. From you I have also received very little mail, but I do not attach much importance to that. When the war is over and we are back home again, I will be able to tell you more.
For today, heartfelt greetings to all of you from your
Son and brother,
Walter Schmitt
Walter Schmitt
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German WWII ID Documents
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Soldbuch for Grenadier Karl Krass
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This Solbuch is an interesting example of the dire state of the German army towards the end of the war. This soldier was only 18 when this replacement Soldbuch certificate was issued and the certificate itself was printed on the front of a military postcard. It seems that his original Soldbuch was later found and then this certificate was tucked in the front cover.
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A translation of the front insert below:
Certificate
This certificate also serves as an identity card (replacement for a military pay book) for
Grenadier Karl Krass
Born: 23 June 1926 in Metelen, Westphalia
Religion: Catholic
Marital status: Single
Occupation: Student
Entered service: 1 July 1944
Father: Heinrich Krass
Metelen, Westphalia
Mühlenstraße 53a
With the company since: 15 October 1944
Transferred from: J.G. Ersatz-Kompanie 416
(Replacement Company 416)
Replacement troop unit: Grenadier Replacement Battalion 77
Mülheim an der Ruhr
W.M.A.: Coesfeld in Westphalia
Military registration number: 1892
Decorations/Awards: None
Grenadier Krass states that he lost his military pay book as well as his leave papers during the return journey from leave.
A duplicate copy will be issued after completion of the investigation.
O.U., 15 December 1944
(signed)
Lieutenant and Company Commander
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German WWII ID Documents
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Soldbuch of Iwan Stepanow
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Soldbuch written in Russian and German for a soldier in the POA. The soldier has a Russian name, but the nationality Russian is crossed out and Latvian is written next to it. This possibly indicates that he was an ethnic Russian who was born in Latvia prior to the war. The book is marked A.O.K.18 indicating Armeeoberkommando 18 or the Wehrmacht's 18th Army. The Army was a part of the Army Group North until early 1945, when it was subordinated to Army Group Kurland. In October 1944, the army was encircled by the Red Army offensives and spent the remainder of the war in the Courland Pocket. The latest date found in this Soldbuch is from July 5th,1944 possibly indicating that he was captured or killed prior to the closure of the Courland Pocket was cut off. Given the brutality of the fighting on the Eastern Front and harsh treatment accorded to former POA members that were captured by the Russians, it is most likely that Iwan Stepanow died in combat or was captured and sent to a Soviet Gulag.
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Purchased from Ostland Militaria in Vilnius, Lithuania
Date
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March 11th 1943 - July 5th 1944
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Some pages translated below:
Page 2:
Rank: Frw. Soldat - Freiwilliger Soldat, Volunteer soldier
Surname: Stepanow
Name: Ivan
Dog tag:
Blood type:
Date of birth: 26.6.1922
Nationality: Russian (crossed) Lette - Lette means Latvian
Profession: - this one is hard to read
Page 3:
Marital status: Ledig - single
Number of childer: / - none
Date of voluntary enlistment: 11.3.1943
Date of taking the oath: 17.5.1944
List.No.
Reserve unit: Frw. Ers. Abt. AOK 18 - Freiwillige Ersatz Abteilung Armeeoberkommando 18
Military profession, specialty:
Page 7 only lists "Gasmaske" - gas mask, as equipment
Page 9 also states rank: Frw. Soldat, as well as date and military payment in Rm - 16 payment category, 12.50 RM
The page 18 is a typed memo saying that Stepanow has the right to wear German rank insignia (Russian volunteers were forbidden from wearing these earlier in the war)
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British and Commonwealth WWII ID Documents
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Soldier's Service and Pay Book Army Book 64 and Medal Grouping for Guardsman Robert James Devine
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This is an army paybook and medal grouping for a guardsman in the Irish Guards who died on March 5th, 1945. He was from Londonderry (Derry) in Northern Ireland. He enlisted on the 21st of June 1944 so was available post D-Day for Operation Market Garden. The paybook shows he was on leave both before and after the operation, but was on duty during the ground push through the Eindhoven‑Nijmegen‑Arnhem corridor. He was killed early in 1945 only 64 days before VE Day. He is buried in the Reichswald Forest War Cemetery near where he was likely killed in the fighting to cross the Rhine River.
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Purchased from Gordon Power in Dublin, Ireland
Date
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June 27, 1943 - July 7th, 1945
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British and Commonwealth WWII ID Documents
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Soldier's Service and Pay Book Army Book 64 for Sergeant Ronald Henry Ashby
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Sergeant Ronald Henry was born September 19th 1916. His home address was in Maidstone.
He began the war in the 45th Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery and then was converted to an infantry role in the Queen's Own Royal West Kents sometime in early 1945 due to manpower shortages.
The inside front cover of the book shows the remnants of a leave pass for Cairo. There are also two leave passes tucked inside for Venice and Naples after he had been reassigned to the Queen's Own Royal West Kents.
There is also a movement control infectious disease card stamped RAF Glatton upon his return to the UK.
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45th Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery (45th LAA Rgt), was a British Territorial Army (TA) unit formed in July 1940. After serving in Anti-Aircraft Command during the Battle of Britain and The Blitz, it went to North Africa as part of Operation Torch and fought in Tunisia and Italy. It ended World War II as a garrison regiment.
The regiment was formed on 10 July 1940 as part of the rapid expansion of Britain's Anti-Aircraft (AA) defences during the Battle of Britain. It was originally constituted with 500 to 507 LAA Troops, which had been formed on 1 July. It was then joined by 102 and 135 LAA Batteries, which had been formed on mobilisation of the TA (23–25 August 1939) and by 142 LAA Bty transferred from 22nd LAA Rgt, a TA unit based in Birmingham. It formed part of 1st AA Bde, which had been reformed after the Dunkirk evacuation and had been assigned by Anti-Aircraft Command to defend the industrial town of Crewe in the West Midlands under 4th AA Division. Light AA guns were usually deployed to defend Vulnerable Points (VPs) such as factories , rail junctions, airfields etc, but AA Command was suffering a severe shortage of suitable LAA guns: with too few of the preferred Bofors 40 mm guns available, the newly-formed regiments were largely equipped with Light machine guns (AALMGs) until 1942.
As AA Command expanded, 4th AA Division was split, and 1st AA Bde at Crewe was assigned to a new 11th AA Division. The West Midlands was badly hit during the Blitz of November 1940 to May 1941. By the end of the Blitz 45th LAA Rgt with its three batteries had transferred to the command of a new 68th AA Bde in 11th AA Division.
The regiment sent a cadre of experienced officers and men to 224th LAA Training Rgt at Aberystwyth where they provided the basis for a new 265 LAA Bty formed on 12 June 1941. When this battery was regimented with 45th LAA Rgt on 4 September 102 LAA Bty transferred to a new 82nd LAA Rgt forming in Norfolk. Later that month, while the regiment was at Meriden, it was also joined by 306 LAA Bty, which had been formed from the fourth Troops of 70, 72 and 141 LAA Btys of 22nd LAA Rgt. Then on 20 November the fourth Troops of 135, 142 and 265 LAA Btys were detached from 45th LAA Rgt to form a new 326 LAA Bty at Shifnal, which was regimented with 76th LAA Rgt. By December 306 LAA Bty had also left to help form a new 98th LAA Rgt at Albrighton, which replaced 45th LAA Rgt in 68 AA Bde.
After 45th LAA Rgt left 68 AA Bde it transferred to 66 AA Bde in 2nd AA Division. This division was responsible for the defence of the East Midlands. During the spring, 142 LAA Bty was attached to 41 (London) AA Bde and 265 LAA Bty to 10th AA Division.
At this stage of the war, experienced AA units were being trained for service overseas. By April 1942 45th LAA Rgt had come under War Office Control while remaining deployed with AA Command. 66 AA Brigade HQ left AA Command in August 1942 to join First Army preparing for the invasion of North Africa (Operation Torch), and 45th LAA Rgt came under 32 (Midland) AA Bde, though it was also part of the War Office Reserve.
In the autumn of 1942 45th LAA Rgt also left AA Command and came fully under War Office control, with the following organisation for mobile operations:
135, 142, 265 LAA Btys
45 LAA Rgt Signal Section, Royal Corps of Signals
45 LAA Workshop, Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers
45 LAA Rgt Platoon, Royal Army Service Corps
In 1942, equipped with Bofors guns, 45th LAA Rgt was attached to Allied Force Headquarters for Operation Torch, the invasion of North Africa. The troop convoys assembled in the River Clyde in October 1942 and sailed to North Africa, where the British troops began landing at Algiers on 8 November. The force then moved eastwards to seize the port of Bougies and Djidjelli airfield, 45th LAA Rgt following them by sea. It had been intended to land two LAA troops on the beaches near Djidjelli, but sea conditions prevented this and the whole regiment disembarked at Bougies.
Axis air command reacted quickly to the Allied invasion. As the AA troops moved into their positions they were dive-bombed in the open, particularly at Djidjelli. Here a battery of 45th LAA Rgt and a troop from 58th HAA Rgt rapidly organised barrages in close defence, so effectively that three enemy aircraft were destroyed and the gun positions survived. There was a repeated attack, by Ju 87s and Ju 88s flying at 5000–6000 feet, on 22 November, which lasted two hours.
In January 1943, as the Tunisian Campaign developed, 45th LAA Rgt was assigned to British First Army. While V Corps advanced towards Tunis through rough country and steep-sided valleys. 45th LAA Regiment accompanied it to provide AA cover. A large number of small actions were fought by isolated AA troops against fast, low-flying attacks. In these 'snap' engagements the No 3 LAA Predictor was useless and deflection fire had to be judged using the visual Correctional Sight, known as the 'Stiffkey Stick'. Off-road deployment was so limited by soft ground that the regiment issued an order that no Bofors gun should be positioned further from hard going by more than the length of its tractor's tow rope.
By Mid-March 1943, 45th LAA Rgt was assigned to provide LAA cover for French XIX Corps, which had joined the Allied force. In the final phase of the campaign (Operation Vulcan), 45th LAA Rgt formed part of 52nd AA Bde, which held a number of AA units on their wheels and ready to move into the objectives of Tunis and Bizerta immediately behind the leading battle groups. They deployed in Tunis on 7 May before the last German combat groups had been cleared out.
45th LAA Regiment was not involved in the Allied invasion of Sicily (Operation Husky), but entered the Italian Campaign as part of the British Eighth Army, commanded by Lieutenant General Sir Oliver Leese, in early 1944 when it rejoined 66th AA Bde. The brigade had been defending the Salerno landing area and airfields supporting the American Fifth Army, under Lieutenant General Mark Clark. After the breakout from the Anzio beachhead, in May 1944, it took over defense of that area, and it followed up as Fifth Army advanced to Rome and beyond.
By late 1944, the German Luftwaffe was suffering from such shortages of pilots, aircraft and fuel that serious aerial attacks could be discounted. At the same time the British forces in Italy were suffering an acute manpower shortage. In June 1944 the Chiefs of Staff had decided that the number of AA regiments in Italy must be reduced and their fit personnel converted to other roles, particularly infantry. 45th LAA Regiment was one of those selected for conversion, becoming 45 Garrison Regiment RA on 4 November.
On 13 February 1945, retrained as infantry, the regiment was retitled 603 Infantry Regiment RA, serving under Eighth Army in Italy for line of communication and occupation duties, which it continued after the war until it was disbanded on 1 December 1945.
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Acquired from the London Medal Company in London, UK. Unit info provided by Wikipedia.
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March 15, 1939 - September 3, 1945
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German WWII Documents
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Song Sheet for German POW Walter Schmitt
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This was likely given to Walter Schmitt while he served time as a POW in the United States. It was included in his grouping, but has no obvious date. Interesting to note that the 3rd verse of the Star Spangled Banner is omitted while the 2nd and 4th are included.
Walter Schmitt
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Statutes of the Association of Former Prisoners of War in the USA from German POW Walter Schmitt Grouping
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English Translation:
Statutes of the Association of Former Prisoners of War in the USA
STATUTES
of the Association of Former Prisoners of War in the USA,
Registered Office: Cologne
§ 1. Name and Registered Office
The association bears the name “Association of Former Prisoners of War in the USA.” The registered office of the association is in Cologne.
§ 2. Purpose of the Association
The purpose of the association is to represent all interests of the former prisoners of war in the USA, in particular to assert the legal claims of the former German prisoners of war in the USA for payment of their outstanding wages for work performed in the USA.
§ 3. Membership
Membership may be held by individuals and legal entities who either are themselves former prisoners of war in the USA or who, for other reasons, wish to promote the purpose of the association.
Membership is acquired by submitting a written declaration of membership.
Membership is lost through:
Death;
Resignation by the member, which must be declared in writing to the Executive Board;
Expulsion.
§ 4. Members’ Rights
Membership entitles the member to participate in the General Membership Meeting and to exercise the rights accruing to members.
§ 5. Expulsion of a Member
A member may be expelled by resolution of the Executive Board if the member damages the reputation or interests of the association, fails to fulfill their obligation to pay membership dues, or for another important reason.
§ 6. Membership Dues
The association obtains the funds necessary to cover the expenses incurred in pursuing the purposes specified in § 2 through contributions toward expenses from its members.
These contributions shall be determined by the Executive Board on a case-by-case basis, within the scope of the necessary expenditures.
§ 7. Organs of the Association
The organs of the association are:
the Executive Board; and
the General Membership Meeting.
§ 8. Executive Board
The Executive Board consists of:
the Chairman;
the Deputy Chairman;
two assessors;
the Treasurer.
The members of the Executive Board must be members of the association.
Resolutions of the Executive Board are adopted by a majority of votes; in the event of a tie, the Chairman’s vote shall decide.
The Chairman, or in the event of his absence the Deputy Chairman, represents the association both in and out of court.
The Executive Board conducts the ongoing business of the association. It is responsible for the administration and use of the association’s funds.
The Executive Board is authorized, for the management of the general business affairs, to appoint a full-time managing director.
The remuneration of the members of the Executive Board shall be determined by the Executive Board as a whole.
Expenses incurred shall be reimbursed. The keeping of the books and the receipt and disbursement of funds are the responsibility of the Treasurer.
Payment orders require the signature of the Treasurer as well as that of another member of the Executive Board.
§ 9. General Membership Meeting
The ordinary General Membership Meeting shall be convened annually during the first quarter of the year by the Executive Board.
Members shall be invited in writing, or in another appropriate manner, at least three weeks before the date of the meeting, with notification of the agenda.
The annual General Membership Meeting has the following responsibilities:
the election of the Executive Board;
receiving the Executive Board’s report and granting it discharge;
approving the budget and determining the membership dues;
adopting resolutions concerning amendments to the statutes and all other matters submitted to it by the Executive Board, as well as matters assigned to it under these statutes.
The Executive Board may convene an extraordinary General Membership Meeting.
It is required to do so if one-tenth of the members requests this in writing, stating the purpose and reasons.
In this case, the members must be invited, with notification of the agenda, at least one week before the date of the extraordinary General Membership Meeting.
§ 10.
The General Membership Meeting shall be chaired by the Chairman of the association, or, in his absence, by the Deputy Chairman, and, if both are prevented from attending, by a representative appointed by one of the Chairmen.
Each member has one vote at the meeting. Representation by another member is not permitted.
The General Membership Meeting shall deliberate only on the matters announced in the agenda. The General Membership Meeting may add further items to the agenda.
All resolutions of the General Membership Meeting shall be adopted by a simple majority of votes, insofar as permitted by law and these statutes.
In the event of a tie in the election of the Executive Board, the decision shall be made by drawing lots.
Minutes shall be taken of the resolutions of the Executive Board and the General Membership Meeting. The minutes must be signed by the Chairman and the Secretary.
§ 11. Amendment of the Statutes
A resolution containing an amendment to the statutes requires a majority of three-quarters of the members present.
§ 12. Dissolution
The association shall cease to exist upon completion of the tasks specified in § 2.
In the event of dissolution of the association, the association’s assets shall be transferred in equal parts to the German Red Cross and the German War Graves Commission.
For the purpose of winding up the association’s affairs, the Executive Board shall appoint two liquidators.
§ 13.
The association’s financial year is the calendar year.
§ 14.
These statutes were adopted at the founding meeting on 28 October 1950 and entered into force on 30 October 1950.
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This appears to by a set of organizational rules or bylaws for a former POW advocacy organization. Walter Schmitt possibly joined this organization post war in an attempt to advocate for wages due from his work in the United States during the war.
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October 30, 1950
Walter Schmitt