A Collection of German Militaria

German Second World War Army and Luftwaffe Soldbuchs.
2 Army Soldbuchs, 1 Luftwaffe Soldbuch, the first is a very comprehensive Soldbuch, this soldier has been much action, his awards are East Front Medal, Wound Badge in black, War Service Cross Second Class with swords, Iron Cross Second Class, late-awarded Infantry Assault Badge in silver, serving in the 2nd Infantry Reserve Battalion 12. Heavily annotated through the book. It should be remembered that the Soldbuch is always carried on the soldier, whereas the Wehrpass is held at Army Corps Headquarters. A full English translation accompanies this Soldbuch. Army Soldbuch recipient’s name of ‘Sykel’ applied to the front, photograph of recipient in army uniform, hatless. The book begins 1942, awards are Black and Silver Wound Badge, with citations, Russian Front Medal all in Russia, the Soldbuch reads ‘8 days of close combat.’ A full English translation accompanies this Soldbuch. Luftwaffe Soldbuch, blue cover, Luftwaffe eagle, no photograph, enlisted March 1943 as a paratrooper in the 1st Fallschirmjager Reserve Battalion Stendal, he probably became a member of the late-war formed Parachute Army, which served in Normandy, he attended a jump school in 1943, no awards recorded. A full English translation accompanies this Soldbuch, reasonable condition (3) £160-£200

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

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