unusual Gebirgsjäger Werhpaß

[PzV]

I picked up this unusual GJ Wehrpaß at the recent Gunzenhausen show (not recommended! the parking lot sales are no more!!). It has the stamp "Rückgewanderter Südtiroler" and is of a Südtiroler who came to Austria to serve in the Wehrmacht.

[PzV]

unusual Gebirgsjäger Werhpa

note the nationality stamp "ruckgew. Südtiroler früher Italien"

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unusual Gebirgsjäger Werhpa

pages 4 and 5 with statement that he served with the Italian Army

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unusual Gebirgsjäger Werhpaß

service entry in Geb. Jäger Ers. Rgt 136

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unusual Gebirgsjäger Werhpa

page 12 and 13 with entry of border crossing and service units

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unusual Gebirgsjäger Werhpa

training and wound badge in black entry

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unusual Gebirgsjäger Werhpaß

promotions

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unusual Gebirgsjäger Werhpaß

actions in Liza front, northern Finland and Murmansk

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unusual Gebirgsjäger Werhpaß

killed in action 18 May, 1942 on the Liza front

[Tim DC]

Interesting Wehrpass.. I can see why he was drafted into the GJ !
A bit awkward to me however is that he isn't considered a Freiwilliger though he voluntarily came to Germany to serve?

[PzV]

Tim, I have not seen one like it and collected GJ for years. I decided that it was worth the Euro 50 that I paid for it at Gunzenhausen in the parking lot (for the few sellers there were!!)

[Simon O.]

I know the 6 Geb.Div. had South Tiroleans in the division but this is the first WP i've seen to one of them. Out of interest between the 11.5 and 20.5.1942 GJR 143 suffered 26 killed, 79 wounded and 4 missing, it's sister regiment GJR 141 which was more heavily involved in the fighting of April\May lost 3 times that number during the same period.