Mikael Dahlstr�¶m

Hi Patrik and BCC!


A little input on the handgun situation in the German Army in April 1945.

I have found this interesting note in a book about Jagd Geschwadern (Fighter Wings) 54 and 26. It is from the service record book of the German fighter pilot, Horst Trautvetter.


â??II./J.G â?�SCHLAGETERâ?� Nr. 26


7. S t a f f e l


Bescheinigung.

Die Staffel bescheinigt hier

mit, daÃ?? der

Gefr. T r a u t v e t t e r

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nicht im Besitz einer SchuÃ??-

waffe ist, da diese an des

Heer abgegeben worden sind.


Sy

Lt. und Staffelf�¼hrer.â??


Itâ??s dated 30.10.44 but the gun wasn't delivered to the Army until mid- or late April 1945. It doesn't say what type of handgun he had.


Mikael