WEHRPASS WW2 GERMAN SOLDIER MILITARY PASS INDENTIFICATION

This is an original WW2 German Heer Wehrpass.  The owner was Waldemar Eck, born April 1, 1892.  Included is a Wehrpass Note or Military note,folded up and taped and then sent to Waldemar Eck via feldpost (internal military mail) from the Military Registration Office dated December 1, 1944 and stamped with the Eagle and Swastika.  The letter indicating in German - They are authorized to serve in the cases of need for which they are irrevocably appointed and may not perform work in these cases without the consent of the competent employment office, etc. etc.

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.

Manufactured by the Metten & Co, Nationaler Werbedruck firm of Berlin SW 61,(Metten & Company National Recruiting / Enlistment Printing 61 Southwest Berlin).