COVER FOR THE WEHRPASS WW2 GERMAN SOLDIER MILITARY PASS INDENTIFICATION

These are original WW2 German Heer Wehrpass covers.  Nice light-green coloured carton protective cover for the 'Wehrpaß'. We have 3 of these covers for sale.  You will only receive one.  You can pick which one in the drop down menu you prefer and we will try our best to send you that one.  You will note from the images that all 3 of the covers have the owner's name on the front.  Only one is dated, with the fellows birthday, 1925.  Two of the covers have the maker marks on the back (Julius Kress in Kassel), one doesn't.

With increased volunteers and the reintroduction of the military draft, Wehrpässe (singular = der Wehrpass; plural = die Wehrpässe) were issued. These detailed booklets contained the personal and service information about the conscripts. They were filled out and given to the registered parties to be used for identification and recording purposes.

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 recipient's possession as his official military identification document. 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.