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    <schemaVersion>X0202</schemaVersion>

    <documentType>3</documentType>

    <periodOfReport>2006-04-18</periodOfReport>

    <noSecuritiesOwned>0</noSecuritiesOwned>

    <issuer>
        <issuerCik>0000036995</issuerCik>
        <issuerName>WACHOVIA CORP NEW</issuerName>
        <issuerTradingSymbol>WB</issuerTradingSymbol>
    </issuer>

    <reportingOwner>
        <reportingOwnerId>
            <rptOwnerCik>0001359819</rptOwnerCik>
            <rptOwnerName>Enos Gerald Adams JR</rptOwnerName>
        </reportingOwnerId>
        <reportingOwnerAddress>
            <rptOwnerStreet1>WACHOVIA CORPORATION</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2>301 SOUTH COLLEGE STREET</rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>CHARLOTTE</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>NC</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode></rptOwnerZipCode>
            <rptOwnerStateDescription></rptOwnerStateDescription>
        </reportingOwnerAddress>
        <reportingOwnerRelationship>
            <isOfficer>1</isOfficer>
            <officerTitle>Sr. VP Operations and Tech</officerTitle>
        </reportingOwnerRelationship>
    </reportingOwner>

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                <value>Common Stock</value>
            </securityTitle>
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                    <value>27368.029</value>
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                </sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
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            </securityTitle>
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                <directOrIndirectOwnership>
                    <value>I</value>
                </directOrIndirectOwnership>
                <natureOfOwnership>
                    <value>By 401k</value>
                </natureOfOwnership>
            </ownershipNature>
        </nonDerivativeHolding>
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            <securityTitle>
                <value>Common Stock</value>
            </securityTitle>
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                    <value>2</value>
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                <directOrIndirectOwnership>
                    <value>I</value>
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                <natureOfOwnership>
                    <value>By Son</value>
                </natureOfOwnership>
            </ownershipNature>
        </nonDerivativeHolding>
    </nonDerivativeTable>

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                <value>ESOP (Right to Buy)</value>
                <footnoteId id="F1"/>
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            <conversionOrExercisePrice>
                <value>42.91</value>
            </conversionOrExercisePrice>
            <exerciseDate>
                <value>2000-01-22</value>
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                <underlyingSecurityTitle>
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                </underlyingSecurityTitle>
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                    <value>2432</value>
                </underlyingSecurityShares>
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                    <value>D</value>
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                <value>32</value>
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                <value>2001-01-28</value>
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                <underlyingSecurityTitle>
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                    <value>3298</value>
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                    <value>D</value>
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            <underlyingSecurity>
                <underlyingSecurityTitle>
                    <value>Common Stock</value>
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                    <value>876</value>
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                <directOrIndirectOwnership>
                    <value>D</value>
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                <value>2001-12-18</value>
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                <value>2010-12-18</value>
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            <securityTitle>
                <value>ESOP (Right to Buy)</value>
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            <exerciseDate>
                <value>2004-04-22</value>
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                <value>2013-04-22</value>
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                    <value>Common Stock</value>
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                    <value>23718</value>
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                    <value>Common Stock</value>
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                <directOrIndirectOwnership>
                    <value>D</value>
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            <securityTitle>
                <value>ESOP (Right to Buy)</value>
                <footnoteId id="F3"/>
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            <conversionOrExercisePrice>
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                <directOrIndirectOwnership>
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                <value>ESOP (Right to Buy)</value>
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            <exerciseDate>
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                <footnoteId id="F9"/>
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            <expirationDate>
                <value>2016-03-30</value>
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                <underlyingSecurityTitle>
                    <value>Common Stock</value>
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                    <value>58740</value>
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    <footnotes>
        <footnote id="F1">Provisions exist with respect to these shares to allow for the withholding of shares to satisfy tax withholding obligations and the withholding of shares in payment of the exercise price.  The exercise of certain options in any one year is limited to 100,000 dollars.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F2">The option becomes exercisable in 20% increments on each of January 22, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, and 2004, respectively.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F3">Provisions exist with respect to these shares to allow for the withholding of shares to satisfy tax withholding obligations and the withholding of shares in payment of the exercise price.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F4">The option becomes exercisable in 20% increments on each of January 28, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, and 2005, respectively.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F5">The option vests in three equal installments beginning on 4/16/2003.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F6">The option becomes exercisable in substantially equal installments on each of the five anniversaries of the date of grant (20% per year), beginning 4/22/2004.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F7">The option becomes exercisable in substantially equal installments on each of the five anniversaries of the date of grant (20% per year), beginning 4/19/2005.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F8">The option becomes exercisable in substantially equal installments on each of the five anniversaries of the date of grant (20% per year), beginning 4/18/2006.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F9">The option becomes exercisable in substantially equal installments on each of the five anniversaries of the date of grant (20% per year), beginning 3/31/2007.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F10">As of 4/18/06 includes 24,864 of unvested restricted stock with respect to which provisions exist to allow for the withholding of shares to satisfy tax withholding obligations.</footnote>
    </footnotes>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>Gerald Adams Enos JR</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2006-04-20</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>
</ownershipDocument>
