WWII German Military Records

[HCALTMANN]

mwo...@juno.com (Michael E Wolff) wrote:
>... an address ... that one could write to for
>copies of soldiers serving in the German Army in WWII ...

There are several. Try:
Deutsche Dienststelle (WASt), Eichenborndamm 179,
13403 Berlin (the best place to start. They have a home
page: http://www.com-de.com/wast.
Berlin Document Center, Wasserkaefigsteig 1,
14163 Berlin (for unit records)
Krankenbuchlager Berlin, Wattstrasse 11-13,
13355 Berlin (for hospital records)
Good luck -- Heinz

HCAl...@aol.com (Heinz Altmann)

[Michael E Wolff]

Thanks to everyone who responded to my query about German Military
Records. I have received several personal messages asking for the
information that I got. I thought that I would post a compilation of
these sources for those of you who are interested .

Deutsche Dienststelle (WASt)
Postfach 510657
D-13403 Berlin
Phone30 41904139
Fax 3041904100

Bundesarchiv-Zentralnachweisstlle
Abteigarten 6
52076 Aachen
Phone 0049-(0)2408-147-37

Deutsche Dienststelle (WASt)
Eichenbomdamm 179
13403 Berlin
Home Page http://www.com-de.com/wast

Berlin Document Center
Wasserkaefigsteig 1

14163 Berlin (for unit records)

Krankenbuchlager Berlin
Wattstrasse 11-13

13355 Berlin (for hospital records)

Information you will need:
Full Name
Full Place of Birth
Full date of Birth
Front Served (East or West)

This is a hit or miss situation, the main Wehrmacht personnel records
archives in Berlin were bombed out in WWII. What remain are personnel
records submitted by units or if ther individual made it into the
military medical system with a serious wound or illness.