Oh Christoph, I don't actually have the document. I was told about it by Jan Bitterberg but never got it. But it will be interesting for you to know that such a document exists or maybe you already know about it or even have it.
So here was the 2nd response from Jan. Incidentally I assumed Jan was a female and then I realized Jan may be was a male. So I have to be careful not to say he or she but just Jan. (I am very familiar with the he/she situation because I have my Dad's name. Whenever the phone rang, we had to ask 'do you want the male or the female Jean?' Then in a panic the people would hang up.)
Dear Jean,
I am very sorry for not answering earlier. The last few weeks at our office have been so busy that I simply could not spare enough time.
Attached you should find a clip of the map you have sent me with the location of the abbey marked by a red box.
Mrs. Korte-Böger, our historian, pointed me to an article concerning the closing of the field hospital. I have read it but there was no relevant information in regard to the case of your father. However, if you are interested I could try to scan the article and mail it to you.
It is difficult to find official records concerning the last days of the Nazi regime since at that time the enthusiasm for keeping those records was not as it used to be and everything was rather chaotic. I am afraid that for the moment we cannot tell you much more. I hope you have more success with the US army’s military records.
Please feel free to write again if you have more questions.
I wish you a merry Christmas and a happy new year!
Jan Bitterberg
Tourist Information Siegburg
Europaplatz 3
53721 Siegburg
Tel.: 02241 / 96985-32
Fax: 02241 / 96985-31
Can you believe how helpful Jan was. I sent Jan the map I sent you. I never located the attachment but it was okay because I had an idea of where the Abbey was.
Jean J