Description
WEHRPASS – OTTO EDUARD REICHARDT – POLAND CAMPAIGN – VISTULA, MODLIN, WARSAW – STABSZAHLMEISTER
Complete Wehrpass issued to Otto Eduard Reichardt, born 13 May 1890 in Elxleben, Sachsen-Altenburg, a First World War veteran who continued service into the Third Reich as a Zahlmeister (paymaster/administrative official), with a fully recorded career spanning both wars.
The Wehrpass was issued at Sagan (27 January 1937) and remains a well-filled, highly detailed example with extensive entries, stamps, and late-war notations through 1945.
PERSONAL DETAILS:
- Name: Otto Eduard Reichardt
- Date of Birth: 13 May 1890
- Place of Birth: Elxleben, Sachsen-Altenburg
- Occupation: Kaufmann (merchant)
- Religion: Evangelical
- Fully signed with matching photograph and official stamps throughout
WWI SERVICE:
- Recorded Kriegsdienst 1914–1918
- Final unit noted as Feldartillerie-Regiment Nr. 5
- Establishes confirmed frontline First World War service
INTERWAR / EARLY WWII ROLE:
- Transferred into administrative/military finance service
- Assigned to Zahlmeisterei, II. Abteilung Artillerie-Regiment 54
- Promotions and career progression clearly recorded
- Reflects a professional military administrative career, not a late-war call-up
POLAND CAMPAIGN (HIGHLY DETAILED ENTRIES):
Page 32 contains a particularly strong and desirable combat campaign listing, documenting participation in the 1939 invasion of Poland:
- “Schlacht an der Weichsel” (Battle on the Vistula)
- Advance and engagements toward Sochaczew
- 14.9.39 – Uniejów
- 15.9.39 – Angriff und Verfolgung (attack and pursuit operations)
- Continued operations through 19–20 September
- Kämpfe vor Warschau (fighting before Warsaw)
- Modlin – bis zur Übergabe (until the surrender of the fortress)
These are not generic entries—they outline a clear operational path through central Poland, including major campaign phases:
- River line fighting (Vistula)
- Rapid advance warfare
- Participation in the encirclement and siege of Warsaw
- Presence at Modlin fortress surrender
This level of detail is well above average and highly desirable for collectors.
PROMOTIONS & CAREER PROGRESSION:
- Advancement within administrative corps to Zahlmeister
- Promoted to Stabszahlmeister (1941)
- Continued service with Heeresstandortverwaltung Breslau and Sagan-based offices
- Long-term administrative leadership role within army infrastructure
AWARDS (AS RECORDED):
- Eisernes Kreuz II. Klasse (WWI)
- Ehrenkreuz für Frontkämpfer (Hindenburg Cross)
- Kriegsverdienstkreuz 2. Klasse
- Verwundetenabzeichen (Black Wound Badge)
- Dienstauszeichnung (Long Service Medal)
A strong and desirable combination reflecting frontline WWI service and long-term career service.
MEDICAL / LATE WAR ENTRIES:
- Medical entries including chronic conditions (1942) and hospitalization notes
- Classified as fit/unfit for various duties at different stages
- Continued administrative service despite health issues
- Final stamps and movement entries into early 1945, including Sagan and surrounding commands
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