This section is to detail some of the German period items relating to the Battle of Arnhem which includes German paper items as well as German uniforms and tunics. This section of the website heavily relies on the contribution from other people. If you have any uniforms or documents relating to German soldiers that fought at the Battle of Arnhem, please get into contact with me so I can share these items with other readers. Full acknowledgement will always be provided to those who contribute.
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Wehrpass and Soldbuch of Richard Bauer who fought with a Luftwaffe Ground Unit during the Battle of Arnhem (Defending Arnhem Collection) |
Drivers Licence of SS-Ostubaf. Walter Harzer (photograph of him as a SS-Ostuf.) (Gerd L. Collection) |
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Soldbuch - held on the person of the soldier |
Wehrpass - held by his Unit Headquarters |
Outside Cover |
Inside Pages |
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Tunic belonging to commander of SS-Wirtschafts-Battalion 9 'Hohenstaufen' (Willi Schumacher Collection) |
Wehrpass of Heinz Ackermann who fought with Ln-Regt 211 (Heinz Ackermann Collection) |
EKII Award Document for Feldwebel Friedrich Rohde (Defending Arnhem Collection) |
EKII Award Document for Pz.-Gr. Franz Henke (Mark Hofstede Collection) |
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Tunic belonging to SS-Sturmbannführer H. Thöle
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Wehrpass - held by his Unit Headquarters |
The document was awarded after the Battle |
Another member of Kampfgruppe 'Knaust' |
Soldbuch of SS-Grenadier Albert Snijder (Mark Hofstede Collection) |
IAB Award Document for SS-Grenadier Albert Snijder (Mark Hofstede Collection) |
Soldbuch of SS-Grenadier Willem Seidel (Mark Hofstede Collection) |
Wehrpass of Obergefreiter Friedrich Nordsick (Defending Arnhem Collection) |
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SS-Soldbuch of a Dutch soldier |
Attached to 9th SS-Panzer Division 'Hohenstaufen |
SS-Soldbuch of a Dutch soldier |
Member of a Luftwaffe Ground Unit - Hilversum |
Kriegsmarine Cap Tallys (Defending Arnhem Collection) |
Grouping belonging to Uffz. Hermann Wehner (Defending Arnhem Collection) |
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10. Schiffstamm and 14. Schiffstammabteilungs |
Decorated member of Sturmgeschützbrigade 280 |
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