National Archives II
College Park, Maryland USA

During our research in the National Archives, we often find original information than could be interesting and useful to collectors.  On this page, we offer you links to those free resources.  Be sure to check back often to see what we are posting.

1938 SS-Dienstalterlistes Corrections of 15 June 1939

 (Note: You will need a copy of the 1938 Dienstaltersliste to connect the name with the entry number.  If you don't have one, email me with the officer's name & SS number and I will tell you his Lfde. Nr. so you can see if any changes, such awards of the Totenkopfring or Ehrendegen, might have occurred.)

The Ehrenzeichen vom 8./9. November 1923 (The Blood Order) Recipients No. 1-1500

In 1933, the Blutorden was initially created to honor the first 1500 participants in the failed 1923 Munich Putsch.  Each award was stamped with the number assigned to the recipient.  This ledger contains entries for most of those individuals with the number of their medal, date of award, and date of death of a recipient when applicable.