{"product_id":"original-german-wwi-militarpass-wwii-heer-wehrpass-military-id-of-wwi-veteran-musketier-emil-kollmer-with-translation","title":"Original German WWI Militärpaß \u0026 WWII Heer Wehrpaß Military ID of WWI Veteran Musketier Emil Kollmer with Translation","description":"\u003cp\u003eOriginal Item: One-of-a-kind Set. Well this is something that we have not have for quite some time! This is a great set of matching named German military identification, an Imperial German WWI \u003cem\u003eMilitärpaß\u003c\/em\u003e dated \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e1918\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e and a German WWII Era \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHeer Wehrpaß\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e Identification Book, issued \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e16. März 1940\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e. both are named to WWI Veteran \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMusketier Emil Kollmer\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e, who was assigned to a Machine gun unit during WWI. The Wehrpaß even still has his picture in the book, held in place by the correct hollow rivets with inspection stamps over the corners. During the NSDAP period many new types of identification were required, both for civilians and military personnel, both as a method of control and to help protect vital parts of the German war machine. These books often recorded quite a bit about the owners life, much more than just their basic information. These Wehrpaß identification books were required beginning in 1935 with the beginning of conscription in NSDAP-ruled Germany, and all eligible males were required to get one.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGurski was one such individual, though he was a member of the Polizei, and as such during the pre-war period was already \"in service\", and did he did not get registered until the war was imminent. The front cover is also clearly marked \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eheer\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e on the bottom, indicating he was evaluated for service in the Army. As he still had his original \u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMilitärpaß\u003c\/em\u003e, most likely they did not need to research his military history, though they did make a note of it in his Wehrpaß.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOf note:\u003c\/strong\u003e the persons filling out the books often wrote using \u003cem\u003eKurrentschrift\u003c\/em\u003e, an older form of Germanic script writing, which is why the all the \"u\" letters are written as \"ŭ\". In this script the lowercase \"n\" and \"u\" are identical, so the latter gets the arc shaped mark over it. This is not indicative of an umlaut or other diacritical marking.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThese documents make great translation projects, but in this case the WWI Militärpaß came with a translation and service summary on a small yellow sheet of paper, the highlights of which are as follows:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWWI Service:\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e- \u003cem\u003eEmil Kollmer\u003c\/em\u003e was born \u003cem\u003e12 April 1898\u003c\/em\u003e in Pforzheim, and entered service \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e21 November 1916\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e with the \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eErsatz Bataillon Res. Inf. Rgt. 247\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e (Replacement Battalion Reserve Infantry Regiment 247).\u003cbr\u003e- Kollmer was then transferred to the \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e2. Ers. M.G.K. XIII AK\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e (2nd Battalion Machine Gun Company XIII Army Corps). During WWI \u003cem\u003eMaschinenGewehr Kompanie\u003c\/em\u003e units were often assigned at the Corps level, especially early in the war.\u003cbr\u003e- During the war Kollmer received extensive training on the MG.08, Pistole 08, Gew 98, and Hand Grenades.\u003cbr\u003e- Kollmer was transferred \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e29 April 1918\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e to the \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eMaschinenGewehr Kompanie Infanterie Regiment 124\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e. While with this unit he fought during numerous battles in France, which are detailed on the paper.\u003cbr\u003e- Kollmer was a recipient of the \u003cem\u003eIron Cross 2nd Class\u003c\/em\u003e on \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e12 September 1918\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e- After the war he would have been awarded the \u003cstrong\u003eCross of Honor 1914-1918\u003c\/strong\u003e (Hindenburg Cross) for combatants.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWWII Service:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- During the build up to WWII, Kollmer was drafted for military service \u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e16. März 1940\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e, and on \u003cstrong\u003e10. 5. 1943\u003c\/strong\u003e was mustered for service, though it looks like he had already been assigned to the Landwehr back in \u003cstrong\u003e1937\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e- There is some additional information in the book, but it does not look like Kollmer saw active military service during the WWII Period.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA great set of WWI \u0026amp; WWII military Identification with some great research potential!\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Original Items","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41069696155717,"sku":"ONJR23NSTG148","price":225.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1524\/1342\/files\/ONJR23NSTG148__01MAIN.jpg?v=1708985354","url":"https:\/\/www.ima-usa.com\/products\/original-german-wwi-militarpass-wwii-heer-wehrpass-military-id-of-wwi-veteran-musketier-emil-kollmer-with-translation","provider":"International Military Antiques","version":"1.0","type":"link"}