Short of having actual memorabilia passed down, is there any way to know for sure? Were their records kept and potentially digitized at some point? Or does one have to rely on family legend and intuition alone?
Im not sure if this sub is the right place to ask.
there are a couple of options out there,the first one should be the Deutsche Dienststelle (WASt). they have records of wehrmacht soldiers and so on. the other one should be the bundesarchiv.
so yes, there are a lot of records. If youll find something? maybe.