Hello Friends,
In the framework of my research about the last years of Mauser before the destruction (1946-1949) I was so lucky to find and buy these documents that I consider absolutely interesting and rare as well.
In fact when the French entered in Oberndorf they found French deportees working for Mauser. I kept in touch with a parent of Lucien Bertsch one of the French deported working in Mauser. He provided to me the following documents that belongs to him grand parent when working and living in Oberndorf after the deportation.
To me this set of documents is really fascinating because they give to us a picture of that period in Oberndorf and in Mauser. It is something that we do not see every day!
The first is the badge to work in Mauser, the second is a document from the Burgomaster of Oberndorf the third is the document released form the French Army to be repatriated.
The other documents describe the â??oppositeâ?. I mean a German employer of Mauser that was continuing working in Mauser under French control. In one of this document is asking for one day of vacation to the chief of the personnel. The document written in French is a receipt for a new identity card and the last one is a receipt for a payment.
The blue paper bag is a paper used by Mauser to send items to customers for testing purposes.
Note that the language move from German to French, in fact Herr George Grieser asked for a new identity card, the receipt was written in French. This to underline that under the French occupation the French language was also used for administrative purposes.
I guess that this particular period of Mauser needs to be more investigated and I am spending energy to clarify it.
I really appreciate that friends speaking German can translate the back of the Mauser badge and the other German documents belonging to Lucien Bertsch.
Thank you for helping me in my research.
Cheers,
Mauro
