Hallelujah! This thread proves it ain’t over ‘til the fat lady sings. Magnificent trawling and digging, guys.
It looks like the EKMs may be the final determinant for name spellings and units. I knew these had survived the war, reportedly being captured at some sort of personnel records depot in the Eifel area near the end of the war and turned over to the CIC. But I have no idea where they are today or that private researchers had copies of them. I assume they are part of the haul that eventually ended up at WASt in Berlin.
L.
P.S. not to worry, Peter, my motorcycle thugs have packed their bags, chugged their last pint and returned to the U.S. Southwest on Virgin Atlantic. Unfortunately for them, they had to leave their Harleys behind in care of the British National Party.
