1943 Nazi German Third Reich Birth Certificate – Equord – Eagle Swastika Official Stamp

Offered here is an original wartime 1943 German “Geburtsurkunde” (Birth Certificate) issued by the Standesamt Equord, Kreis Peine. The document is an official certified extract of an 1879 birth record, issued during WWII and bearing a prominent purple German eagle and swastika civil-registry seal.

The certificate is Register No. 7/1879 and records:

Name: Friedrich Christian Huberth Behrens
Born: 10 June 1879
Place: Equord
Father: Heinrich Behrens, Ziegeleibesitzer – brickworks/brickyard owner, Protestant, resident of Equord
Mother: Adele Behrens, née Künnemann, Protestant, resident of Equord

The section for subsequent changes to the original registration, “Änderungen der Eintragung,” is crossed through, indicating no amendments were entered on this certificate.

Although the birth occurred in 1879, this particular certificate itself was officially prepared and issued during the Third Reich period:

Equord, 9 April 1943

It bears the original handwritten signature of the Standesbeamte (civil registrar).

Official Equord Eagle & Swastika Seal

At lower left is an excellent purple circular official seal reading:

Standesamt
Equord Kreis Peine

The center contains the period German national eagle holding a swastika. The stamp remains particularly sharp and well defined and is one of the strongest visual features of the document.

The bottom identifies the printed form as E 1, produced by Verlag Friedrich Wischer, Hamburg-Wandsbek 1.

This is an interesting example of how older Imperial-era German civil records continued to be accessed and officially certified by local registry offices during WWII. While the underlying birth entry dates to 1879, the document offered here is the actual period 1943 certificate, not an 1879 document.

Condition

Good original period-used condition with age toning, horizontal folding, creasing and wrinkling, particularly around the edges and corners. There are several small edge tears/notches and general handling wear. The typed information remains extremely clear, while the 1943 date, original registrar signature and purple eagle/swastika Standesamt seal remain strong and highly displayable.

Please examine all photographs carefully for exact condition. The exact original document shown is included.

An attractive named 1943 German civil-registry document with an older 1879 genealogical record, occupational information identifying the father as a brickworks owner, and an excellent official Equord/Kreis Peine eagle-and-swastika seal.

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