Searching date of birth/death - Hptm Franz Steigleder

[Larry deZeng]

If I were you, I think I would engage one of the fee-for-service researchers who live in the Freiburg area and have a close working relationship with the BA-MA archivists. They could then convince BA-MA that you are not a militaria collector or someone who wants to glorify a "Nazi", but rather a serious writer who hopes to publish an article or a book about an RAF/RAAF bomber shot down by Steigleder that will focus on the participants, especially the bomber air crew personnel. I think this would be your best shot to quickly obtain a full set of copies of Steigleder's records. The total cost to you for this might be in the 150 Euro range. I believe the BA-MA web site has a list of these fee-for-service researchers.

L.

[Andre Stewart]

Hi Larry,

Thanks for the tip. Sounds like an option worth exploring...

rgds
andre

[ju55dk]

Well if he have'nt been dead for at least 30 years you will get absolutely nothing on him, this according to German law.

Junker

[Larry deZeng]

Andre -

Here is a link to an introduction and instructions for the obtaining of copies of officer records from BA-MA Freiburg. It was written by Dr. Gustavo Martin and is based on his personal experiences with BA-MA Freiburg between 2006 and 2008. I vouch for it 100% because this has been my experience, too. Be sure and read all four of the numbered parts, but particularly 1 and 2. Everything I told you in my first post is correct. Should you desire to contact one of the BA-MA archivists intimately familiar with the Luftwaffe officer records directly, send me a PM for their personal e-mail address and phone number. However, you will stand a much better chance if you go through a fee-for-service intermediary as I recommended in my first post.

http://www.zeitzeugen1939.com/research.html

L.