KVK2X Award Doc: Feldzeug-Kraftwagen-Kolonne 7 (Signed by Eduard Wagner, July 20 Plot – Committed Suicide!)

Original Award document of Gefreiter Studeny, who served with Feldzeug-Kraftwagen-Kolonne 7, for the Kriegsverdienstkreuz 2. Klasse mit Schwertern (War Merit Cross 2nd Class with Swords) for his service on December 22, 1941. Signed by Generalmajor Eduard Wagner. Document was folded in the past. Condition as seen.

Eduard Wanger became a conspirator against Hitler. When Claus von Stauffenberg sought approval for an assassination attempt on 15 July 1944, Wagner was cited as being definite that the assassination of Hitler should be attempted only if Heinrich Himmler was also present. On 20 July, Wagner arranged the airplane that flew Stauffenberg from Rastenburg back to Berlin after the bomb that was believed to have killed Hitler had exploded. After the failure of the coup attempt, Wagner feared that his arrest by the Gestapo was imminent and that he might be forced to implicate other plotters. He committed suicide by shooting himself in the head at noon on 23 July 1944. (Source: Wikipedia)