Original Item: One-of-a-kind Set. Here we have a very nice set of four Identification books from NSDAP ruled WWII Germany. During the 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. The military issued books in particulars also served as records of their service as well as pay books, so they were definitely important to keep safe.

This lovely set consists of the following Identification books:

- One German WWII Reisepass (Passport), named to Therese Petricevic, which indicates that she did not have any children, and was most likely unmarried. It was issued 25. 6. 1941., and it looks like she was definitely approved for out of country travel, but we do not see any indications that she traveled much.

- One German WWII Deutsches Reich Arbeitsbuch für Ausländer (German National Workbook for Foreigners), named to what looks like Tanya Sergievku. Page 8 indicates that the book was issued on 7. Januar 1944. These books grew out of a 1935 law requiring registration of work, and documentation of work history for German citizens-and only German citizens, who were issued the Deutsches Reich Arbeitsbuch. Foreigners who worked in Germany carried an Arbeitsbuch für Ausländer which had a picture of the owner, as this example does on page 2, attached with a single staple and bearing the correct stamps over the corners.

- One German WWII Deutsche Uniformen (German Uniforms) Identification Guide for German WWII era uniforms. This contains prints of uniforms for the various military and paramilitary groups during WWII, complete with rank and badge information.

A great set of German WWII Era Identification material, full of great translation and research possibilities!

Of note: some of the writing in this book is in Kurrentschrift, 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.