Ir0n Cr0ss Posted 13 November , 2006 Share Posted 13 November , 2006 Anyone have any records on a person named Heinrich Zinkgraf in either the 10th Kompanie or 8th battery. Ir0n Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alliekiwi Posted 13 November , 2006 Share Posted 13 November , 2006 Hi, Ir0n. We're not doing a very good job helping you, are we? I think the problem is that we're much more expert at Allied soldiers than Germn ones. Sorry. Allie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roel22 Posted 13 November , 2006 Share Posted 13 November , 2006 If he has served in a Prussian unit your chances of finding anything are vitually zero. Pretty much all that's left are regimental histories, and these hardly ever mention individual soldiers. If he has served in another army (the Bavarian, to name one) your chances are better, because these records survived the war. So it's important for you to find out in which army he was! regards Roel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ir0n Cr0ss Posted 13 November , 2006 Author Share Posted 13 November , 2006 He was in the Bavarian can anyone search for him? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ir0n Cr0ss Posted 13 November , 2006 Author Share Posted 13 November , 2006 bump. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roel22 Posted 14 November , 2006 Share Posted 14 November , 2006 I'll have an address for you tonight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralph J. Whitehead Posted 14 November , 2006 Share Posted 14 November , 2006 roel22, While there is a possibility of locating your soldier there is no master list of men who served. The easiest way to locate a man is if he was a casualty. The Bavarian army was quite large and there are numerous regiments to study. All information you have on this man would be needed before any attempt could be made. Have you tried to write to the Bavarian Archives yet? This would probably be your best bet. Ralph Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roel22 Posted 14 November , 2006 Share Posted 14 November , 2006 Iron, the address of the Bayerisches Hauptstaatsarchiv is Schonfeldstrasse 5-11, 80539 Munchen. You can visit their website at http://www.gda.bayern.de/hstaix.htm (scroll down to Abteilung IV Kriegsarchiv, in German only) or email at kriegsarchiv@bayhsta.bayern.de. I have no idea what records they still have. All I know is the archive survived WW2, which is pretty unique for a German achive. Try to provide them with as many details you can get about Heinrich Zinkgraf (like Ralph suggested): date of birth, the town he lived, the unit he served in. I hope you can find what you're looking for! regards Roel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roel22 Posted 14 November , 2006 Share Posted 14 November , 2006 Good chance the town Heinrich Zinkgraf was born still has his birth-certificate. And perhaps even other records, like his enlistment-papers. Worth a try! Roel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ir0n Cr0ss Posted 14 November , 2006 Author Share Posted 14 November , 2006 Thank you Ill do it over the weekend! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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