German Soldiers' Family Allowances and War Widows' pensions

[Lee Smart]

Ladies and Gents,

I am interested in comparing the effect of the morale on the Home Fronts - in particular I am interested in understanding how the German Soldiers were supported by the State both in their pay and allowances, and any other benefits, in cash or in kind, that were provided for their families ....and the War Pensions that were issued to the bereaved (as well as any other support available). 

My starter for ten to get the discussion going is a summary that I put together on the British Army's Pay, allowances, pensions and wound/death notifications provided to my Great Grandmother during the war and on the death of her husband Albert in 1915.

Edited 17 October , 2023 by Lee Smart

[knittinganddeath]

There is some discussion of those topics in Home/front : the military, war, and gender in twentieth-century Germany eds. Karen Hagermann and Stefanie Schüler-Springorum. The link goes to archive.org, you can create a free account to read the book.

[charlie2]

Volume 8, chapter 5 of „Der Weltkampf um Ehre und Recht“ may be of help. 
https://www.wintersonnenwende.com/scriptorium/deutsch/archiv/weltkampf/wer0826.html#ref1

Charlie

[charlie2]

My post in this thread should help you further 

and also the attached

Charlie