Wehrpass Oberfeldwebel – Feldlaz. 572, DNF83 (3. Panzer-Division) & San-Kp. 522 (4x Awards)

An original German Wehrpass issued to Karl Enwelder, complete with his original portrait photograph in uniform and documenting military service from the pre-war Reichswehr through extensive combat service during the Second World War.

This Wehrpass records service with several formations, promotion through the non-commissioned officer ranks, award of the Iron Cross 2nd Class, the Eastern Front Medal, and participation in numerous major campaigns on the Eastern Front.

Personal Details

Issued to:

• Karl Enwelder
• Born 23 October 1910
• Augsburg (Schwaben), Germany
• Profession: Handlungsgehilfe (Commercial Assistant)

The Wehrpass retains the original uniform portrait photograph, bearing official unit stamps and the owner’s original signature.

Military Service

His military career began with:

• 14. Infanterie-Regiment 19
• 2. Infanterie-Regiment 19
• Infantry training in Augsburg

Before and during the war he served with several units including:

• Sanitäts-Staffel München
• Feldlazarett 1/579
• 7. Wasser-Kolonne (mot.) 561
• Panzer-Divisions-Nachschub-Führer 83 (3. Panzer-Division)
• Sanitäts-Kompanie (mot.) 522
• Later Feldersatz-Bataillon 75

Additional entries record specialist military instruction and temporary attachment to Feldgendarmerietrupp (mot.) 83.

Promotions

The Wehrpass records steady advancement through the ranks:

• …
• Sanitäts-Oberfeldwebel
• Sanitäts-Hauptfeldwebel
• Sanitäts-Stabsfeldwebel

Awards

Recorded awards include:

• Dienstauszeichnung IV. Klasse
• Iron Cross 2nd Class (Eisernes Kreuz II. Klasse) – awarded 20 October 1941
• Kriegsverdienstkreuz 2. Klasse mit Schwertern (War Merit Cross 2nd Class) – awarded 20 April 1943
• Eastern Front Medal (Medaille Winterschlacht im Osten 1941/42)

Combat History

The Wehrpass contains an extensive campaign record covering numerous operations on the Eastern Front, including:

• Poland Campaign (1939)
• Occupation duties in Poland
• Western Campaign (1940)
• Operations in France
• Operation Barbarossa
• Battles of Bialystok and Minsk
• Fighting along the Pripyat Marshes
• Advance across the Beresina River
• Operations toward Bobruisk
• Fighting around Kharkov
• Defensive battles on the upper Don
• Fighting around the Donets
• Voronezh
• Advance to the Terek region
• Winter defensive battles 1942–1943
• Defensive operations in the Donets Basin
• Numerous additional Eastern Front engagements recorded in the inserted campaign lists.

These extensive combat entries make the Wehrpass particularly interesting from a historical and research perspective.

Condition

The Wehrpass remains in good original condition with normal signs of wartime use and age. The original photograph is firmly attached, while the interior pages retain clear handwritten entries, stamps, and campaign records. The inserted printed campaign sheets remain present.

A very attractive and historically significant original Wehrpass documenting the career of a German Oberfeldwebel who served throughout the major campaigns of the Second World War, complete with portrait photograph, extensive Eastern Front combat history, recorded promotions, and wartime awards including the Iron Cross 2nd Class. An excellent addition to any Wehrmacht document or Eastern Front collection.