[Below: This little book says: Generalstab des Heers
3. Abteilung
Nur für den Dienstgebrauch!
Taschenbuch
Holländisches Heer
(Bestimmt für den Gebrauch der Truppe im Felde).

(General Staff of the Army
3rd Department
For Official Use Only!
Pocketbook
Dutch Army
(Intended for use by troops in the field).)

Oddly 'Footlocker' has been stamped on this and the words 'Reserve' and 'Surplus' are written. I'm guessing this was done by the British or American occupation after the war, but for what purpose? The book is in German so their troops wouldn't be able to read the explanations. Hmm... Click to see inside.]

[Below: Here is an example of a color page within the book.]

[Below: Here is a birth certificate with some interesting tax stamps at the bottom. This was for Marianna Kopalak, who was born on May 12, 1899, in Zakrzew, Poland.]

[Below: Close-up.]

[Below: This is an invitation to a DAF (German Labor Front) on January 5, 1941 at 7 p.m., taking place at Mr. Knoppek's inn. It required a 1 Reichmark donation to the Kriegswinterhilfswerk (War Winter Relief of the German People).]

[Below: Close-up.]

[Below: I presume this is from pre-WWI, since the term 'k.u.k.' is mentioned, standing for Kaiserlich und Königlich' (Imperial and Royal). This small card gives the holder permission to wear a war medal. I guess they had 'stolen valor' back then, I can imagine it now, I come into the dance wearing a cheap copy of Göring's cape and his Field Marshal's baton...]

[Below: This is a hand written 'Passierschein' (pass) reserving a room in Kunz on July 4, 1942, for Polly Hedwig.]

[Below: This is a document certifying that the bearer has passed tests for the study of economics on March 25, 1943.]

[Below: Close-up.]

[Below: This is a document stating that a blacksmith completed his work from 1937 - 1938 and was a good worker. This is from a 37 acre business and recommends the blacksmith to everyone.]

[Below: This is a 'Military Service Record Note', from March 30, 1943 for Wilhelm Stoll, born August 8, 1894. He was 48 years old at the time of this certificate. It states that he is available to his unit and is deemed indispenable and may not leave his position without proper consent.]

[Below: Close-up.]

[Below: This is a birth and baptismal certificate from November 15, 1939 and is for 'proof of Aryan ancestry'.]

[Below: Reverse.]

[Below: This booklet is called 'Answers to Everything'. It states that it offers 'Advice and new guidelines for the housewife'. It has advice and formulas for various things like footwear, stain removal, flowers, laundry, cleaning, cooking, pet care, vermin, first aid and even diseases.]

[Below: Example showing a random page.]

[Below: Translated.]

[Below: This is a birth and baptismal certificate from a man born in 1875. The certificate itself is a copy of one from February 22, 1899, but with a notar stamping it from the Third Reich (reverse). Interestingly, it doesn't list a father.]

[Below: Reverse.]

[Below: This is a military training map of the Munster (North Rhine-Westphalia) from the Reich Office for Land Survey, Berlin 1928 and corrected in 1935. The reverse is blank.]

[Below: This paper, a little larger than a postcard, says:

' Wer ruhig und entschlossen kämpft, wer gewillt ist, das Äußerste einzusetzen, der kann niemals besiegt werden.
Kriegsweihnachten 1944 Die Betriebsgemeinschaft
Carl Zeiss-Jena '

(Who fights calmly and resolutely, who is willing to give his utmost, can never be defeated.
Christmas at War 1944
The Company Community Carl Zeiss-Jena).]

[Below: Close-up.]

[Below: Apparently this is the outer wrapping of a set of postcards, probably many times rarer than the postcards it once held. It says:

'Homeland Workshop - Upper Danube - From the Führer's home region - Cities and Markets - artist postcards after watercolors'.]

[Below: Inside.]

[Below: This is a fascinating piece of rarely seen history. This is a very late-war 'flugbuch' (flight book). This belonged to an Oberfeldwebel named Joachim Müller. It begins on the dark day of February 26, 1944. Unfortunately I can't really find any information on this guy (his name is very common and there seems to be at least two others with his name who served in the Luftwaffe). He seems to have been an Observer. There is a lot of interesting information here, but I just don't have the time to figure it all out at the moment unfortunately. One of the final entries is a flight over Königsberg in East Prussia, just days before a massive Soviet offensive. The Battle for Königsberg would prove to be an especially violent affair, where the Germans fought valiantly against the forces of darkness. If you are interested in this battle, check out the book 'The Battle of Königsberg - The Struggle for the East Prussian Capital, October 1944 to April 1945', by Brian Taylor, (c)2012.]

[Below: First page.]

[Below: Opening page. From left to right this says 'flight number, leader, co-pilot, model (of plane), approval number, purpose of flight, departure location'. On the upper left hand your notice under the 'flight number' it says 4255, he's on his 4255th flight?! Under 'muster/model' is says 'Fi 156' which means he flew a Fieseler Fi 156 Storch (a plane widely used for reconnaissance, among other uses). Under the departure location it says 'Prooküroff', which may be referrring to 'Prokhorovka', which lies on the border of Russia/Ukraine and is the location of the famous massive tank battle of Kursk during WWII. Also there are the locations of 'Tarnopol' and 'Proskürow' in western Ukraine. On the bottom row of 'purpose of flight' it says 'erkundung' which means 'exploration'.]

[Below: A Fieseler Fi 156 Storch.]