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Guide to the German Soldier's Photograph Album
Bernath Mss 207
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Title: German Soldier's Photograph Album
Date (inclusive): ca. 1935-1937
Collection number: Bernath Mss 207
Creator: Heuschen, Helmuth.
Extent: .2 linear feet (1 half-size document box)
Repository: University of California, Santa Barbara. Library. Department of Special Collections
Santa Barbara, California 93106-9010
Physical location: Del Sur
Language of Material: Collection materials in English
None.
Copyright has not been assigned to the Department of Special Collections, UCSB. All requests for permission to publish or
quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Head of Special Collections. Permission for publication is given
on behalf of the Department of Special Collections as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply
permission of the copyright holder, which also must be obtained.
German Soldier's Photograph Album. Bernath Mss 207. Department of Special Collections, Davidson Library, University of California,
Santa Barbara.
Scope and Content of Collection
The album, entitled by its owner "
Erlebnisse aus meiner Dienstzeit!" [
Erinnerungen an meine Dienstzeit, "Remembrance of my Service", is embossed on the cover] is the record of the military service of a German soldier, Helmuth
Heuschen (probably from Lüdenscheid in Northwest Germany), during the Nazi era in the period prior to the beginning of the
Second World War. There are 152 black and white photos, primarily of members of the unit engaged in activities and on maneuvers
in various locations in Germany. There are also a number of photos of the soldiers sightseeing at various scenic locales,
historical monuments and a zoo. Many are accompanied by handwritten captions which are translated and further described in
the container list which follows