Obersalzberg: POW Waffen-SS Man Documents
Here comes a most interesting document set of a former Waffen-SS member. His son Ruediger (born 1945) was later employed by the Rhine Army and discharged with honors. Obersalzberg Waffen-SS Man Documents
Biography
The documents are issued to Leo Maslow, born Feb 9, 1920 in Flatow, West Prussia. Maslow entered the Waffen-SS on Jan 9, 1940. Promotions: Jan 1941 SS-Sturmmann, Aug 1941 SS-Rottenfuehrer, and May 1944 SS-Unterschaarfuehrer
From Jan 1945, he served at the Waffen-SS Command at AH’s Obersalzberg, became an American POW on Jul 15, 1945 and spent 10 months in a POW camp. Released on May 24, 1946. Leo died in 1964. I assume his wife and son passed away as well.
The Documents (Excerpt) Obersalzberg Waffen-SS Man Documents
- Birth Certificate, 1944
- Income Tax Card, 1944/46
- US Military POW Discharge Document, 1946
- German ID, 1946
- Refugee ID, 1946
- Workers Pass 1949
- Income Tax Card, 1949
- 3 x German ID’s for Leo, his wife, and son Ruediger, 1960s (Leo’s ID mentions a Grenade splinter injury at the hip)
- Certificate Military Service – Deutsche Dienststelle (WASt), 1968
- BAOR Pass of the son, serving in the Rhine Army as a vehicle mechanic, 1971-1972
- Photographs of the son being awarded by the Rhine Army in 1977
- Federal German Passport 1980s of the son with some East German stamps
- Several other documents and photographs…
