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#197935 10/15/2008 03:59 PM
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You should try to make contact with him and see if he can help you out with info on the dagger.


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#197936 10/15/2008 05:28 PM
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I'm way ahead of you...I've already sent a message to Juergen Voigt and am hoping he'll send a reply. I was going to wait until I heard back to present a surprise...perhaps confirmation that the dagger belonged to his father, Kapitaen zur See Kurt Voigt.

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I haven't heard anything back from Juergen Voigt at this point but it may be that he is no longer active on the website or, of he is, only checks in periodically.

We'll see.

Meanwhile, Treedctr, WHere are you located? Can you give more details about the dagger's acquisition? Can or did the source provide some background as to where and when the dagger was found?

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Thanks Paul, I am in Mississippi. I have been corresponding with the son and grandson of the recently passed vet. They are cleaning out the house and attic on weekends to get it ready to sell. They promised me that when they got to the box with his medals, service info, pictures of him in uniform etc they would let me know and I really want to follow that lead out. They are legit but the only facts I know at this point are that he was in Patton's Army. I will continue to pursue that on this end. Thank you for all you have done to help! Oliver

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Perhaps the veteran's history will provide another piece of the puzzle. His unit may have been in or around Kiel or in the city or town where Kurt Voigt was from. In Juergen Voigt's diary entries he mentions his mother's hunt for food after the war so perhaps the dagger was traded for provisions at some time.

Or, as in many cities, all weapons were required to be turned over to the occupying authorities. Often this resulted in everything from antiques to dress swords and daggers along with military arms being thrown into piles in the citiy square to be destroyed (rolled over by tanks)or taken as souvenirs by GI's..

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