German Army Soldbuch Gefreiter Joachim Birk Landschutz Ers.Batl.5

Original German army Soldbuch issued to Gefreiter Joachim Birk originally of Landshutz Ersatz Battalion 5 (Genefenden Komp.) after 1943 the unit was absorbed into Sicherungs Regiment 66. FP number recorded as 56456. During his military career, Birk served on the eastern front including a visit into a military hospital in Krakow 1944, in late 1944 he was moved to VG regiment 183 who fought on the western front against the US army at Aachen. Included with the Soldbuch is a surrender leaflet and a pre war photograph of a group of NSDAP low ranking staff in first pattern political uniforms, likely a ortsgruppe section. We can only assume he was taken prisoner by the Americans and used this safe conduct pass to surrender.

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