Pay book

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In the German military the pay book was the ID of the soldier and at the same time the proof of received clothing and equipment, wages ( pay ) and food. At the same time, it was used as an identity card for civilian police officers, but not as a passport, and was also the combatant ID required under international martial law .

Pay book in the old army 1914

In the document were entered

  • Personal data = national on pages 1 and 2
  • the claim to pay on pages 3–9
  • Evidence of possible admission to a hospital, including weapons and clothing, pages 10–16

The most important part of the pay book were the decade coupons stuck into the back cover, which were cut off after the wages were paid.

As a rule, pay books - such as socks, handkerchiefs, underwear, cleaning brushes and other small items - were not procured by procurement offices, but by the respective regiment. Depending on the fonts, papers and machine equipment available, the respective appearance results. Pay books usually have a cardboard cover in muted colors from chamois to dark brown, are mostly stapled with clips and very rarely with thread, and the dimensions are between 7.5 and 8.5 cm in width and between 12.5 and 14 cm in height.

  • Pay book from 1914

  • Title page: Ulan Karl Christian Welz

  • inside

  • Pay

  • Coupons for the pay book

Wehrmacht pay book

The Wehrmacht's pay book was also the soldier's identity card . It contained, among other things, the following categories: personal data, troop unit, addresses of the closest living relatives, proof of clothing and equipment, special notes on clothing, proof of possession of weapons and equipment, vaccinations, glasses strength, admission to the on-site, field, war or reserve hospital Identification of the reason (see also disease directory of the German Wehrmacht ), proof of salary, awards, leave of absence over five days.

A passport photo was attached to the inside of the front of the cover, the back of the cover was designed as a folding pocket for inserting leaflets. From 1942 onwards, the leaflet Ten Commandments for Warfare by German Soldiers was included in the pay book .

  • Wehrmacht pay book (1939-1945)

  • front

  • page 1

  • Proof of clothing and equipment

  • Pages 18 and 19, entry of military pay

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precursor

Template for the cover sheet of the accounting booklet

In the General War Service Regulations for the Württemberg troops of 1824/1832, an accounting booklet was prescribed for every soldier . It contained on

  • Page 1 Personal details
  • Page 2 Instructions for the NCO and soldiers
  • Page 4 Changes in service, campaigns, brilliant armed deeds, wounds and decorations
  • Pages 5 to 8 List of complete equipment for man and horse
    • I. Arms
    • II. Man armor
    • III. Mount (here means clothing, uniform )
      • a) great
      • b) small
    • IV. Cleaning and mending tools
  • Page 9 List of items that are packed in the knapsack / coat bag
  • Page 10 Meal charges
  • Page 12 Small mounting fee and billing
  • Page 13 Reception on a small mount
  • Pages 14 to 30 Alphabetical list of military crimes and the punishments for them
  • Page 31 Horse National (Only in the field)

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  • Original pay book from 1914 and original pay book of the Wehrmacht
  • General War Service Regulations for the Royal Württemberg Troops , Königl. Hof- und Kanzlei-Buchdruckerei Gebrüder Mäntler Stuttgart, (several volumes, printed 1824 to 1832)

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Rohr / Strässer, Federal Supply Act, Vol. V, A 22 ff: List of diseases of the German Wehrmacht for the period from September 1, 1939 to May 8, 1945
  2. ↑ Leaflet on the pay book
  3. ↑ Administrative Part, II. Main Section On Special Branches of Military Administration, III. Main part of the equipment

Web links

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