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    Originally posted by Rob Johnson View Post
    Daniele- The Führergeschenk or Führerpaket was issued to Soldiers upon taking leave, sort of a morale booster which included extra rations of tobacco, food, chocolate... If you go through your SB's you will see that the issue of a Führergeschenk will usually coincide with the soldier taking leave.


    Rob
    It also could include money and bottles of wine/champagne...no doubt what was available at the time!

    I have some letters somewhere regarding the issue and contents of a Führerpake.

    Jeff actually wrote an article on his webpage some time ago about them!

    /Ian
    Photos/images copyright © Ian Jewison collection

    Collecting interests: Cavalry units, 1 Kavallerie/24 Panzer Division, Stukageschwader 1

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      Guys,

      thanks for the xplanations,i knew already some of the stuff you just said but i meant,what did he have to do to earn it?I dont think he got it with every leave he took(at least looking through my soldbucher didnt look like that).

      Thanks
      Daniele

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        Hi Erwin,


        That's a really nice stug 244 grouping!
        100% market garden for sure.

        Rob, I tried to search for more info about your soldbuch in the ktb of the 88 korps but didn't find anything so far. (too much pages)

        Floris

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          Daniele,
          The Fuhrerpaket was issued to returning non-wounded soldiers at specific main train stations (I have a list somewhere). It was issued to men on-leave from areas outside of Germany. They could be on leave, military escorts of transport convoys, those awarded a medal for heoism, or those that had a family bombed out. Wounded soldiers were issued a "Sonderlebensmittlekarte" which they received at the hospital and contained money and coupons to recieve the Fuhrerpaket when they reached Germany. Sometimes you may also see an entry in the Soldbuch "for Infantry Kampfer."
          Jeff

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            new addition

            Here is a new Soldbuch received yesterday with drivers licenses for a Major.
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              went into Pz Rgt 4
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                interesting unit Pz Abt. z.b.v. 12 which later became Pz Rgt Brandenburg in December 1944
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                  clothing issue including tropical
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                    decorations with DA 3rd call, EKII, PAB, wound badge in black, Eastern front, EKI
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                      drivers license with entry class 1, 2, 3 and full tracked up to 10 tons
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                        drivers license with entry for full-tracked vehicles over 10 tons and Klasse 2 armoured full-tracked vehicles
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                          early "driving instructor license"
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                            inside pages
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                              PzV,
                              Great Soldbuch and Fuhrerschein.
                              Jeff

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                                Great soldbuchs Ian, Rob, Jeff and Jim (PzV)!!!!
                                Thank you for your posts!!

                                Cheers,
                                Roberto

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