A Soldbuch to Wehrmacht Heer Infantry Obergefreiter Josef Hohlmeier

This soldbuch was issued to Josef Hohlmeier on April 2, 1941. According to the entries on page two, he was born on October 2, 1901 in Hinterwössen (Southern Bavaria), was raised a catholic, and worked as a salesman. He was 1.73 meters tall, with an oval face, without a beard, a strong figure, dark hair, and grey eyes. He wore size 42 shoes, and is marked as “someone who wears glasses” under special characteristics. After being drafted, he was promoted to Gefreiter (Lance Corporal equivalent) on January 1, 1942, and to Obergefreiter (Senior Lance Corporal equivalent) on May 1, 1945. Hohlmeier was transferred and deployed to multiple units, including the 2nd Company of Infantry Replacement Battalion 423, 3rd Company of Rifleman Replacement Battalion 7, 1st Marching Company of the Training Detachment Chief of Transportation, Wehrmacht Transportation Leadership Central, transport Headquarters Karlsruhe, Homeland Security Replacement Battalion 7, Infantry Replacement Battalion 67, Grenadier Replacement Battalions 81, 465, 111, 512, 23, and 222, as well as Field Replacement Battalion 702. He was married to Elfriede Schneider. The soldbuch includes entries to the uniform pieces he was issued, and vaccinations. The soldbuch contains an additional unusual detail - Hohlmeier’s artificial dentures broke on April 7th, 1945, while he was trying to chew hard bread. The soldbuch measures 103 mm x 145 mm, in better than very fine condition, with most of the writing clearly legible, but with light creasing and a period field-repaired spine. (C: 152)