Original German WWII Kriegsmarine Soldbuch ID & Payment Book of Eastern Front Veteran MaschinistMaat Kurt Wacek with Translated Summary MG 42 Bolt & Barrel Assembly The jacket bears lovely beaded-border

The jacket bears lovely beaded-border 101st Airborne and Airborne Command patches on the shoulders

The designation used seems to be short for Reale Marina Mitragliatore Leggero

since they were expected to be the first responders to a potential Soviet invasion and to act as light infantry in such a case

was a well-known maker of awards and other small items during WWII

a noted authority on Japanese WW2 aircraft color and markings

Original German WWII Kriegsmarine Soldbuch ID & Payment Book of Eastern Front Veteran MaschinistMaat Kurt Wacek with Translated Summary MG 42 Bolt & Barrel Assembly The jacket bears lovely beaded-borderOriginal Item: One of a kind. This is a fantastic genuine well used WWII German Kriegsmarine Soldbuch, issued to Maschinist Kurt Wacek, who by the end of his service would be promoted through the enlisted ranks to MaschinistMaat (Machinist's Mate), equivalent to a U. S. Navy Petty officer, third class with a machinist specialty. He saw service on the Eastern Front during WWII, first on sea, but then later was recalled for land service as German forces