Army (Heer) Wehrpass Wilhelm Schröers – Frankfurt am Main – Issued 1939

OriginalWWIIGermanWehrpassissuedtoWilhelmSchröersandofficiallyopenedinFrankfurtamMainon28March1939,shortlybeforetheoutbreakoftheSecondWorldWar.ThedocumentbearstheofficialstampsoftheWehrmeldeamtFrankfurt (Main)andcontainstheoriginalphotographoftheholdersecuredwithrivetsandpartiallystamped.TheWehrpasswasanessentialidentificationandservicedocumentcarriedbyGermansoldiersandusedtorecordmilitaryexaminations,assignmentsandotherpersonalmilitaryinformation.TheWehrpasscontainspersonaldetailsofWilhelmSchröers,whowasbornon5January1907inWichterich,KreisKempennearDüsseldorf.HeisrecordedasaGermancitizenofProtestantfaithandworkedincivilianlifeasaHilfsarbeiter (unskilledlaborer).ThedocumentrecordshismilitaryregistrationandexaminationinFrankfurtamMain,wherehewasclassifiedas 'Tauglich'andplacedinErsatzreserveI.TheentriesindicatehewasregisteredasaWehrpflichtiger (liableformilitaryservice)andprocessedthroughthelocalWehrbezirkskommando.Thedocumentremainsingoodandhonestconditionshowingclearsignsofageandwartimeuse.Thecovershowswearandcreasingconsistentwithperiodhandlingandstorage,whiletheinteriorpagesremainwellpreservedwithlegibleentriesandofficialstamps.AsolidoriginalWehrpassbelongingtoaGermanreservist,offeringaninterestingsnapshotintotheadministrativesideofGermanmilitarymobilizationontheeveofWWII.