A photo album of Master Sergeant Hubner of the 138th Gebirgsjäger Regiment; tited “Meine Dienstzeit” (My Military Service) with inscriptions of Hubner’s conscription date (1.8.1941) and overall military service (7.12.1943 - 3.3.1944). This photo album encompasses 120 photographs of varying sizes that portray the military service within the Mountain-Troop School at Mittenwald, Germany. This album has a total of 36 pages, with plain cardstock covers, bound together by fabric wrapped cardstock. Some photographs bear hand-written descriptions below them in white ink. This album also includes a sales receipt from 1984, bearing the name and regiment of the subject of the album. The album measures 237 mm x 185 mm, in overall very fine condition, with all pages present and free of stains, with only one wax paper page loose.
Footnote: Gebirgsjäger are light infantry troops part of an alpine or mountain regiment in Germany or Austria. “Gebirgsjäger” (Mountain-huntsmen) in the Wehrmacht were specially trained troops for mountain combat, difficult terrain, and extreme weather conditions, with the main Gebirgsjäger School in Mittenwald, Germany. The 138th Reserve Mountain Infantry Regiment was part of the 188th Reserve Mountain Division of the Wehrmacht, and was raised in late 1939. They began active duty patrolling the mountains between Austria and Yugoslavia, later joining the the invasion of Yugoslavia with the responsibility of seizing control of Carolina and Carinthia. In mid 1943, the 189th Division and supporting units were relocated to the Alps of Northern Italy. In 1944 it was transferred again to intercept partisan troops in Norway. It surrendered to the advancing Soviet Army when the war ended in 1945. (C:45)