Description
A nice Wehrpass for a WW1 Veteran who was called up to the Berliner Volkssturm.
Gerhard Müller, born in Berlin on the 15th of December 1893, worked in his civilan career as a Light Operator on Film Industry in Berlin. He lived with his wife in Schöneberg. He served in the First World War and earned the Iron Cross First Class for bravery. He was enlisted in the Berlin Volkssturm in November 1944.
The Volkssturm – the German Homeguard – was established in October 1944 as a militia utilizing males between the ages of 16 and 60 who were not otherwise serving in the Wehrmacht or other military units. They were under the control of the Nazi party and its officials (Gauleiters) with Heinrich Himmler as commander.
This a pretty rare find today ,especially for Berlin. This will also be featured in the Berlin 1945 Artefacts book.
