Wehrmacht Soldbuch & Führerschein Grouping – Festungs-Pak Verband XXVI / Berlin 1943–1945

Original and well-filled Wehrmacht Soldbuch and Wehrmacht-Führerschein grouping belonging to Kraftfahrer (later Oberschütze and Gefreiter) Curt Genendsch, born 4 October 1903 in Berlin.

This attractive and researchable grouping follows the military service of a German Army driver from training through late-war fortress anti-tank units and Berlin-area formations.

Highlights include:

• Original Soldbuch with photograph
• Matching Wehrmacht-Führerschein (military driver’s license)
• NSKK qualification for operation of Anthrazit- und Holzgas-Generatorfahrzeuge (wood-gas and anthracite-powered vehicles)
• Wehrmacht-Kommandantur Berlin identification papers
• Detailed service history from 1943 through the final months of the war
• Promotion entries to Oberschütze and later Gefreiter
• Multiple leave, hospital and equipment entries

Documented units include:

• Kraftfahr-Ausbildungs-Abteilung 3 Rathenow
• Standort-Bataillon z.b.V. Berlin
• Festungs-Pak-Ersatz- und Ausbildungs-Abteilung 102
• Festungs-Pak-Kompanie 10
• Festungs-Pak-Verband 6/XXVI

Particularly desirable is the combination of the Soldbuch with the matching military driver’s license and specialized fuel-generator qualification, illustrating the increasingly important role of military transport personnel during Germany’s fuel shortages in the later war years. No awards entered in the Soldbuch.

The documents remain in honest wartime condition with expected wear, handling marks, folds and age toning. The Soldbuch is extensively filled out and offers excellent research potential.

A very interesting late-war Berlin-related Wehrmacht document grouping with strong identification value and clear unit history.