Papers Please! An OUTSTANDING WWII German Army (Heer) Soldier’s WEHRPASS. (Wehrpaß) Certified

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Papers Please! A WWII German Army (Heer) Soldier’s WEHRPASS. (Wehrpaß) Certified. With the reintroduction of conscription in 1935, the Oberkommando der Wehrmacht, (High Command of the Armed Forces), activated the Wehrersatzdienststelle, (Military Recruiting Offices), throughout Germany to process and administer the call up procedure. When individuals received their registration notice they were to report to the appropriate recruitment center where they would be issued a Wehrpass, (Military Pass), until they were inducted into active duty. Starting in the autumn of 1939, when an individual was inducted into active military service the Wehrpass was exchanged at the recruitment office for the Soldbuch, (Pay Book), which remained in the recipients possession as his official military identification document. The recruitment office would retain the Wehrpass and chronicle the individual’s active service record in it. The Wehrpass was issued in three, slightly different, variants with minor modifications with the first pattern being circa 1934-1938, the second pattern circa 1938-1945 and the third pattern circa 1942-1945. Generally, if the individual was killed in battle the Wehrpass would be forwarded to his next-of-kin as a memento of his service time. Of Interest: The Reich conscription laws of 1935 dictated that each of the three branches of service would be allocated a percentage of the available recruits according to their manpower requirements with the army being allotted the lion’s share of roughly 66% of eligible personnel followed by the Luftwaffe who were accorded roughly 25% with the Kriegsmarine receiving the remaining 9% of personnel.  Fifty-four-page, first pattern, (circa 1934-38) with a small black and white photo of the owner., Wehrpass with a light grey card stock cover with a loosely woven linen reinforcement thread underlay. The front cover features a printed Army style eagle with open wings and Gothic script, “Wehrpaß”.  With photo of owner. Not all pages with entries are photographed (just the ones with entries) This example does have many entries!  It is not known if the soldier survived the war.  An outstanding lot! with lots of   details and the personal information of the bearer.   These are excellent for teachers and researchers. During de-Nazification much of this type of material like so many WWII documents was destroyed.   in good used condition. Some use spots on a few pages otherwise good! Complete museum documentation (COA) Provided. Certified by The Gettysburg Museum of History. The Gettysburg Museum of History does not support or condone Adolf Hitler or the Nazi Party and is only offering this as a historic relic. Please see our other items. Also note when browsing our web site there are several pages of items, at the bottom of the list look for other page numbers. An outstanding Third Reich document OUTSTANDING EXAMPLE! DO Not Miss This! VERY NICE WEHRPASS GROUPING!