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''[[Germany|Germany]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Germany_Military_Records|Military Records]]'' __TOC__ | ''[[Germany|Germany]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Germany_Military_Records|Military Records]]'' __TOC__ | ||
Military records identify individuals who served in the military or who were eligible to serve. Germany had a large army and a small navy. Since most German states had conscription laws, most young men were required to register for military service. A young man who had not yet served had to get special permission before he could emigrate. | [[Image:Parade 1894.JPG|right|300px]]Military records identify individuals who served in the military or who were eligible to serve. Germany had a large army and a small navy. Since most German states had conscription laws, most young men were required to register for military service. A young man who had not yet served had to get special permission before he could emigrate. | ||
Evidence that an ancestor actually served in the military can sometimes be found in family records, biographies, censuses, photographs, emigration papers, medals, probate records, civil registration records, and church records. | Evidence that an ancestor actually served in the military can sometimes be found in family records, biographies, censuses, photographs, emigration papers, medals, probate records, civil registration records, and church records. | ||
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*Sigel, Gustav A. ''German Military Forces of the 19th Century''. New York, NY, USA: Crown Publishing, 1989. (Not at FHL.) | *Sigel, Gustav A. ''German Military Forces of the 19th Century''. New York, NY, USA: Crown Publishing, 1989. (Not at FHL.) | ||
*[https://www.familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/Baden_Military_History Baden Military History] | *[https://www.familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/Baden_Military_History Baden Military History] | ||