{"title":"Europe-Germany-Third Reich Documents \u0026 Photos-Soldbuch-Kriegsmarine","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"germany-kriegsmarine-a-soldbuch-to-willy-schwebig-atlantic-coast-service-g53206rl1","title":"Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Soldbuch To Willy Schwebig, Atlantic Coast Service","description":"\u003cp\u003e(Kriegsmarine Soldbuch). Constructed of a light brown card stock binding with 40 paginated interior pages filled with stamped and handwritten entries, retaining a replacement black-and-white photograph of the bearer, measuring 105 mm (w) x 145 mm (h), demonstrating material fatigue and soiling consistent with extensive wartime usage (including partial tape repairs), in very fine condition.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFootnote: Wilhelm “Willy” (also noted as “Willi”) Schwebig was born on 26 April 1909 in the Köln (Cologne) region. According to the Soldbuch’s service records dated 20 June 1941 through 20 September 1944, he served at Marinelazartt Lorient and Marinelazarett Bordeaux, part of the Atlantic Wall, at least partially with Naval Regiment Kühnemann (the latter a naval infantry unit which covered the Wehrmacht’s eventual retreat from France). Schwebig received the War Merit Cross II Class on 20 April 1943.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"eMedals","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46135037526293,"sku":"G53206.RL1","price":135.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0713\/9105\/2053\/files\/l22_mnc8219_074_1.jpg?v=1692908685"},{"product_id":"germany-kriegsmarine-an-unissued-soldbuch-allied-serviceman-retrieval-g61986","title":"Germany, Kriegsmarine. An Unissued Soldbuch, Allied Serviceman Retrieval","description":"\u003cp\u003e(\u003cem\u003eKriegsmarine Soldbuch\u003c\/em\u003e). Constructed of a light brown card stock binding with 40 paginated interior pages, the cover indicating issue to Kriegsmarine personnel, the interior unissued and absent entries with the exception of several English-language handwritten notes indicating the purpose of a small number of sections, measuring 10.5 cm (w) x 14.5 cm (h), a largely unspoiled example retrieved by an Allied serviceman in extremely fine condition. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"eMedals","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49860600398101,"sku":"G61986","price":108.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0713\/9105\/2053\/files\/eMedals_G61986_2.jpg?v=1776375681"},{"product_id":"germany-kriegsmarine-a-gebuhrnisbuch-to-georg-ellwara-blockade-runner-badge-recipient-g61987","title":"Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Gebührnisbuch to Georg Ellwara, Blockade Runner Badge Recipient","description":"\u003cp\u003e (\u003cem\u003eKriegsmarine Gebührnisbuch\u003c\/em\u003e). Constructed of a light brown card stock binding with 36 paginated interior pages, the cover indicating a conversion to a Kriegsmarine-issue “Gebührnisbuch” (Salary Book), named to “GEORG ELLWARA”, who was born on 13 April 1904 in Danzig, issued 14 July 1943, with handwritten entries indicating primary service in the Hamburg region, showing that Ellwara was a recipient of the Blockade Runner Badge (12 February 1942) and the Eastern Front Medal (20 April 1943), retaining a certified photo of the bearer, measuring 10 cm (w) x 14.5 cm (h), demonstrating minor material fatigue throughout, a scarce example issued to a sailor involved in circumventing the Allied blockade of German shipping, in better than very fine condition. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"eMedals","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49860657873173,"sku":"G61987","price":205.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0713\/9105\/2053\/files\/eMedals_G61987_2.jpg?v=1776375847"},{"product_id":"germany-kriegsmarine-a-soldbuch-to-gerhard-schubert-decorated-matrosengefreiter-g61997","title":"Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Soldbuch to Gerhard Schubert, Decorated Matrosengefreiter","description":"\u003cp\u003e(\u003cem\u003eKriegsmarine Soldbuch\u003c\/em\u003e). Constructed of a brown card stock with 38 paginated interior pages filled with stamped and handwritten entries, named to “GERHARD SCHUBERT”, a Matrosengefreiter who was born on 15 June 1925 and who rendered service to minesweeper units, receiving the Minesweeper War Badge (3 September 1944) and 1939 Iron Cross II Class (15 September 1944), and who spent a lengthy time in hospital owing to illness, retaining a certified black-and-white portrait of Schubert in a Kriegsmarine dark blue uniform and supplemental medical paperwork, secreted within a protective leatherette case, measuring 11 cm (w) x 15.5 cm (h), demonstrating minor soiling and material fatigue throughout, in very fine condition. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"eMedals","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49895749255445,"sku":"G61997","price":101.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0713\/9105\/2053\/files\/zzlJR4Tm976eeMNDl11ywfAMRENsI7lGiBUeG7Ws.jpg?v=1778172534"}],"url":"https:\/\/www.emedals.com\/collections\/europe-germany-third-reich-documents-photos-soldbuch-kriegsmarine.oembed","provider":"eMedals","version":"1.0","type":"link"}