German WWII Luftwaffe Wehrpass Military Identification Document

A Wehrpass military service pass with a stiffened cover bearing the national eagle and swastika device above the title, with a stamped "Luftwaffe" designation in the lower panel. The inside page carries a fixed photograph of the holder, identified as Hubert Walter, born 27 August 1907 in Stuttgart, with personal and family details entered in the personal-data section, alongside issuing unit stamps and a handwritten signature.

Wehrpass booklets served as the individual military record for German servicemen, documenting personal information, service history, unit assignments, and campaigns; surviving examples with photographs and legible personal data are commonly collected as identified personnel documents.

The Wehrpass was the standard personal military record book issued to German servicemen from 1935 onward, replacing earlier Militaerpass documents and recording an individual's identity, physical characteristics, training, unit postings, and active service throughout their military career. For Luftwaffe personnel, such as the holder identified here, Hubert Walter, born in Stuttgart in 1907, the document would have been retained by the individual and updated by successive units, making it a primary source for reconstructing a serviceman's wartime movements and assignments. These booklets are valued by collectors and researchers as identified personnel records that can, in some cases, be cross-referenced with broader unit histories.