A Man is More Than his Death
Who was Hermann Karrasch? Update: A helpful member of the German Genealogy group has pointed out the occupation of Hermann on his Haflingskarte is actually Scheidemueller - sawmill operator. This makes a lot more sense than tailor, which was my incorrect interpretation based on a typo on the card (Schneider). There is also a Hermann Karrasch living in Konigsberg in 1935 who is a carpenter/joiner. So this is a better possible match for my Hermann. Thanks Carolina! In a previous blog, I started investigating my Opa's (Horst Werner Karrasch) parents. I discovered, that contrary to the oral family history, my great grandfather Hermann Karrasch was not shot down over Russia, but died in KZ Mauthausen (https://onlyliarsfam.blogspot.com/2024/11/adventures-in-genealogy.html). This opened up a large research avenue for me, because concentration camps often produced vast amounts of documentation. Here is what I knew from Ancestry records: Hermann Karrasch was born 21 December 1897 in Bollei...