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	[[:Category:Soldbuch\|<span style="color:#f1e3c5;">Soldbücher</span>]]		[[:Category:Soldbuch\|<span style="color:#f1e3c5;">Soldbücher</span>]]
	~~</td>~~

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	~~[[:Category:Biographies\|<span style="color:#f1e3c5;">Biographies</span>]]~~
	</td>		</td>

AKem at 14:05, 27 June 2026

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	[[File:WW2Archive banner.jpg\|center\|frameless\|800x800px]]		[[File:WW2Archive banner.jpg\|center\|frameless\|800x800px]]

	~~```mediawiki~~
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	<table style="		<table style="
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	~~```~~


	<div style="text-align:center; margin:1em 0 1.5em 0;">		<div style="text-align:center; margin:1em 0 1.5em 0;">
	<span style="font-size:220%; font-weight:bold;">Welcome to WW2Archive.de</span><br>		<span style="font-size:220%; font-weight:bold;">Welcome to WW2Archive.de</span><br>

AKem at 14:05, 27 June 2026

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	[[File:WW2Archive banner.jpg\|center\|frameless\|800x800px]]		[[File:WW2Archive banner.jpg\|center\|frameless\|800x800px]]

	<div style="		```mediawiki
			<div style="overflow-x:auto; margin:12px 0 18px 0;">
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			width:100%;
			min-width:900px;
	background:#3f3326;		background:#3f3326;
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	~~padding:10px 12px;~~
	~~margin:12px 0 18px 0;~~
	~~text-align:center~~;
	font-family:Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;		font-family:Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;
	box-shadow:0 2px 5px rgba(0,0,0,0.25);		box-shadow:0 2px 5px rgba(0,0,0,0.25);
	~~line~~-~~height~~:~~2.2~~;		white-space:nowrap;
			text-align:center;
	">		">
			<tr>

	<~~span~~ style="~~display~~:~~inline~~-~~block; margin~~:~~2px 4px~~;">		<td style="padding:10px 14px; border-right:1px solid #796345;">
	[[Main Page\|<span style="color:#f1e3c5~~; text-decoration:none; padding:7px 12px~~;">Home</span>]]		[[Main Page\|<span style="color:#f1e3c5;">Home</span>]]
	</~~span~~>		</td>

	<span style="color:#~~a88c62~~;">◆</span>		<td style="padding:10px 14px; border-right:1px solid #796345;">
			[[:Category:Wehrpass\|<span style="color:#f1e3c5;">Wehrpässe</span>]]
			</td>

	<~~span~~ style="~~display~~:~~inline~~-~~block; margin~~:~~2px 4px~~;">		<td style="padding:10px 14px; border-right:1px solid #796345;">
	[[:Category:~~Wehrpass~~\|<span style="color:#f1e3c5~~; text-decoration:none; padding:7px 12px~~;">~~Wehrpässe~~</span>]]		[[:Category:Soldbuch\|<span style="color:#f1e3c5;">Soldbücher</span>]]
	</~~span~~>		</td>

	<span style="color:#~~a88c62~~;">◆</span>		<td style="padding:10px 14px; border-right:1px solid #796345;">
			[[:Category:Biographies\|<span style="color:#f1e3c5;">Biographies</span>]]
			</td>

	<~~span~~ style="~~display~~:~~inline~~-~~block; margin~~:~~2px 4px~~;">		<td style="padding:10px 14px; border-right:1px solid #796345;">
	[[:Category:~~Soldbuch~~\|<span style="color:#f1e3c5~~; text-decoration:none; padding:7px 12px~~;">~~Soldbücher~~</span>]]		[[:Category:Military units\|<span style="color:#f1e3c5;">Military Units</span>]]
	</~~span~~>		</td>

	<span style="color:#~~a88c62~~;">◆</span>		<td style="padding:10px 14px; border-right:1px solid #796345;">
			[[Military abbreviations\|<span style="color:#f1e3c5;">Abbreviations</span>]]
			</td>

	<~~span~~ style="~~display~~:~~inline~~-~~block; margin~~:~~2px 4px~~;">		<td style="padding:10px 14px; border-right:1px solid #796345;">
	[[~~:Category:Biographies~~\|<span style="color:#f1e3c5~~; text-decoration:none; padding:7px 12px~~;">~~Biographies~~</span>]]		[[Research guide\|<span style="color:#f1e3c5;">Research Guide</span>]]
	</~~span~~>		</td>

	<span style="color:#~~a88c62~~;">◆</span>		<td style="padding:10px 14px;">
			[[Disclaimer\|<span style="color:#f1e3c5;">Disclaimer</span>]]
			</td>

	~~<span style="display:inline-block; margin:2px 4px;">~~		</tr>
	~~[[:Category:Military units\|<span style="color:#f1e3c5; text-decoration:none; padding:7px 12px;">Military Units</span>]]~~		</table>
	~~</span>~~		</div>
			```
	~~<span style="color:#a88c62;">◆~~</~~span~~>

	~~<span style="display:inline-block; margin:2px 4px;">~~
	~~[[Military abbreviations\|<span style="color:#f1e3c5; text-decoration:none; padding:7px 12px;">Abbreviations~~</~~span~~>]]
	</~~span~~>

	~~<span style="color:#a88c62;">◆</span>~~

	~~<span style="display:inline-block; margin:2px 4px;">~~
	~~[[Research guide\|<span style="color:#f1e3c5; text-decoration:none; padding:7px 12px;">Research Guide</span>]]~~
	~~</span>~~

	~~<span style="color:#a88c62;">◆</span>~~

	~~<span style="display:inline-block; margin:2px 4px;">~~
	~~[[Disclaimer\|<span style="color:#f1e3c5; text-decoration:none; padding:7px 12px;">Disclaimer</span>]]~~
	~~</span>~~

	~~</div>~~

	<div style="text-align:center; margin:1em 0 1.5em 0;">		<div style="text-align:center; margin:1em 0 1.5em 0;">

AKem at 14:04, 27 June 2026

2026-06-27T14:04:07Z

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	[[File:WW2Archive banner.jpg\|center\|frameless\|800x800px]]		[[File:WW2Archive banner.jpg\|center\|frameless\|800x800px]]

			<div style="
			background:#3f3326;
			border:1px solid #796345;
			border-radius:4px;
			padding:10px 12px;
			margin:12px 0 18px 0;
			text-align:center;
			font-family:Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;
			box-shadow:0 2px 5px rgba(0,0,0,0.25);
			line-height:2.2;
			">

			<span style="display:inline-block; margin:2px 4px;">
			[[Main Page\|<span style="color:#f1e3c5; text-decoration:none; padding:7px 12px;">Home</span>]]
			</span>

			<span style="color:#a88c62;">◆</span>

			<span style="display:inline-block; margin:2px 4px;">
			[[:Category:Wehrpass\|<span style="color:#f1e3c5; text-decoration:none; padding:7px 12px;">Wehrpässe</span>]]
			</span>

			<span style="color:#a88c62;">◆</span>

			<span style="display:inline-block; margin:2px 4px;">
			[[:Category:Soldbuch\|<span style="color:#f1e3c5; text-decoration:none; padding:7px 12px;">Soldbücher</span>]]
			</span>

			<span style="color:#a88c62;">◆</span>

			<span style="display:inline-block; margin:2px 4px;">
			[[:Category:Biographies\|<span style="color:#f1e3c5; text-decoration:none; padding:7px 12px;">Biographies</span>]]
			</span>

			<span style="color:#a88c62;">◆</span>

			<span style="display:inline-block; margin:2px 4px;">
			[[:Category:Military units\|<span style="color:#f1e3c5; text-decoration:none; padding:7px 12px;">Military Units</span>]]
			</span>

			<span style="color:#a88c62;">◆</span>

			<span style="display:inline-block; margin:2px 4px;">
			[[Military abbreviations\|<span style="color:#f1e3c5; text-decoration:none; padding:7px 12px;">Abbreviations</span>]]
			</span>

			<span style="color:#a88c62;">◆</span>

			<span style="display:inline-block; margin:2px 4px;">
			[[Research guide\|<span style="color:#f1e3c5; text-decoration:none; padding:7px 12px;">Research Guide</span>]]
			</span>

			<span style="color:#a88c62;">◆</span>

			<span style="display:inline-block; margin:2px 4px;">
			[[Disclaimer\|<span style="color:#f1e3c5; text-decoration:none; padding:7px 12px;">Disclaimer</span>]]
			</span>

			</div>

	<div style="text-align:center; margin:1em 0 1.5em 0;">		<div style="text-align:center; margin:1em 0 1.5em 0;">

AKem at 13:52, 27 June 2026

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	'''WW2Archive.de''' is an independent historical archive devoted to the study, preservation, and interpretation of personal German military documents from the Second World War.		'''WW2Archive.de''' is an independent historical archive devoted to the study, preservation, and interpretation of personal German military documents from the Second World War.

			Before you read anything on this site, please consult the '''[[WW2 Archive.de:General disclaimer]]'''.

	The archive focuses particularly on surviving '''[[Wehrpass\|Wehrpässe]]''' and '''[[Soldbuch\|Soldbücher]]'''. These documents were carried or maintained for individual servicemen and can provide valuable information about their military careers, including units, ranks, training, equipment, hospital stays, awards, campaigns, and transfers.		The archive focuses particularly on surviving '''[[Wehrpass\|Wehrpässe]]''' and '''[[Soldbuch\|Soldbücher]]'''. These documents were carried or maintained for individual servicemen and can provide valuable information about their military careers, including units, ranks, training, equipment, hospital stays, awards, campaigns, and transfers.

AKem at 08:14, 24 June 2026

2026-06-24T08:14:35Z

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	<div style="text-align:center; margin:1em 0 1.5em 0;">		<div style="text-align:center; margin:1em 0 1.5em 0;">

AKem: /* Historical responsibility */

2026-06-23T20:28:27Z

Historical responsibility

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	The material presented on this website is provided exclusively for historical, educational, and research purposes. The appearance of military terminology, organisations, uniforms, documents, or period symbols does not imply approval of the ideology or actions of the National Socialist regime.		The material presented on this website is provided exclusively for historical, educational, and research purposes. The appearance of military terminology, organisations, uniforms, documents, or period symbols does not imply approval of the ideology or actions of the National Socialist regime.

	For further information, please consult the '''[[~~Disclaimers\|~~WW2 Archive.de:General disclaimer]]'''.		For further information, please consult the '''[[WW2 Archive.de:General disclaimer]]'''.

	<div style="text-align:center; margin-top:2em; padding:1em; border-top:1px solid #aaa; border-bottom:1px solid #aaa;">		<div style="text-align:center; margin-top:2em; padding:1em; border-top:1px solid #aaa; border-bottom:1px solid #aaa;">

AKem: /* Historical responsibility */

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Historical responsibility

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	The material presented on this website is provided exclusively for historical, educational, and research purposes. The appearance of military terminology, organisations, uniforms, documents, or period symbols does not imply approval of the ideology or actions of the National Socialist regime.		The material presented on this website is provided exclusively for historical, educational, and research purposes. The appearance of military terminology, organisations, uniforms, documents, or period symbols does not imply approval of the ideology or actions of the National Socialist regime.

	For further information, please consult the '''[[~~Disclaimer~~]]'''.		For further information, please consult the '''[[Disclaimers\|WW2 Archive.de:General disclaimer]]'''.

	<div style="text-align:center; margin-top:2em; padding:1em; border-top:1px solid #aaa; border-bottom:1px solid #aaa;">		<div style="text-align:center; margin-top:2em; padding:1em; border-top:1px solid #aaa; border-bottom:1px solid #aaa;">

AKem: ADDED TEXT

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-<strong>MediaWiki has been installed.</strong>
+[[File:WW2Archive banner.jpg|center|frameless|600x600px]]
-Consult the [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Help:Contents User's Guide] for information on using the wiki software.
+<div style="text-align:center; margin:1em 0 1.5em 0;">
-== Getting started ==
+'''WW2Archive.de''' is an independent historical archive devoted to the study, preservation, and interpretation of personal German military documents from the Second World War.
-* [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Manual:Configuration_settings Configuration settings list]
-* [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Manual:FAQ MediaWiki FAQ]
+The archive focuses particularly on surviving '''[[Wehrpass|Wehrpässe]]''' and '''[[Soldbuch|Soldbücher]]'''. These documents were carried or maintained for individual servicemen and can provide valuable information about their military careers, including units, ranks, training, equipment, hospital stays, awards, campaigns, and transfers.
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-* [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Localisation#Translation_resources Localise MediaWiki for your language]
+Although they were originally administrative records, every Wehrpass and Soldbuch also represents the life of an individual. Handwritten entries, official stamps, amendments, signatures, and attached photographs can help reconstruct a personal history that might otherwise have been lost.
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MediaWiki default at 16:33, 23 June 2026

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	[[~~File~~:~~WW2Archive banner~~.~~jpg\|center\|frameless\|600x600px~~]]		<strong>MediaWiki has been installed.</strong>

			Consult the [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Help:Contents User's Guide] for information on using the wiki software.

			== Getting started ==
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			* [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Manual:FAQ MediaWiki FAQ]
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