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Germany, Third Reich. Soldbuch of a Grenadier unit Soldier
This Soldbuch, with photograph, belonged to a soldier from a Grenadier unit. In June 1944, he was admitted to a military hospital and passed through several hospitals between 1944 and 1945, including one in Königsberg. It includes several additional documents.
The Soldbuch was a personal military document issued to soldiers of the Wehrmacht or Luftwaffe during the Second World War once they began active service. It functioned as an identification and record booklet where essential information was recorded, such as the soldier’s unit, rank, salary, assigned weapons, leave, vaccinations, and any decorations or wounds sustained during the war.
Unlike the Wehrpass, which was more of a military career file kept by the authorities, the Soldbuch physically accompanied the soldier at all times, serving as their official identity document within the army. Its use was mandatory and strictly enforced, and its contents served both administrative and logistical purposes at the front.
A German document from the Second World War.
