WWII Wound Badge in Black Award Document – Volks-Artillerie-Korps 405 (Ardennen, 1944)
Original WWII German Verwundetenabzeichen in Schwarz (Wound Badge in Black) award document (Besitzzeugnis) awarded to Gefreiter Kurt M. B. of III./Volks-Artillerie-Korps 405, 8. Batterie.
According to the document, the recipient suffered a combat wound on 8 December 1944 and was subsequently awarded the Wound Badge in Black. The award was issued in the field on 24 December 1944, only months before the end of the war in Europe, making it a late-war combat award document.
The certificate bears the original period signature of the issuing officer, identified as Hauptmann und Abteilungsführer of III./Volks-Artillerie-Korps 405.
The document remains in original condition with expected age-related wear, fold marks, light staining and handling traces consistent with wartime use. An attractive and historically significant late-war award document from a Volks-Artillerie formation.
Das Korps wurde zur Vorbereitung der Ardennen-Offensive in den Westen verlegt. Am 22. Oktober 1944 wurde das Korps in Volks-Artillerie-Korps (tbew. mot) 405 umbenannt und dem Reichsführer SS als “Volks-Verband” unterstellt. Während der Ardennen-Offensive unterstand es der 6. Panzerarmee und bestand aus:
18 x 7,5-cm Feldkanonen 40
18 x 10,5-cm leichte Feldhaubitze 18/40
12 x 10-cm Kanone 18
12 x 12,2-cm schwere feldhaubitze 396 (r)
12 x 15,2-cm Feldhaubitze 433 (r)
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Historical Description
The Wound Badge in Black was awarded to German military personnel who had been wounded once or twice as a direct result of enemy action. Instituted during the First World War and reintroduced in 1939, it became one of the most commonly awarded combat decorations of the German armed forces.
The Volks-Artillerie-Korps formations were late-war artillery commands created to strengthen Germany’s defensive capabilities during the final stages of World War II. Service in these units during late 1944 was often characterized by intense combat, frequent artillery engagements, and difficult battlefield conditions as Allied forces advanced into German-held territory.
