Luftwaffe Interesting Luftwaffe Wehrpass

[Gordon Williamson]

Nice uniform shot.

[Gordon Williamson]

Unit assignments. The first entry is what will become relevant later, but a good part of his service was with KG 27 "Boelcke".

[Gordon Williamson]

Ranks/promotions. He ended the war as Stabsfeldwebel.

[Gordon Williamson]

Awards include the Long Service Medal and the Combined Pilot Observer Badge.

[Gordon Williamson]

So what makes this guy interesting ?

Well, in the closing days of the war he was assigned to the Feldj?ger.

Here is his Feldj?ger Ausweis.

[Gordon Williamson]

Anything related to the Feldj?ger is exceptionally rare. Even if this guys service with them was only for a few days at the end of war, its a set I'm delighted to have.

[Ulsterman]

Wow!

Nice catch. I'd love to have interviewed him.

He was in a long time only to get a KvkX. Odd that his LS medals aren't listed.

[Gordon Williamson]

Yeah. I guess he must have had some interesting tales to tell.

He does have the 4 Yr LS entered which he would have qualified for in 1939, but all awards of the Wehrmacht Long Service Awards were suspended on the outbreak of war. Technically he wouldn't have qualified for the 12 Yr LS until 1947 anyway.

A lot of his service in the second half of the war seems to have been on the home front as staff member at various airfields rather than combat flying so probably didn't have much opportunity to earn many awards.

[Paul R]

IT is a great book which provides a nice detailed history of service! Thanks for sharing!

[nesredep]

Hello!

Thanks for showing these interesting Wehrpass. :jumping:

All the best

Nesredep