The Colonel Farnes Collection

A German Second World War Stalingrad Army Wherpass. A scarce wherpass to Anton Weber, whose wherpass shows him to be a member of the 9th Battalion Artillery Regiment 89 at the time of Stalingrad, good condition £60-£80

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The Colonel Farnes Collection.

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Anton Weber’s wherpass is annotated in detail, including showing the award of the East Front Medal on page 23. On pages 26 and 27 it shows a fully filled out page of his records of service and the places he served. Pasted in is a fully printed resume of his combat record including between the 17 August and 18 November 1942 being a member of the forces in the battle of Stalingrad. It appears from his wherpass he survived Stalingrad and the rest of the war.

Sold with the recipient’s copy of the book ‘Gegen die Sowjetarmee 1941’ (Against the Soviet Army 1941), and copied research.