ZECK - THE STORY

MICHAEL ZECK.
ABOUT THE ROOTS:
THE FOUNDER MICHAEL ZECK
Michael Zeck was born on January 21, 1891, in Kremmeldorf near Bamberg, which has been a district
of Memmelsdorf since the 1972 municipal area reform. His parents were Bernhard and Kunigunde
Zeck, née Einwich. By profession, Michael's parents were "brickyard owners' couple" and farmers.
Records of Michael Zeck's life are unfortunately very sparse. Neither in the family archives nor in the
city archives of Schesslitz nor in the state archives of Bamberg much information has been found.
He was probably already a "hidden champion" back then.
LABOR PERFORMANCE ON THE PARENTAL FARM
The War Archives in Munich hold the muster rolls of soldiers who were called up and registered by
the military in Bavaria during the First World War. In volume 19.674, the 13th volume of the Bavarian
War Rolls, our Michael Zeck can be found. The files show that as a recruit he formally belonged to
the “Train Supply Unit Würzburg 2, Bamberg District Command”. "Train" means military transportation
and column, i.e., logistics of material. This had developed in the course of the war of position
on the western front to France and the months of material battles.
On March 31, 1918, Michael Zeck was deputized to Kremmeldorf as "permanently at the parental farm
to perform labor on the parental farm" and deferred until August 31, 1918. This means that during
this time he did not have to actively fight with weapons. The supply of food to the population, i.e.,
the "food battle" on the home front, had meanwhile become the decisive question of survival.
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Eintrag von Michael Zeck in der
Kriegsstammrolle (Auszug)