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Title: Translation Help Needed - German
Post by: famhistbuff on Friday 19 May 17 04:49 BST (UK)
Hi All,

I was hoping someone may be able to firstly decipher the handwriting and hopefully translate into English?

Thanks in advance
Lisa :)
Title: Re: Translation Help Needed - German
Post by: BelgianAncestry on Friday 19 May 17 11:58 BST (UK)
Nasty handwriting, but this is what it may read:

Beschäftigt als: - Employed as:
Landhelfer - In general somebody helping out on a farm. (If this is situated in the 3rd Reich period you may want to look up Landhelferbrief; a document given to all young unemployed people who had worked for at least 6 months as a temporary worker on a farm.)
/ Diplom - / diploma.
B... - ?
Postfacharbeiter - Mailman or someone who works at the postal service.
Kfm (Kaufmann) gehilfer - Merchant's assistant.
Wachtmstr (Wachtmeister) - A soldier of this rank, or a lower rank in the police, or possibly somebody guarding certain facilities.
Heizer - Stoker or boilerman.

Kind regards
belgianancestry.weebly.com
Title: Re: Translation Help Needed - German
Post by: famhistbuff on Friday 19 May 17 13:22 BST (UK)
Thanks so much :)
Title: Re: Translation Help Needed - German
Post by: famhistbuff on Tuesday 23 May 17 00:26 BST (UK)
I now have a picture of the full document, if anyone can help with translating?

Thanks in advance  :)
Title: Re: Translation Help Needed - German
Post by: JustinL on Tuesday 23 May 17 18:20 BST (UK)
Lisa,

It's a list of his jobs in support of an application for something.

Chr. Breutner, Landwirtschaft (= farming)
Deutsche Reichsbahn (German Rail), Betriebs-Angestellter (= operations employee)
Deutsche Post (German Post)
Kunkel, Metall-Maschinen (= metal working machinery), kaufmännische Gehilfe (= commercial assistant)
Stadt Ulm, Polizei (= Police Force of the City of Ulm)
Sub Post Ulm, amerikanische Dienststelle (= American Military Base)

F[irm]a. Laible, Ulm, Hochdruckheizer u[und] Maschinist, seit 15.8.53

Laible company, Ulm, high pressure boilerman and machinist, since 15.8.53

Wehrpflicht (= compulsory military service)


Justin