piekenier Posted August 13, 2016 Share Posted August 13, 2016 (edited) I was fortunate to find this little jewel lately at an auction ,probably as no one could decipher the German Suterlin it was written in ( I nearly missed it as I also struggled)! . It is the complete Ahnenpass belonging to Major Martin Drewes ,the highly decorated ,and famous WW2 German Night Fighter Pilot Ace, and Knights Cross with Oakleaves bearer ,and Group Commander of III./NJG 1.Drewes was only one of a handfull of pilots that saw action in Iraq (under Iraqi colors) in WW2 against the RAF (most collectors do not know about this theatre of action). The Ahnenpass (Ancestral Passport)is a document tracing the Aryan Lineage of a German Citizen 4 generations back .This was a vital document to have if one hoped to make a career in the Third Reich. It came with three original private snapshot photos of Drewes ( which I suspect have never been published) ,which were lying loosely between the pages, which really was a lovely bonus. Translated herunder AHNENPASS of Name:. Martin Drewes Place: Lobmachtersen Adress: Über Wolfenbüttel Telephone: Barúm 272 Edited August 14, 2016 by hucks216 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hucks216 Posted August 14, 2016 Share Posted August 14, 2016 Nice item. Has it been well filled in? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piekenier Posted August 17, 2016 Author Share Posted August 17, 2016 Hucks yes it is complete, all pages have been filled in .Really impressive Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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