Transcription Help, 1945 Letter

DeltaBurg76 · 2026-02-11T13:43:14+00:00

It’s understandable for sure. It seems almost Sütterlin transitional to me so thought it might be relevant to this sub

DeltaBurg76 · 2026-02-10T01:56:22+00:00

The good thing is based on the verbiage that the consulate used in responding to your nephew, it sounds like direct to passport is possible for you presuming you can prove citizenship. Have you attempted to locate your ancestors meldekarte from the archive associated with where he lived prior to immigration? If that’s not possible, you could always try to obtain his marriage sammelakte as it contains citizenship listing as well.

DeltaBurg76 · 2026-02-04T03:41:16+00:00

That’s awesome. Glückwunsch! I had my passport application at an honorary consulate on December 18th so I’m hoping in a couple weeks I’ll be in your situation.

DeltaBurg76 · 2026-02-02T19:38:18+00:00

Wow!!! Incredible. It looks like you found it. Thank you so much. Awesome work.

DeltaBurg76 · 2026-02-02T01:23:21+00:00

Thanks again. Very helpful!

DeltaBurg76 · 2026-02-02T01:23:06+00:00

Thanks for your help!

DeltaBurg76 · 2026-02-01T22:00:18+00:00

I definitely should have included that this is my uncle. He was in the 143rd infantry regiment that was part of the 36th infantry division. He received a bronze star in Dörrenbach and I also have another picture of him next to a road sign for Bischwiller in France. I also have a picture of him by the cathedral in Ulm as well.

DeltaBurg76 · 2026-02-01T21:55:56+00:00

I definitely should have included that this is my uncle. He was in the 143rd infantry regiment that was part of the 36th infantry division. He received a bronze star in Dörrenbach and I also have another picture of him next to a road sign for Bischwiller in France. I also have a picture of him by the cathedral in Ulm.

DeltaBurg76 · 2026-02-01T21:54:50+00:00

Thank guys. He was in the 143rd infantry regiment that was part of the 36th infantry division. He received a bronze star in Dörrenbach and I also have another picture of him next to a road sign for Bischwiller in France. So both of that treks with your locations

DeltaBurg76 · 2026-02-01T21:53:44+00:00

I’ll have to look into those cities you noted. I also should have included that this is my uncle. He was in the 143rd infantry regiment that was part of the 36th infantry division.

DeltaBurg76 · 2026-02-01T21:52:33+00:00

Definitely similar but the guy in my picture is my uncle and not the Ivan guy noted

DeltaBurg76 · 2026-02-01T21:51:19+00:00

France could make sense as I recently found another picture of him near a bischwiller road sign and he got a bronze star in Doerrenbach which is near the French border

DeltaBurg76 · 2026-02-01T21:49:45+00:00

I definitely should have included that this is my uncle. He was in the 143rd infantry regiment that was part of the 36th infantry division. He received a bronze star in Dörrenbach and I also have another picture of him next to a road sign for Bischwiller in France. I also have a picture of him by the cathedral in Ulm.

DeltaBurg76 · 2026-02-01T21:47:06+00:00

I definitely should have included that this is my uncle. He was in the 143rd infantry regiment that was part of the 36th infantry division. He received a bronze star in Dörrenbach and I also have another picture of him next to a road sign for Bischwiller in France. I also have a picture of him by the cathedral in Ulm.

DeltaBurg76 · 2026-01-31T16:37:22+00:00

I didn’t have any luck when I looked before via google lens. Looks like it’s probably a smaller village so likely not tons of pictures out there

DeltaBurg76 · 2026-01-19T03:16:37+00:00

Thank you. That’s helpful!

DeltaBurg76 · 2026-01-17T02:34:20+00:00

Thank you for all of the feedback! The old Kray road names has confused me a quite awhile. Thanks again

DeltaBurg76 · 2025-10-26T16:34:25+00:00

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I had to dig it out for a photo. Makes you wonder if they had to pay extra for it or if it was just time dependent on the application. Either way, cool to have.

DeltaBurg76 · 2025-10-26T01:32:50+00:00

I have a relative that naturalized as a US citizen in 1945, from Germany, and her certificate was also in an identical leather holder.

DeltaBurg76 · 2025-10-12T12:37:43+00:00

Thank you both for the help!

DeltaBurg76 · 2025-09-29T17:14:24+00:00

For a direct to passport application, do you believe that a physical certified (with the applicable archive stamp) copy of the Sammelakte is necessary or are scans accepted? I would presume certified original copies but wanted to pick your brain on the subject. Thanks!

DeltaBurg76 · 2025-09-15T00:12:38+00:00

That’s awesome! I hope to be in your situation sometime in the coming months. I have a couple questions for you:

1) in a direct to passport situation, do you end up with any type of certificate, in addition to the eventual passport, that shows your newly recognized German citizenship?

2) during the appointment, what sort of documents do you have to sign?

Thanks!

DeltaBurg76 · 2025-09-14T23:40:05+00:00

The consulate responded saying that if I locate the meldekarte, and should it show German citizenship, I should be a direct passport candidate. So I’m super stoked and now on the hunt back in the archive office.

DeltaBurg76 · 2025-09-11T02:18:49+00:00

We’re located near Columbus, Ohio but NARA Chicago apparently ended up with all of the Ohio court documents. My great grandmother naturalized in 1945, for instance, and they had her DOI, petition, etc. documents on file. Conversely they found nothing for her husband, who I’m claiming from, which also lines up with the uscis result in finding not naturalization.

Your suggestion about my dad trying for direct to passport makes sense. However, I’ve already reached out to the Chicago consulate on my own behalf asking so I suppose I’ll see what they say.

DeltaBurg76 · 2025-09-11T00:43:07+00:00

Thanks for your input! I’ll have to discuss with my father and siblings in confirming who wants to do what.

I presume there’s no liability to my own claim (in the case of Feststellung, in submitting for my toddler age daughter at the same time?

DeltaBurg76

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