Verwundetenabzeichen in Schwarz Award Doc – Grenadier-Regiment 689 (246. Infanterie-Division) – 1944

Original wartime Besitzzeugnis for the Verwundetenabzeichen in Schwarz, awarded to Unteroffizier Heinz Schwedler, 11./ Grenadier-Regiment 689 of the 246. Infanterie-Division. The certificate records that Schwedler had suffered a single wound (einmalige Verwundung-Beschädigung) on 9 April 1944, for which the Verwundetenabzeichen in Schwarz was awarded.

The document is dated 26 April 1944, “O.U.”, and was issued by Einheit 01692. It carries the official unit stamp and the original handwritten signature of the Stabsarzt und Kompanie-Chef, making this a genuine contemporary frontline award document rather than a later replacement or post-war confirmation.

The recipient is clearly identified as Unteroffizier Heinz Schwedler, 11./ Grenadier-Regiment 689, giving the document a specific regimental and company connection. The award was issued only seventeen days after the recorded wound, providing a particularly good chronological link between the combat injury and the subsequent decoration.

Condition: Original wartime condition with age toning, a horizontal fold across the centre, light foxing/discoloration and general handling/storage wear. The document remains clean and highly legible, with the original unit stamp and handwritten medical officer’s signature preserved.

A very attractive original 1944 Wehrmacht wound-badge certificate, combining a named Unteroffizier with a specific company and regiment, an exact wound date and contemporary frontline documentation. An excellent addition for collectors of Grenadier-Regiment 689, named Verwundetenabzeichen documents and original Wehrmacht award paperwork.