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| *What you are looking for: When citizenship records do not exist, military records are the best source for determining when a male person was born. Military records may not give a birth date, but they give a person's age, making it possible to determine his approximate birth year. | | *What you are looking for: When citizenship records do not exist, military records are the best source for determining when a male person was born. Military records may not give a birth date, but they give a person's age, making it possible to determine his approximate birth year. |
| *Why go to the next record: Not all military records have been microfilmed, and the beginning date of these records varies from place to place. | | *Why go to the next record: Not all military records have been microfilmed, and the beginning date of these records varies from place to place. |
| [[Category:Germany Search Strategies]] | | [[Category:Germany Research Strategies]] |