Wehrpass – Unteroffizier in Kraftfahr-Kp. 222 & Sturmgeschütz-Brigade 300 – KBA in Bronze in March 1945!
Very interesting and well-filled Wehrpass issued to Wilhelm Hermann Friedrich Schulze, born 7 February 1911 in Westerhof/Osterode, documenting continuous Heer service from 1940 through the final days of the war, including service on the Eastern Front and attachment to Sturmgeschütz-Brigade 300.
The Wehrpass retains the original portrait photograph, numerous unit and administrative stamps, handwritten entries, combat/service notes, inserted campaign sheet, promotions, and wartime awards. Several stamps were period/postwar denazified, commonly encountered on original retained Wehrpässe.
Recorded Units Include:
- 4. (MG) Kompanie / Infanterie-Ersatz-Bataillon 191 – Hildesheim
- Infanterie-Regiment 552
- Kraftwagen-Kolonne 222
- Kraftfahr-Kompanie 222
- 1. Kompanie/ Sturmgeschütz-Brigade 300
Notable Entries:
- Awarded the Kriegsverdienstkreuz 2. Klasse mit Schwertern (KVK2 mit Schwertern) on 20.4.1941
- Awarded the Kraftfahrbewährungsabzeichen in Bronze on 19.3.1945
- Promoted to Gefreiter on 1.3.1941
- Promoted to Obergefreiter on 1.4.1943
- Promoted to Unteroffizier on 1.5.1945
- Eastern Front combat/service entries
- Inserted typed campaign sheet detailing 1944 operations in the Ukraine sector
- Original wartime photo present
- Numerous official stamps and signatures throughout
The Wehrpass shows honest wartime wear and age, remaining in very solid and displayable condition overall.
A highly desirable and researchable late-war Heer Wehrpass featuring:
- Assault gun brigade service
- Eastern Front operations
- Combat driver qualification award
- Multiple wartime promotions
- Final-days-of-the-war Unteroffizier promotion
- Strong unit history for collector and research value
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Historical Description
Wilhelm Schulze entered active Wehrmacht service on 18 February 1940 with 4. (MG) Kompanie / Infanterie-Ersatz-Bataillon 191 in Hildesheim. Over the course of the war he served in infantry, transport, and motorized support formations, eventually becoming connected with the assault gun arm during the final phase of the conflict.
His Wehrpass documents transfers through several formations including:
- Infanterie-Regiment 552
- Kraftwagen-Kolonne 222
- Kraftfahr-Ersatz-Abteilung 11
- and finally Sturmgeschütz-Brigade 300
A particularly interesting aspect is the inserted campaign sheet outlining combat operations in the southern and western Ukraine during 1944, including fighting around:
- Shashkov
- Ilinzy
- Schepetowka
- Jampol
- Winniza
- Kamenez-Podolsk
- the upper Dniester
- and the Carpathian region
These were major defensive battles during the Soviet offensives that pushed German forces steadily westward.
The award of the Kraftfahrbewährungsabzeichen in Bronze on 19 March 1945 is especially notable. This award recognized drivers who proved themselves under hazardous frontline and combat conditions, often while operating under artillery fire, air attack, or during difficult retreats and resupply missions. Documents with this award are increasingly sought after by collectors due to their direct frontline association.
Sturmgeschütz-Brigade 300
Sturmgeschütz-Brigade 300 was a German Army assault gun formation equipped mainly with StuG III assault guns. In late-war operations these brigades functioned as mobile armored support and emergency defensive units, frequently deployed into collapsing sectors of the Eastern Front to counter Soviet breakthroughs.
By 1944–45 the brigade was involved in increasingly desperate defensive fighting as German forces retreated westward. Personnel attached to such formations often operated under extreme battlefield pressure and severe matériel shortages.
Schulze’s promotion to Unteroffizier on 1 May 1945, literally during the final collapse of the Third Reich, adds a particularly compelling late-war aspect to the document.
An excellent original Wehrpass with strong collector appeal, desirable unit history, Eastern Front content, and scarce late-war assault gun brigade association.
