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JAG File: All things History

Should you drive it, fly it, or shoot it?

By John Adams-Graf
When Germany began to mobilize of hundreds of thousands of soldiers, it had to devise a system to of meticulous record keeping. One method was to issue each conscript a book — a Wehrpass — in which personal information was maintained. After the person was accepted into a branch of service, the Wehrpass was exchanged for a Soldbuch.
Photographs and Ephemera

The Wehrpass

By Chris William
I bought this at a gun show many years ago — just another “Reisepass.” Like most German personal identity documents, a Reisepass contained a photo and signature of the holder — in this case, Werner Roell and dated in February 1937
Militaria Collecting 101

Favorite Find: Not 'Just a Reisepass'

By Martin Johnston
Top lot of the sale: rare, cased 1939 German SA presentation dagger with E.F. Horster Damascus blade sold for $66,000 against a pre-sale estimate of $15,000-$20,000
Firearms and Ordnance

Milestone Auctions hits $1Million sale mark at Jan. 19th auction

By Mike Eppinger
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Militaria Collecting 101

NOVA Joins Expedition Team to Recover Remains of Lost WWII Airmen

By Mike Eppinger
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Militaria Collecting 101

London blitzed in 2018

By Mike Eppinger
This proud NCO wears a pilot’s badge on his flight tunic as prescribed by regulations.
Medals

WWII Luftwaffe Badges

By Chris William
Flugzeug Focke-Wulf Fw 190. Attaching bombs
Patches / Insignia

WWII Luftwaffe Specialty Patches: Not all Pilots

By Chris William
Hartmann signed this wartime photo  in January 1981.
Photographs and Ephemera

The WW2 "Black Devil of the Ukraine": Erich Hartmann

By J.R. "Bill" Bailey

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