Polizei Soldbuch

Authors

Object ID

2014.1.296

Object Name

Booklet, Register

Files

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Description

Cover: Green cover with eagle and Swastika in a reef. Title 'Soldbuch zugleich Perfonalausweis.' within black border. Green binding on left side. Interior: 36 pages with numerous stamps and handwriting throughout.

Information Provided by Michael D. Bulmash:

Soldbuch for member of regiment South Police Battalion 314, one Leo Markert, a Revierober Wachtmeister of the Schutzpolizei with awards including the anti-partisan badge in silver and close combat clasp in silver containing an attached foldout detailing engagements by date and place. Anti-partisan is a euphemism for Jews. Picture removed, probably to conceal identity. Entries as well for postwar internment in a British POW camp. Many engagements occurred in Ukraine in all probability as a part of Einsatzgruppen activities.

Dimensions

5 1/2 x 4 1/2"

Keywords

Reich Seal, Soldbuch, Police, battalion, Ukraine

Subcollection

Bullets

Recommended Citation

"Polizei Soldbuch" (2016). Bulmash Family Holocaust Collection. 2014.1.296.
https://digital.kenyon.edu/bulmash/554