Wehrpass army bridge pioneer and Flak helper Dresden 1944

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Rudolf Merk, Corporal (Obergefreiter) Army bridge construction unit and Luftwaffe civil Flak man „Flakwehrmann“.

1) Wehrpass, 14.3.38.
2) Document stating he is a Flakwehrmann serving with schwere Flak-Abteilung 565(o) in Dresden, 28.11.44.
3) Military discharge document, 12.9.40. Bad condition.
4) Two pieces Wehrpassnotitz from military district office Dresden stating he is a reserve soldier and could be called-up, 1941 and 1943.

Factory worker born 1894, born and living in Dresden. He served: Aug.39-Aug.40 with Army bridge construction unit Brückenbau-Bataillon 548 home based in his hometown Dreden, 1939 active in Poland and occupation force Poland, based at the Westwall, 1940 active at the Westfront during the campaign in France; Aug.-Sep.40 with Brückenbau-Ersatz-Bataillon 1 in Wittenberg. Discharged from military service Sep.40. 1944 he served with the Flak in his hometown Dresden as a civil Flak-helper „Flakwehrmann“. With unit L55727: schwere Flak-Abteilung 565(o), stationary Flak unit in Dresden.