EK2 Award Doc – Stellungs-Artillerie-Abteilung 804 – June 1940

Original wartime Eisernes Kreuz 2. Klasse (Iron Cross 2nd Class) award certificate, issued to Gefreiter Max Rupp, serving with St.Art.Abt. 804.

The certificate is dated 18 June 1940, placing the award firmly within the Western Campaign period. The unit designation St.Art.Abt. 804 refers to Stellungs-Artillerie-Abteilung 804, a fixed-position artillery formation of the German Army. In 1940, elements of Stellungs-Artillerie-Abteilungen 803, 804 and 807 were among the artillery formations operating under the artillery command structure in the 7th Army area.

The document is issued in the name of the Führer and Supreme Commander of the Wehrmacht and awards Rupp the Iron Cross 2nd Class. It retains the original period Dienstsiegel and an original ink signature of the responsible General der Infanterie und Kommandierender General Alfred Wäger.

A very nice original early-war artillery award document, dated just days after the conclusion of the main fighting in the West. The combination of the named recipient, the relatively uncommon Stellungs-Artillerie-Abteilung 804 designation, original stamp and period signature makes this a particularly attractive piece for collectors of German Army artillery and 1940 Western Campaign material.