Historical Collection

WWII German War Merit Cross 2nd Class Without Swords with original-style suspension ribbon, central swastika and 1939 reverse. A characteristic German WWII decoration known as the Kriegsverdienstkreuz 2. Klasse ohne Schwerter, preserved with visible age, patina and wear.

Original WWII German Heer Wehrpass for Johann Georg Zingler, born 1895, with Landwehr I classification, wartime fitness entries and official Ehingen military-office stamps dated 1937–1944.

Original WWII German Wehrpass of Heinrich Brockmöller, issued in Hamburg in 1940, with photograph, Landwehr I classification and rare accompanying Wehrpass-Notiz papers documenting his UK indispensable-worker status.

Original WWII German Wehrpass issued to Peter Bränd in Duisburg in 1939, retaining his photograph, personal details, official stamps and military-unit entries including Pionier-Bataillon 660 through 1944.

Original WWII German Wehrpass issued as a 1943 Zweitschrift to Rudolf Klinger, born 1913, with original portrait photograph and matching Luftschutz typhus-vaccination certificate.g

Original WWII German Wehrpass issued to Willi Geller in Hannover in 1938, retaining his original portrait photograph, handwritten personal details, official military stamps and reserve classifications from 1942 and 1944.

Original 1941 WWII German Wehrpass, marked Zweitschrift, issued to Jakob Otto Habel. Includes portrait photograph, signatures, official stamps and an accompanying 1941 Schützen-Ersatz-Bataillon 13 wartime leave document.

Original WWII German Wehrpass archive combining a photograph Wehrpass with detailed 1939–1940 Heer service entries, a WWI Militärpass recording combat in 1917–1918, and a substantial family Feldpost correspondence from 1940–1943. The group documents military service across two World Wars, including service connected with Poland, period unit stamps, occupation-era markings, handwritten entries, letters, envelopes and postal cancellations.

Original WWII German Wehrpass and family estate for a Gefreiter of the 256th Infantry Division, with Ostmedaille, Eastern Front campaign and wound entries, death notification, photographs and ephemera.

Wound Badge in Black (Verwundetenabzeichen) with a matching miniature stickpin and a period paper packet printed “Verwundeten-Abzeichen Schwarz”. Full-size badge, miniature and packet together, with honest age and wear.