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To: (Remy)
CC: (Mantega-Barret, Sofia)
Subject: Baron VonEvil Strucker
I have not found much at all. Which is just as telling as finding quite a lot, yes? All the historical records seem to indicate that during World War Two, Strucker (I do not like to recognize his honorific, because he bought it. That does not seem to be fair to me) was doing perfectly honorable and noble things as part of the German Army. For as honorable and noble as that could be.
But the missing parts ... there are things I would expect to see in the archives that are just not there. Copies of orders, reviews from commanding officers, that kind of record. And what I have found has been very scarce. Very, very scarce. His enlistment papers, his discharge papers. One medical record for dental work. By comparison, the average lowest-ranked soldier has over a dozen records. The German Army was not short on record-keeping.
In addition, the archive I spoke to in Austria (I must remember to thank Wanda for letting me pose as her research assistant. It sped things up considerably.) have sent me a large packet of letters from the homefront from soldiers. If I can find him and keep him from hiding in a cupboard somewhere, I will see if Douglas will translate them for me and scan for any mention of Herr Strucker. Or Herr Doktor Strucker. There was an odd little note in that dental record that is bothering me, but my German is not up to par, and my Austrian is non-existant. Given what we already know about him, I have a theory. A very ugly theory.
I am going to raid Amanda's tins of tea. And perhaps her kitchen.
Marie-Ange
CC: (Mantega-Barret, Sofia)
Subject: Baron Von
I have not found much at all. Which is just as telling as finding quite a lot, yes? All the historical records seem to indicate that during World War Two, Strucker (I do not like to recognize his honorific, because he bought it. That does not seem to be fair to me) was doing perfectly honorable and noble things as part of the German Army. For as honorable and noble as that could be.
But the missing parts ... there are things I would expect to see in the archives that are just not there. Copies of orders, reviews from commanding officers, that kind of record. And what I have found has been very scarce. Very, very scarce. His enlistment papers, his discharge papers. One medical record for dental work. By comparison, the average lowest-ranked soldier has over a dozen records. The German Army was not short on record-keeping.
In addition, the archive I spoke to in Austria (I must remember to thank Wanda for letting me pose as her research assistant. It sped things up considerably.) have sent me a large packet of letters from the homefront from soldiers. If I can find him and keep him from hiding in a cupboard somewhere, I will see if Douglas will translate them for me and scan for any mention of Herr Strucker. Or Herr Doktor Strucker. There was an odd little note in that dental record that is bothering me, but my German is not up to par, and my Austrian is non-existant. Given what we already know about him, I have a theory. A very ugly theory.
I am going to raid Amanda's tins of tea. And perhaps her kitchen.
Marie-Ange
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Date: 2006-06-26 12:12 am (UTC)--Remy