WH (Heer) 'Wehrpaß'. When individuals received their registration notice they were to report to the appropriate recruitment center where they would be issued a 'Wehrpaß', until they were inducted into active duty. From 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 recipients possession as his official military identification document. The recruitment office would retain the Wehrpass and chronicle the individuals active service record in it. The Wehrpaß belonged to 'Feldwebel Friedrich Perez', he was a member within the 'Große-Kraftwagen-Kolonne für Betriebsstoff 7/18'. The Wehrpaß is complete with portrait-photo. He first took part in the invasion of Poland in September 1939. In October 1939 he was moved to the Westfront and took part in the invasion of Holland on 10 May 1940 near Maastricht, followed by the battles in Belgium in Flandern and Dunkirk. His unit stayed in France as occupation forces. According to his Wehrpaß he took part in the Campaign against Russia from 16 january 1942 and was also killed in action on 16 january 1942 near Notschkowo (Russia). The Wehrpaß comes together with a large amount of documents and (fieldpost) letters sent to his wife to tell her about the loss of her husband. Take a look at the photos for more information. Interesting original Wehrpaß!

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