Three affidavits signed by Sigmund Freur, Director of the Prussian National Service Educational Program (with the rank of Corporal in the German Wehrmacht), affirming his German race and that he is not Jewish in any form, as well as affidavits declaring non-membership in any organization or party banned by the Nazi party. The affidavits were submitted after he was suspected by SS leaders of having Jewish ancestry or that his wife had Jewish roots. March 30, 1941. Typewritten and signed by Sigmund Freur.
Erklärung – Affidavit: “I hereby declare that I am of German origin or close origin according to the Nuremberg Laws; I am not aware of anything that would justify the assumption that any of my parents or grandparents were Jewish or belonged to the Jewish religion. The same applies to my wife. I already had proof of my German or related blood descent for myself and my wife when I entered the Prussian civil service as an educational assessor. March 30, 1941.”
Affidavit: “I hereby declare that I do not belong to any Masonic lodge, other lodge, or lodge-like organization, including Schlaraffia – (a German-speaking worldwide society founded in Prague (then the Austrian Empire) in 1859 committed to friendship, art, and humor), that I do not belong to any communist, Marxist, pacifist, international, republican, legitimate or similar organization or party. March 30, 1941.”
Affidavit: “I hereby declare that I live under orderly economic circumstances. March 30, 1941.”
Such affidavits were part of the broader racial policy enforced by the Nazi government to ensure that all individuals in positions of power were of “pure” German blood according to the Nazi conception. Soldiers were required to prove their Aryan descent, showing that their ancestors were not Jewish several generations back. These affidavits were placed in personnel files and carefully maintained in Wehrmacht offices. The enforcement of this policy varied but was generally stringent, especially at higher levels of the military. There were, of course, cases of forgery, as some individuals sought to conceal their Jewish heritage to avoid persecution or expulsion from the army, which posed an immediate death threat to any Jew who forged their ancestry.
Uniform Size: 21×15 cm. Very good condition.
