RARE WW2 German POW Release Certificate 1947 Russian Prison Repatriation Document

WWII German POW Return Document 1947 – Russian Captivity Record Gefr. Willi Schäfer
Description
Original and scarce postwar German document relating to the return of former Wehrmacht soldier and prisoner of war Gefreiter Willi Schäfer, born 25 May 1924 in Laufersweiler, Rheinland.
Issued by the Landesversicherungsanstalt Hessen (State Insurance Office of Hesse) in Wiesbaden, this “Vorläufiger Behandlungs-Ausweis” (Provisional Treatment Certificate) was prepared following Schäfer’s return from Russian captivity on 31 December 1947.
According to the document:

Named to Gefreiter Willi Schäfer 
Born 25 May 1924 
Residence: Laufersweiler, Rheinland 
Returned from Russian captivity on 31 December 1947 
Captured on 24 January 1945 
Records previous captivity beginning 16 October 1942 
Notes illness suffered during captivity: Malaria 
No amputations noted 
Issued in Wiesbaden, Germany 
Four-hole punched for filing 
Original typed and printed entries 

An interesting and highly researchable piece documenting the difficult return and medical processing of a German soldier after years spent as a prisoner of war in the Soviet Union. Such named POW documents are becoming increasingly difficult to find and provide excellent opportunities for historical and genealogical research.
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