Eisernes Kreuz 2. Klasse Award Doc & Kennkarte – Infanterie-Regiment 87 – 36. Infanterie-Division (mot.)

Original wartime award document and personal identification document belonging to Gefreiter Karl Heinz Deubert, 10./ Infanterie-Regiment 87 (motorisiert), 36. Infanterie-Division (motorisiert). The Eisernes Kreuz 2. Klasse was awarded to Deubert on 27 July 1942, during the division’s prolonged fighting on the Eastern Front.

The award certificate is headed “Im Namen des Führers und Obersten Befehlshabers der Wehrmacht” and names Gefreiten Karl Heinz Deubert, 10./J.R. 87 (mot.) as the recipient. It is dated 27. Juli 1942 and bears the official divisional stamp of the 36. Infanterie-Division (mot.) together with the original handwritten signature of Generalleutnant Hans Gollnick, the division’s commander at the time. Gollnick had commanded the 36. Infanterie-Division (mot.) since October 1941 and remained its commander during the 1942 Eastern Front campaign.

Infanterie-Regiment 87 (motorisiert) was one of the principal infantry regiments of the 36. Infanterie-Division (mot.). At the time of this award, the division was fighting in the Rzhev–Bor sector under Heeresgruppe Mitte, having already taken part in the advance into the Soviet Union in 1941 and the subsequent extremely heavy defensive fighting of the winter of 1941/42. The division remained in the Rzhev area through the summer of 1942.

Accompanying the award certificate is an original German military identification document (Kennkarte) belonging to Karl Heinz Deubert, complete with his original portrait photograph, fingerprints, personal details, handwritten entries, official stamps and endorsements. This provides an unusually useful personal document to accompany the EK II certificate and firmly connects the award to an identifiable individual rather than an isolated piece of award paperwork.

Condition: The EK II certificate shows age toning, light staining and handling/storage wear, with folds and minor creasing. The accompanying Kennkarte is likewise in original used condition, with period wear, handwritten entries and official stamps. The portrait photograph and important personal information remain clearly visible.