Wehrmacht Soldbuch | Documents of the German soldier in Denmark 1940 - 1945

Welcome to my blog about the Wehrmacht Soldbuch of World War II!
The German Army Soldbuch of World War II has for many years been a desired collectible and good source for researching units and soldiers of the German Army (Wehrmacht) of World War II. This blog features a full anatomy of the German Soldbuch (paybook) accompanied by personal stories of soldies whose paybooks survived the Second World War. The paybooks of the German Soldier of World War II gives us unique insights in the military career of the German man from 1939-1945 and how the German Wehrmacht kept records of its soldiers.

Paygroups of the Wehrmacht

The German Wehrmacht of World War II used a numerized pay group system to standardize and simplify the pay system ...
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The German Army Soldbuch of World War II

Full anatomy of the German Army Soldbuch (paybook) of World War II based on my observations and collection of German ...
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Hans-Hermann

The story of Hans-Hermann in many ways represents the the fate of German youth in the years 1933 - 1945 ...
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Gerhard

Gerhard was born in 1914 in the city of Wagstadt (today Bílovec) located in the part of the Czech Republic, ...
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Fritz

Fritz was born in 1902 and came from the German city of Schlitz in Hesse. Fritz was not married and ...
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Carl

Carl came from Munich where he was born in 1902. As a teenager, Carl experienced the consequences of war and ...
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The cover: German soldiers of Infanterie-Regiment 489 marching in the Danish city of Slagelse.
Photo taken late summer 1940 by a soldier in the 269. Infanterie-Division.

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Today, 75 years ago, the German Wehrmacht surrende

Today, 75 years ago, the German Wehrmacht surrendered in the Netherlands, Northwest Germany and in Denmark. At 2036 hrs the message of peace was broadcasted on the BBC and it has forever since been marked. In Denmark we light candles in the evening on May 4.
Photo shows British forces, civilians and resistance fighters in the streets of Holstebro around May 8 1945. Taken by my great grandfather.

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Unteroffizier of the Küsten-Artillerie (coastal a

Unteroffizier of the Küsten-Artillerie (coastal artillery). Nice early eagle.

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Unidentified Unteroffizier found inside one of my

Unidentified Unteroffizier found inside one of my albums.
He’s wearing the Medaille Winterschlacht im Osten 1941/42 meaning he fought in Russia during the winter of 1941/1942. I find his tunic interesting 👉🏻 It appears to be a re-tailored M43 tunic by the look of the pockets (flat pockets) but with added bottle green collar known from the M36 tunics. #Wehrmacht #worldwar2 #ww2history #historybuff #militaryhistory #europeanhistory #collectibles #ww2 #ww2german #ww2collector #2wk #history #grenadier #infanterie #militaria #war #collecting #worldwartwo #1940s #tunic #historymatters #thirdreich #military #warmilitaria #wehrmachtmilitaria #heer #militarycollection #ostfront #militariacollector #uniform

Jeder Einmal in Berlin. You will know this phrase

Jeder Einmal in Berlin. You will know this phrase if you’ve been watcing Babylon Berlin - terrific series if you ask me.
Photo taken by a soldier from Infanterie-Regiment 65 around 1937.

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#series #reichstag

German soldiers from 6. Kompanie of Infanterie-Reg

German soldiers from 6. Kompanie of Infanterie-Regiment 489 in the streets of a Danish town, summer of 1940. Notice that a local boy is walking hands in hands with an Unteroffizier - this was not seen in the later years of the war.

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Photo showing a high-ranking officer and decorated

Photo showing a high-ranking officer and decorated veteran of World War I (possibly Oberst) of 2. Battalion/ Infanterie-Regiment 65 at a parade at either the Neustadtswall or Staderstrasse barracks in Bremen. It is possible that this photo was taken at the first ceromony held at the barracks in fall 1935.
Notice the use of World War I helmet and Reichswehr tunic. Can anyone name the award to right of his Iron Cross 1st class, also from WWI?

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This is why I like to collect paper items from one

This is why I like to collect paper items from one unit (269. Infanterie-Division)
Signature from the same district police chief in two different Wehrpässe. Notice that the “Tauglichgrad” and “Wehrdienstverhältnis” entries have been swapped around in the two fields.

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Today it is 80 years ago that my country was invad

Today it is 80 years ago that my country was invaded by the Third Reich as part of Operation Weserübung. Our country capitulated less than 4 hours after the Germans had crossed our borders and by that time 16 soldiers had been killed in fightings with the German Wehrmacht.
Being a flat terrain country with an outdated army, we were quite an easy target for the Germans and their 35.000 soldiers who took part in the invasion.
The photo shows German Panzer in the street of Haderslev in Denmark close to the Danish/German border on April 9 1940.

Credit for the photo: arkivdk

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Dinner caught locally (not by me) 👍🏻 #lobste

Dinner caught locally (not by me) 👍🏻 #lobster #hummer #limfjorden #skandinavien #scandinavia #outdoor #sundsore #sundsøre #denmark #danmark #springtime #spring #food #enjoyingfood #shellfish

Spending time outdoors these days 👌🏻 #scandi

Spending time outdoors these days 👌🏻 #scandinavia #nordics #denmark #udkantsdanmark #spring #limfjorden #skandinavien #lovescandinavia #outdoor #outdoorpeople #nature #enjoyinglife #october #subdsore #sundsøre

Interesting Schießliste or shooting record found

Interesting Schießliste or shooting record found in a late war (issued September 1944) Soldbuch. This list was used for keeping record of a soldier’s shooting results at both the target range and the field range. I have and have had many Soldbücher from all years between 1939-1945 and this is the first time I’ve encountered this record.
This particular Soldbuch was issued to an Unteroffizier from the Luftwaffe (airforce) in September 1944 when he was transferred to the Heer (Army). I find it interesting that the only weapon noted in the Schießliste is the le. MG (light machine gun). #Wehrmacht #worldwar2 #ww2history #historybuff #militaryhistory #europeanhistory #collectibles #ww2 #ww2german #ww2collector #2wk #history #grenadier #infanterie #militaria #war #collecting #worldwartwo #1940s #mg #historymatters #thirdreich #military #warmilitaria #wehrmachtmilitaria #heer #militarycollection #targetshooting #militariacollector #gun

Second part of the “Gefechtskalender” of 290.

Second part of the “Gefechtskalender” of 290. Infanterie-Division. Some fierce battlers there!
The owner of this Wehrpaß later took part in the Courland fightings and was awarded the Courland Cufftitle.

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Part of the “Gefechtskalender” of 290. Infante

Part of the “Gefechtskalender” of 290. Infanterie-Division found inside a Wehrpaß. A nice detail are the corrected dates.

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Me getting away from people these days. Crazy time

Me getting away from people these days. Crazy times - hope you’re all well out there!
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When I’m not posting about the Second World War

When I’m not posting about the Second World War and all the tragedies, I spend time with my girl right here.
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If only these walls could speak.. Regelbau 621 bun

If only these walls could speak.. Regelbau 621 bunker located at Flugstützpunkt Rom in Denmark. This type of bunker was a socalled Mannschaftsbunker (personnel bunker) and housed a 10 man group. 122 bunkers of this type were build in Denmark during the Second World War.
Fun fact: An impressing 23.000 kilos of armoring steel along with several tonnes of other steel types was used in the construction of a single bunker along with 485 cubic metres of concrete.

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Just walking around at the outskirts of my town an

Just walking around at the outskirts of my town and this appears. Interesting. #Wehrmacht #worldwar2 #ww2history #historybuff #militaryhistory #europeanhistory #collectibles #ww2 #ww2german #ww2collector #2wk #history #grenadier #infanterie #militaria #war #collecting #worldwartwo #1940s #atlanticwall #historymatters #thirdreich #military #warmilitaria #wehrmachtmilitaria #heer #militarycollection #livinghistory #militariacollector #bunker

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More posts to come!

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Little video from my trip to Flugstützpunkt Rom.

Little video from my trip to Flugstützpunkt Rom. #Wehrmacht #worldwar2 #ww2history #historybuff #militaryhistory #europeanhistory #collectibles #ww2 #ww2german #ww2collector #2wk #history #bunker #trench #militaria #war #collecting #worldwartwo #1940s #atlanticwall #historymatters #thirdreich #military #warmilitaria #wehrmachtmilitaria #airforce #militarycollection #livinghistory #militariacollector #luftwaffe

REMEMBER TO SWIPE 👉🏻 Went up to Flugstützpu

REMEMBER TO SWIPE 👉🏻
Went up to Flugstützpunkt Rom today with my girl and a mate to see the old Luftwaffe airfield and fortifications. The airfield and fortifications have more or less been covered by trees over the years but still plenty to see.

Flugstützpunkt Rom was established by the German Luftwaffe in 1940 with the addition of concrete bunkers in 1943. It had 24 camouflaged plane hangers (the square embankments you see) and a series of trenches, depots and Regelbau 621 and Tobruk bunkers. The airfield was at first used for Messerschmitt Bf110 fighter planes and lateron it became a reserve airfield. A total of 250 Luftwaffe soldiers were stationed here. #Wehrmacht #worldwar2 #ww2history #historybuff #militaryhistory #europeanhistory #collectibles #ww2 #ww2german #ww2collector #2wk #history #grenadier #infanterie #militaria #war #collecting #worldwartwo #1940s #atlanticwall #historymatters #thirdreich #military #warmilitaria #wehrmachtmilitaria #heer #militarycollection #livinghistory #militariacollector #bunker

Nice set of documents from Gefreiter Röttmerhusen

Nice set of documents from Gefreiter Röttmerhusen I obtained recently.
The documents include the award document for the Kraftfahrbewährungsabzeichen in Bronze (driver’s badge in bronze) and the award document for the Eisernes Kreuz II Klasse (iron cross 2nd class). The document for the Kraftfahrbewährungsabzeichen was signed by Regiments-Kommandeur Oberst Ranocha who was in charge of Artillerie-Regiment 269 throughout the war. The Kraftfahrbewährungsabzeichen was in this case awarded on the basis of 100+ service days as a driver at the front.
The award document for the EK II was signed by Generalmajor u. Kommandeur der 269. Infanterie-Division Curt Badinsk. It was signed on October 28 1942 whilst the division was stationed at the Leningrad front. #Wehrmacht #worldwar2 #ww2history #historybuff #militaryhistory #europeanhistory #collectibles #ww2 #ww2german #ww2collector #2wk #history #grenadier #infanterie #militaria #war #collecting #worldwartwo #1940s #atlanticwall #historymatters #thirdreich #military #warmilitaria #wehrmachtmilitaria #heer #militarycollection #livinghistory #militariacollector #269infanteriedivision

In 1953 the West German Ministry of Labour release

In 1953 the West German Ministry of Labour released a book containing all of the illness and wound codes used by the former Wehrmacht from 1896-1945.
I’ve been hunting this book for a while and by chance I found it on ebay last week - what a luck!
With this book you can tell the coded hospital entries in the Soldbuch. #Wehrmacht #worldwar2 #ww2history #historybuff #militaryhistory #europeanhistory #collectibles #ww2 #ww2german #ww2collector #2wk #history #grenadier #infanterie #militaria #war #collecting #worldwartwo #1940s #atlanticwall #historymatters #thirdreich #military #warmilitaria #wehrmachtmilitaria #heer #militarycollection #krankheit #militariacollector #wound

An original leave pass issued by the Wehrmacht in

An original leave pass issued by the Wehrmacht in 1937. Gives free travel to the soldiers destination of stay during his leave. #Wehrmacht #worldwar2 #ww2history #historybuff #militaryhistory #europeanhistory #collectibles #ww2 #ww2german #ww2collector #2wk #history #grenadier #infanterie #militaria #war #collecting #worldwartwo #1940s #atlanticwall #historymatters #thirdreich #military #warmilitaria #wehrmachtmilitaria #heer #militarycollection #livinghistory #militariacollector #269infanteriedivision

The postman had a little something for me today. M

The postman had a little something for me today. More info to follow! But I can reveil that one of the seen documents was signed by Generalmajor u. Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes Curt Badinski. #Wehrmacht #worldwar2 #ww2history #historybuff #militaryhistory #europeanhistory #collectibles #ww2 #ww2german #ww2collector #2wk #history #award #infanterie #militaria #war #collecting #worldwartwo #1940s #atlanticwall #historymatters #thirdreich #military #warmilitaria #wehrmachtmilitaria #heer #militarycollection #ironcross #militariacollector #269infanteriedivision

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