LwFD Soldbuch

[Feuersturm]

Hi,
A quick question about lwFD member's soldbücher: When the Heer took over command of the lwFD in 1943, were the men required to trade in their Luftwaffe soldbücher for Heer ones?

Thanks.

[Ian Jewison]

No they were not required to trade them in, however some did of course.
You do often see a Luftwaffe Soldbuch with a photo of the owner wearing Army uniform however.

/Ian

[J Melvin]

Here are some sample pages of what to possibly expect from a FD soldbuch.

[J Melvin]

Another page.

[J Melvin]

[J Melvin]

[J Melvin]

Despite being in a feld division at the time of the Heer takeover, there are no Heer stampings that I see. In fact, with my limited knowledge of soldbuchs (I'll defer to Ian and others), he remained with the Luftwaffe.