[Ger-Poland-Volhynia] German Migration to Volhynia

[Hannes Werner]

Hello list members,

there is some information about "freedom from military service" in the 
prussian "Armee-Verordnungsblatt" from years 1870 (Nr. 110) and 1873 (Nr. 
5).
Prussian authorities, or better: authorities of the "Norddeutsche Bund", 
didn't think about FULL freedom from military service, but a deferment for 
three years for "all Germans" living in Russia (including Poland).
Deferment could be extended every 3 years.
Certificates of deferment have been issued by
- prussian embassy at St. Petersburg  - for those with origin in 
"Norddeutsche Bund"
- bavarian embassy    "                   - for those with origin from 
Bavaria
- military authorities at home-town

The draft-records at home-town of the german settlers were corrected when 
deferment was reported
by this offices.

Unfortunately many "military-books" with draft-records from that time have 
been destroyed.

I have copies of this military decrees. They explain why my gr-grandfather 
was drafted first time
when 24 years old (and living in Volynia).

Hannes W.
Germany

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Paul Rakow" <rakow at ifh.de>
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Sent: Friday, April 23, 2010 8:45 PM
Subject: Re: [Ger-Poland-Volhynia] German Migration to Volhynia