Description
WWII GERMAN ARBEITSBUCH FÜR AUSLÄNDER – POLISH FEMALE LABORER – FREIBURG 1944
DESCRIPTION
Original WWII German Arbeitsbuch für Ausländer issued to a young Polish woman, Josefa Głowacka, born on March 11, 1921, in the Tarnów district of Poland. Her nationality is recorded as stateless (Poland), reflecting the German occupation of her homeland. The book includes her original identification photograph, secured with two metal eyelets and official stamps.
DOCUMENT DETAILS
The Arbeitsbuch was issued by Arbeitsamt Freiburg (Breisgau) on November 2, 1944. It contains numerous handwritten entries documenting her employment in the Freiburg area beginning in 1941 and continuing into 1945.
Among the recorded employers are Johann Hall, associated with a Gasthaus in Ebnet, and a Freiburger Krankenhaus. Her employment entries include work as a Hausmädchen, Küchenmädchen, and in agricultural or domestic service.
HISTORICAL INTEREST
An interesting example of the documentation maintained for Polish foreign laborers employed in wartime Germany. The book records several changes of employment and provides a glimpse into the tightly regulated labor system imposed on foreign nationals during the Third Reich. Particularly noteworthy are the entries continuing into the final months of the war in 1945.
