[Aufnahmebögen Buchenwald Männer] 7135703

[routebleue]

• Document ID: 7135703
  
• Document Collection: 1-1-5-3-Individuelle H�ftlingsunterlagen-KL Buchenwald
  
• Link to Online Archive: https://collections.arolsen-archives.org/de/document/7135703
  

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Discussion Question

meaning of „Kr.“ in relative’s POR ?

[routebleue]

in relative’s POR I sometimes find [„Kr.“ ? / „Kv.“ ? + number] behind the house number.
I suppose it is a number of the flat/apartment/floor in that building.
Any ideas about the meaning of this abbreviation and about the correct spelling (Kr. or Kv.) ?

[annabell.boerger]

Hi,

probably, as you already guessed, this is the number of the apartment. „Kv.“ could come from the word „kwartira“. This is actually a Russian word (квартира), but we don’t know the native language of the prisoner clerk.

Best,
Annabell

[routebleue]

Sounds good, that might be it!

Thanks and a nice (foggy…) day!

[anu.kivimaki]

As a neighbour country to Russia (Finland) we also used historically a very similar word to mean „a place to sleep“.