WWII Luftwaffe Soldbuch – Flak Weapons Technical Personnel – Flak-Abt. 683 (Caen, France) (2x Awards)

Original WWII German Luftwaffe Soldbuch, belonging to a Luftwaffe Flak weapons technical specialist. The Soldbuch is an extensively used wartime document, retaining the original portrait photograph and a large number of handwritten and officially stamped entries covering the holder’s military career.

The Soldbuch was opened in August 1939, with the holder’s service recorded with a number of Luftwaffe Flak and technical formations, including:

• Reserve-Flak-Abteilung 364
• Reserve-Flak-Abteilung 346
• schwere Flak-Abteilung 197
• Flakwaffentechnische Schule der Luftwaffe Halle/Wörmlitz
• gemischte Flak-Abteilung 683 (v)
• Flak-Inst. 107/XII

Also recorded is a Lehrgang from 24.3.–5.5.1944 with 2./Feld-FAS (West) 31.

His specialist Flak service is further reflected by the awards recorded in the Soldbuch:

• Tätigkeitsabzeichen der Flakartillerie
• Flakkampfabzeichen

The photograph is still present and shows the original owner wearing his Luftwaffe uniform, with the Flakkampfabzeichen clearly visible in wear in the portrait.

The combination of the explicit “Flakwaffentechn. Personal” designation, his service with the Flakwaffentechnische Schule der Luftwaffe Halle/Wörmlitz, subsequent Flak formations and eventual service with Flak-Inst. 107/XII makes this a particularly interesting example of a Luftwaffe Flak technical personnel Soldbuch.

The Soldbuch contains a substantial amount of original wartime documentation, including unit transfers, training/course entries, equipment and clothing records, medical information, vaccinations, leave authorisations and numerous official stamps and handwritten annotations. This gives the document considerable research potential for reconstructing the holder’s career.

Condition

Heavily service-used condition.

The Soldbuch shows extensive staining, handling wear, creasing, fading and age-related deterioration. Several pages have water/moisture staining and some entries are difficult to read, but the book remains remarkably interesting because of the quantity of surviving original documentation.

The cover is worn but retains its original Luftwaffe Soldbuch design, and the original photograph remains attached inside.