Germany, Heer. A Soldbuch To Gefreiten Günther Ripf, 7Th Infantry Division

(Heer Soldbuch). A Soldbuch named to Gefreiten Günther Ripf of the 7th Infantry Division, dated 22 October 1944, measuring 105 mm (w) x 144 mm (h), material fatigue and exterior soiling evident, otherwise in very fine condition.

Footnote: Günther Ripf was born 30 January 1926 in Leipzig, Germany. He served with the 62nd Grenadier Regiment, attached to the 7th Infantry Division, serving on the Eastern Front through the end of the war. Ripf was a patient of a field hospital in Berent (now Kościerzyn, Poland) from 23 November until 29 December 1944 as a result of an infectious intestinal illness. Ripf survived the war, and was awarded the Iron Cross II Class on 5 May 1945, just two days before the end of the conflict.