STATE SECRETARY FOR THE RUSSIAN PROTECTOR IN THINGS AND IN MORAVA, PRAGUE, inv. 2045, sig. 109-7/52

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2 a - 4 - G r i n à e: The fr. -Rttf. Alfred Spitzig was born at the lo. Aagust l9l6 in Kleinochsenfurt near Würzburg. His parents are the butcher Jakob Spitzige uid Largarete née Öchşner; his Vatcr died on 9.8.ls27, his mother is 72 years old and farmed a 20 morning farm. Alifred Spiczig is Kath. and single. He still has 1 0 siblings in the Alker from 25 - 41 years. 3 brothers and a Schvester went to Canada in the Janren 1927 and 1933; they work there as motyger, Pamarbeiter and coal mine workers; the Schwoster is at a farmer's disposal. The other siblings are dependent on a brother who helps the mother in agriculture. Alfred Spitzig attended elementary school for 7 years and 3 Bésießthe further education school in Sunday and evening courses. After being dismissed from primary school he worked for 3 years at Hausc in the Laucwirtschaft. From 27 Nov. l933 to l. Jani l934 he served freely in employment service in Neu- Bruna near Würzburg• Alsdana he registered for /-V.T. and was appointed to l-VV. He served up to the 3rd noveuber l938 and was released as a -Rottenführer pach Ablsistung of his 4-year service obligation. In this unit he took part in the meetings in Austria and in the Sudetenlamd. After his dismissal, he joined the Reichs-Bakn in Milichen and Yar there until his convocation around July 5th, 1939. On that day he was drafted as a reservist for the 12th / //- "b". Lit this Binhait he followed the Polish campaign and the Peldzug in Hclland,Belgium and Frankereich nit. on 24 June 1940 he was transferred to the Ers.Batl.1⁄2 "D" in Mitnchea. Liese Versetzung took place on the basis of a disciplinary sentence of 5 days of sharpened arrest imposed by the Kompamieführer on 3 June 1940, because Spitzig on 2l. dai 1940 did not carry out a similar order and his helper had endangered the discipline in the troupe. To - before he had already given serious measures Amlass. Spitlig met on 28 June l940 boin E.-Batl. On 9 July 1940, the leader of the Staff Company gave credit that he had served the imposed Arxeststrereee. On 41977, he was appointed to the training department as a Fourier.