{"product_id":"original-german-pre-wwii-framed-1935-nskov-employment-document-for-war-veteran-wilhelm-blessin-with-membership-badge-13-x-18-1-2","title":"Original German Pre-WWII Framed 1935 NSKOV Employment Document for War Veteran Wilhelm Blessin with Membership Badge, 13\" x 18 1\/2\"","description":"\u003cp\u003eOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a \u003cstrong\u003e13\" x 18 1\/2\"\u003c\/strong\u003e framed display consisting of a 1935 Nationalsozialistische Kriegsopferversorgung (NSKOV) document concerning the employment of a severely war-disabled veteran, together with an original NSKOV membership badge mounted beneath it. The document was issued by the NSKOV local organization at Bad Freienwalde\/Oder, within Bezirk Potsdam (21), and is dated April 7, 1935. It concerns a man specifically named in the document as Wilhelm Blessin and was addressed to the Reichsbahndirektion in Stettin, the regional Reichsbahn railway directorate at Stettin. A potentially corresponding postwar memorial record exists for a Wilhelm Blessin, born February 3, 1886 and deceased May 29, 1945, though the available information is not sufficient to confirm that this is the same individual.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Nationalsozialistische Kriegsopferversorgung, generally translated as National Socialist War Victims' Welfare or War Victims' Care, was an NSDAP-affiliated organization concerned with the welfare of war-disabled veterans. Founded in 1930, it became increasingly important after 1933 as other organizations serving similar groups were brought within the National Socialist system. One of its practical functions was assisting war-disabled men with welfare and employment matters. This document provides a particularly direct example of that activity, as the Bad Freienwalde organization was writing to the Reichsbahn on Blessin's behalf to inquire whether he was receiving due consideration for employment.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe upper left of the document bears the printed NSKOV emblem, consisting of an upright sword, Iron Cross, central swas., and surrounding oak leaves. The letterhead identifies:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eNational-Sozialistische Kriegsopferversorgung\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBezirk Potsdam (21)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBad Freienwalde\/Oder\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe document is recorded as \u003cb\u003eTagebuch Nr. 319\/35\u003c\/b\u003e. At the upper right, it is dated:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eFreienwalde, den 7. April 1935\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt is addressed:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn die\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReichsbahndirektion\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ein Stettin\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTranslated: “\u003cem\u003eTo the Reich Railway Directorate in Stettin.\u003c\/em\u003e”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAn official rectangular Reichsbahn receiving stamp records its arrival the following day.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe clearly legible typed body of the letter reads:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn der Interessenwahrung unseres Kameraden,\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWilhelm Blessin, Bad Freienwalde Oder, Wärterhaus\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003egestatten wir uns nachstehendes zu unterbreiten.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWir bitten höflichst um Auskunft, ob bei den in Frage\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ekommenden Anstellungswärtern unser Schwerkriegsbeschädigte\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eB. gebührend berücksichtigt wird.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEiner gütigen Antwort sehen wir gern entgegen.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHeil Hitler!\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e[Signature]\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eOrtsgruppenamtsleiter\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe word “Anstellungswärtern” is transcribed exactly as typed on the document. In context, it appears to be a period typographical or clerical error, most likely for “Anstellungsanwärtern,” meaning applicants or candidates for appointment. It has not been silently corrected in the transcription.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA translation of the text is:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eIn safeguarding the interests of our comrade,\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eWilhelm Blessin, Bad Freienwalde\/Oder, Wärterhaus,\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ewe take the liberty of submitting the following.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eWe respectfully request information as to whether, among those being considered for appointment, our severely war-disabled B. [Blessin] is being given due consideration.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eWe would be pleased to receive your kind reply.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eHeil Hitler!\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e[Signature]\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLocal Group Office Leader\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBlessin is specifically described as a “Schwerkriegsbeschädigte,” identifying him as a severely war-disabled man. Given the April 1935 date, this terminology places the document squarely within the interwar system of assistance and employment consideration for men disabled through wartime service. The document does not state whether Blessin ultimately received the position.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAt the bottom is a strong blue circular organizational stamp reading around the perimeter:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eNationalsozialistische Kriegsopferversorgung e.V.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eOrtsgr. Bad Freienwalde\/Oder\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe NSKOV emblem appears at center. The letter is also signed in red ink above the printed title Ortsgruppenamtsleiter. The signature itself is highly stylized and has not been identified by name, as a completely reliable reading cannot be made from the available view.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThere are also several period handwritten administrative notations in black and blue pencil or ink. These appear to be Reichsbahn filing, routing, or processing notes associated with the letter after its receipt. Some portions are written in difficult German cursive and cannot presently be transcribed with sufficient certainty, so they have intentionally not been expanded or interpreted here. Their presence nevertheless adds to the document's period administrative character.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMounted beneath the letter is an NSKOV membership badge, displaying the same basic organizational symbolism seen in the printed letterhead and official stamp: an upright sword combined with an Iron Cross and central swas. within an oval oak-leaf wreath.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is an informative NSKOV display because the surviving letter records the organization directly intervening with the German Reichsbahn on behalf of a named severely war-disabled veteran in an employment matter, providing a tangible example of one of the functions performed by the NSKOV during the early Third Reich period.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Original Items","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45582196408389,"sku":"ONSV26CBZ046","price":195.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1524\/1342\/files\/ONSV26CBZ046__01.jpg?v=1787326433","url":"https:\/\/www.ima-usa.com\/products\/original-german-pre-wwii-framed-1935-nskov-employment-document-for-war-veteran-wilhelm-blessin-with-membership-badge-13-x-18-1-2","provider":"International Military Antiques","version":"1.0","type":"link"}