German WWII Wehrpass Identity Document - Wilhelm Nielges
A German Wehrmacht military service pass (Wehrpass) with a grey card cover bearing the national eagle and swastika emblem above the title, and a handwritten name in the lower panel. The identification page carries a photograph of the holder, Wilhelm Nielges, along with his personal particulars including birth date of 24 October 1904, birthplace Neersen, Kreis Kempen, Bezirk Duesseldorf, and details of his parents Theodor and Franziska Nielges. Various stamps and handwritten entries appear across the personal data section.
The Wehrpass served as the standard military identification and service record booklet issued to German servicemen, recording personal data, postings, and training progression throughout their military career.
The Wehrpass was introduced following the reintroduction of conscription in Germany in 1935, replacing earlier Reichswehr documentation as the standard lifelong military record for men liable for service under the Wehrmacht system. It recorded an individual's registration, medical assessments, unit assignments, training, and promotions, serving both administrative and mobilisation purposes should the holder be called to active duty. Wilhelm Nielges, born in 1904 in Neersen in the Rhineland, would have held this document as part of the broader wartime mobilisation of men of his generation, with entries reflecting his particular postings and service history within the Wehrmacht.
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A German Wehrmacht military service pass (Wehrpass) with a grey card cover bearing the national eagle and swastika emblem above the title, and a handwritten name in the lower panel. The identification page carries a photograph of the holder, Wilhelm Nielges, along with his personal particulars including birth date of 24 October 1904, birthplace Neersen, Kreis Kempen, Bezirk Duesseldorf, and details of his parents Theodor and Franziska Nielges. Various stamps and handwritten entries appear across the personal data section.
The Wehrpass served as the standard military identification and service record booklet issued to German servicemen, recording personal data, postings, and training progression throughout their military career.
The Wehrpass was introduced following the reintroduction of conscription in Germany in 1935, replacing earlier Reichswehr documentation as the standard lifelong military record for men liable for service under the Wehrmacht system. It recorded an individual's registration, medical assessments, unit assignments, training, and promotions, serving both administrative and mobilisation purposes should the holder be called to active duty. Wilhelm Nielges, born in 1904 in Neersen in the Rhineland, would have held this document as part of the broader wartime mobilisation of men of his generation, with entries reflecting his particular postings and service history within the Wehrmacht.
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