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FW: Re: Jewish soldiers in the Austrian army through the WWI #austria-czech #unitedkingdom
Luke Talikowski
Shalom Shimi
I believe my grandfather Emil Fanty was also drafted into the Austrian-Hungary army as a very young man – possibly 16, at the time.
In another document, I found that he was interned in England, where he was a POW for a year. I have no idea how to verify this information.
Perhaps someone at the JewishGen Discussion Group would be kind enough to direct you and me to some databases to explore our grandfathers’ past.
It would be most appreciated.
Kind regards
Luke Talikowski, Perth Western Australia
Rodney Eisfelder
Luke,
World War One POWs are documented by the Red Cross.
Search at https://grandeguerre.icrc.org/en/File/Search
I found a card for Emil Franty or Fanty, born 27-Dec-1898. From the information on the card you can examine the register and get details of regiment, home address and wounds (gun shot wound to the left thigh).
I did not see any date or place of capture or date of release, so you may not be able to verify how long he was a POW.
I hope this helps,
Rodney Eisfelder
Melbourne, Australia
World War One POWs are documented by the Red Cross.
Search at https://grandeguerre.icrc.org/en/File/Search
I found a card for Emil Franty or Fanty, born 27-Dec-1898. From the information on the card you can examine the register and get details of regiment, home address and wounds (gun shot wound to the left thigh).
I did not see any date or place of capture or date of release, so you may not be able to verify how long he was a POW.
I hope this helps,
Rodney Eisfelder
Melbourne, Australia
Enzo Falco
Many years ago I was driving through South Tyrol, which was annexed by Italy after WW I. I noticed a sign for a cemetery honoring Austrian soldiers who died in that war. There I noticed many names including some Slavic ones but none with Jewish names. There was one large rock added recently donated by a Jewish family from Vienna dedicated to their father and all the Jews that fought for the Austrian-Hungary Empire who died in WW I. I was told by my brother that during the Nazi regime that all Jewish soldiers buried in German military cemeteries were removed.
Enzo Falco
Belmont, Massachusetts
USA
3a. Re: FW: Re: Jewish soldiers in the Austrian army through the WWI #austria-czech #unitedkingdom
From: Rodney Eisfelder
Date: Wed, 09 Nov 2022 17:47:09 EST
Luke,
World War One POWs are documented by the Red Cross.
Search at https://grandeguerre.icrc.org/en/File/Search
I hope this helps,
Rodney Eisfelder
Melbourne, Australia
Enzo Falco
Belmont, Massachusetts
USA
3a. Re: FW: Re: Jewish soldiers in the Austrian army through the WWI #austria-czech #unitedkingdom
From: Rodney Eisfelder
Date: Wed, 09 Nov 2022 17:47:09 EST
Luke,
World War One POWs are documented by the Red Cross.
Search at https://grandeguerre.icrc.org/en/File/Search
I hope this helps,
Rodney Eisfelder
Melbourne, Australia
E Feinstein
I have two projects to document the German Jewish and Austro-Hungarian Jewish soldiers who died in WWI with over 20,000 names collected.
If the Nazis removed all the Jewish soldiers buried in German military cemeteries--then I have documentary evidence of over 3,500 graves still standing in Belgium, France, Romania, and Poland that they missed.
The Volksbund which manages many of these cemeteries in fact updated the Jewish tombstones in the 1960s (like a fresh coat of paint)
This is not counting the thousands of Jewish soldiers buried in Jewish cemeteries in many countries as well.
Eric FEINSTEIN
Clifton, New Jersey