A method of fabricating security documents having at least one first and one second layer (47, 12; 47, 53) which are joined together so as to form a laminate body, characterised in that - multiple copies provided in the form of a strip cut off from a printed sheet or unrolled from a roller are applied onto the first layer provided in the form of a film that is unrolled from a roller, - a holographic composite element is produced, with a flowable holographic material which may consist of any photosensitive material used for volume holography being applied onto a support layer as a partial coating in the manner of individual pads using an applicator mechanism so as to form a layer, with the support layer being not entirely covered by the layer of holographic material and with the individual pads formed by the partial coating being exposed in such a manner as to create at least one volume hologram for each individual pad, - either, according to a first alternative, - a separation layer is provided between the support layer and the partial coating, - the holographic composite element is supplied, and adhered, to the strip in such a manner that the partial coating faces said strip, - the support layer is peeled off and rewound, and - the second layer is applied on the partial coating as a film and the layers (47, 49, 14, 53) are supplied to a lamination station and are joined together to form a laminate body, or in that the second layer is applied as a protective layer by spraying, or, according to a second alternative, - one or more films (60, 61) are applied onto the strip, - if the one or more films (60, 61) and the support layer of the holographic composite element are not suitable for being laminated together, an adhesive layer is applied onto the last applied film (60, 61) via an adhesive coating device or in that the last applied film (60, 61) is itself realised as an adhesive-coated film, - the holographic composite element is supplied in such a manner that the partial coating faces the last applied film (60, 61), and - the support layer as a second layer and the partial coating are joined together with the other applied layers (47, 49, 60, 61) in a lamination station, and - according to both alternatives, in a subsequent step, the laminate body is cut into pieces in a cutting station, thus yielding the single copies of the strip which are then used to fabricate security documents having integrated volume holograms. - multiple copies provided in the form of a strip cut off from a printed sheet or unrolled from a roller are applied onto the first layer provided in the form of a film that is unrolled from a roller, - a holographic composite element is produced, with a flowable holographic material which may consist of any photosensitive material used for volume holography being applied onto a support layer as a partial coating in the manner of individual pads using an applicator mechanism so as to form a layer, with the support layer being not entirely covered by the layer of holographic material and with the individual pads formed by the partial coating being exposed in such a manner as to create at least one volume hologram for each individual pad, - either, according to a first alternative, - a separation layer is provided between the support layer and the partial coating, - the holographic composite element is supplied, and adhered, to the strip in such a manner that the partial coating faces said strip, - the support layer is peeled off and rewound, and - the second layer is applied on the partial coating as a film and the layers (47, 49, 14, 53) are supplied to a lamination station and are joined together to form a laminate body, or in that the second layer is applied as a protective layer by spraying, - one or more films (60, 61) are applied onto the strip, - if the one or more films (60, 61) and the support layer of the holographic composite element are not suitable for being laminated together, an adhesive layer is applied onto the last applied film (60, 61) via an adhesive coating device or in that the last applied film (60, 61) is itself realised as an adhesive-coated film, - the holographic composite element is supplied in such a manner that the partial coating faces the last applied film (60, 61), and - the support layer as a second layer and the partial coating are joined together with the other applied layers (47, 49, 60, 61) in a lamination station, and - according to both alternatives, in a subsequent step, the laminate body is cut into pieces in a cutting station, thus yielding the single copies of the strip which are then used to fabricate security documents having integrated volume holograms.