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''[[Denmark|Denmark]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]][[Danish Military Levying Rolls (Lægdsruller)|Military Levying Rolls]]''[[Image:Gotoarrow.png]]'''''Military Records in Southern Denmark'''''<br> | ''[[Denmark|Denmark]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]][[Danish Military Levying Rolls (Lægdsruller)|Military Levying Rolls]]''[[Image:Gotoarrow.png]]'''''Military Records in Southern Denmark'''''<br> | ||
== Historical Background == | |||
For centuries, the duchy of Slesvig has been under the rule of the King of Denmark. The early military records of the duchy has followed the Lægdsruller system found in the rest of Denmark. These records can be found under the county level. In 1864, Prussia successfully took over Slesvig, and the military records followed the political change. Many of the changes in the military records include a change from Danish to German, more detailed information about the individual, and a change in the record keeping system. | |||
Events that affected the military: | |||
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! scope="col" | Year | |||
! scope="col" | Event | |||
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| 1848-1850 | |||
| First Schleswig-Holstein War - The duchies of Slesvig and Holsten rebell against Denmark. The rebels are supported by the Prussian government. The rebels are defetead and unsteady peace is restored in the Kingdom of Denmark. | |||
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| 1864 | |||
| Second Schleswig-Holstein War - Prussia successfully wins the duchies of Slesvig and Holsten from Denmark. | |||
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| 1914-1918 | |||
| World War I | |||
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| 1920 | |||
| Sønderjylland (North Slesvig) is returned to Danish rule | |||
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== The Records == | == The Records == | ||
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| Alphabetical Lists | | Alphabetical Lists | ||
| <span style="line-height: 19.914772033691406px;">Alphabetical lists are the most important record to use when researching in military records in Sønderjylland. After 1867, when a man turned 20 years old, he was listed in the alphabetical military lists of the [[Danish Kommune|kommune]] he resided in, under the year that he was born. The alphabetical lists are similar to the regular Danish Lægdsruller, but contain much more information.</span> | | <span style="line-height: 19.914772033691406px;">Alphabetical lists are the most important record to use when researching in military records in Sønderjylland. After 1867, when a man turned 20 years old, he was listed in the alphabetical military lists of the [[Danish Kommune|kommune]] he resided in, under the year that he was born. The alphabetical lists are similar to the regular Danish Lægdsruller, but contain much more information.</span> | ||
| <span style="line-height: 19.914772033691406px;">If a man moved around within the same county/district he was first registered in, his military record does not move. You will still find the record in the original kommune. If he moves outside of the county, the record will be registered with his new kommune under his birth year.</span> | | | ||
<span style="line-height: 19.914772033691406px;">If a man moved around within the same county/district he was first registered in, his military record does not move. You will still find the record in the original kommune. If he moves outside of the county, the record will be registered with his new kommune under his birth year. See Case Study 3 for an example of how to use the alphabetical lists.</span><br> | |||
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