Original Award document of Gefreiter Schaefer, who served with the Heeres-Küsten-Artillerie-Abteilung 677 for the Kriegsverdienstkreuz 2. Klasse mit Schwertern (War Merit Cross 2nd Class with Swords) for his service on April 20, 1944. Document was signed by Generaloberst Eberhard von Mackensen (RK+EL!).
The Abteilung 677 was deployed to protect the mouth of the Tiber in Italy. After the Allied landing at Anzio on January 22, 1944, the department was used to shell the port facilities of Anzio and the piers at Le Grottace.