German WWI Photograph Album and Paperwork

A fascinating small album belonging to a German driver who served on both the Western and Eastern Fronts during WWI. The album contains 47 photographs, including French scenes around Verdun with German soldiers, observation balloons over the battlefield, Jäger zu Pferde soldiers wearing gas masks, trench scenes, and identified officers. Notable images include a large-format photograph of an apparent Austrian soldier lying dead, a destroyed airship, and burning railway stations in Warsaw.

At the rear of the album are mounted images of a Cossack officer dated 1916 and captured Bulgarian officers with an Austrian officer. Accompanying the album are both the Wehrpass and Soldbuch of Feldwebel Richard Hubner—a rare combination for WWI—both extensively filled with documentation. Hubner was also attached to the Prussian Flying Station at Cologne.

Included with the passes are numerous additional documents, including citations for the Iron Cross 2nd Class, the Bulgarian WWI Service Award (awarded 1939), a 1914 War Honour Cross from the Third Reich, a certificate from the City of Bremen, and other related military paperwork. Also included are wedding photographs of Hubner in full military uniform with his wife, dated 30th March 1918. A highly interesting and fully identified documentation and photograph group.

Ref; 95361