WWII GERMAN IDENTIFICATION PAPERS - DIENFTBUCH ORGANIZATION TODT -
The Organisation Todt was a Third Reich civil and military engineering group in Germany eponymously named after its founder, Fritz Todt, an engineer and senior Nazi figure. The organization was responsible for a huge range of engineering projects both in pre-World War II Germany, and in Germany itself and occupied territories from France to the Soviet Union during the war, and became notorious for using forced labour. The history of the organization is divided in three periods:

1933–1938 pre-war period - during which Todt’s primary office was that of General Inspector of German Roadways and his primary responsibility the construction of the Autobahn network. The organisation was able to draw on "conscripted" labour, from within Germany, through the Reich Labour Service (Reichsarbeitsdienst, RAD).

1938 to 1942 - A period that saw the biggest growth of the organization. in 1940 Fritz Todt was named Minister for Armaments and Munitions and the projects of the Organisation Todt became almost exclusively military. The huge increase in the demand for labour created by the various military and paramilitary projects was met by a series of expansions of the laws on compulsory service, which ultimately obligated all Germans to arbitrarily determined compulsory labour for the state.From 1938-40, over 1.75 million Germans were conscripted into labour service. From 1940-42, Organization Todt began its reliance on guest workers, military internees, civilian workers, Eastern workers and POW workers.

1942 until the end of the war - , when Albert Speer succeeded Todt in office and the Organisation Todt was absorbed into the Ministry for Armaments and War Production. Approximately 1.4 million labourers were in the service of the Organisation. Overall, 1% were Germans rejected from military service and 1.5% were concentration camp prisoners; the rest were prisoners of war and compulsory labourers from occupied countries. All were effectively treated as slaves and existed in the complete and arbitrary service of a ruthless totalitarian state. Many did not survive the work or the war.

The item featured here is one of the documents employed by Germany during WWII. The design of the Dienftbuch book consisted of an eagle and swastika in the middle of the cover. This document was issued to members of the Organization Todt.

the booklet has multiple pages with hand-written entries. A black and white photo of the member is attached to tone of the pages. A couple of stamps are placed on the photo to avoid counterfitting.

The Organization Todt was dedicated to the advancement of science. Members were issued a badge.

Many German documents and paperwork are currently being reproduced. It is becoming more difficult to be able to tell the fake ones from the real ones because the quality of the reproductions is improving. The collector must become familiarized with the construction style and materials employed in the manufacturing of the items. Attention to the details is critical in order to be able to determine the authenticity of the German paper collectibles.