A Collection of German Militaria

GERMAN ARMY, Luftwaffe, AND VOLKSSTURM SOLDBUCHS.
Three complete Army soldbuchs all having the recipient’s photograph intact, hatless wearing uniform. Obergefreiter Karl Kroll service from 1940, various infantry units, served on the Russian Front, awarded with medal, interestingly he was awarded the 715th Infantry Division badge on the 18th March 1945, the small citation tucked into the back of the soldbuch. Franz Kuffner service from July 1940, artillery regiments, served with Motorised Artillery Abteilung 737, awarded the Kuban Shield in 1944, pages 21, 22 are missing, in the back of the soldbuch is his army driving license, full half bust uniform, hatless; the third recipient served as a Medical operative 9 March 1943; a Luftwaffe blue soldbuch, photograph of recipient in uniform, hatless wearing Administrative School collar patches, issued March 1940 as a Flieger, promoted through the ranks to a Leutnant in mixed administrative units culminating in October 1944 joining the new Parachute Army, the photograph is a later addition to the soldbuch but wartime period being in the uniform of a Leutnant; together with a Luftwaffe soldbuch completely unissued, and three Luftwaffe linen double page passes all with photographs, one for a Flying Attack School, another for a Luftwaffe Observer and lastly for a Luftwaffe Air Gunner; and an unissued condition Volkssturm soldbuch, reasonable condition (9) £80-£120

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, A Collection of German Militaria.

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