Wehrmacht EK2 + Infantry Assault Badge Document & Photo Grouping – Infanterie-Regiment 280 – Signature of Sixt von Armin (Stalingrad!)

A highly attractive and personal Wehrmacht document and photo grouping belonging to Johannes “Hans” Bonzelett of the 9./ Infanterie-Regiment 280 of the 95. Infanterie-Divisioin.

The grouping includes two original wartime award documents, both signed by identifiable senior Wehrmacht commanders, together with an extensive collection of original photographs, correspondence, and personal paperwork incl. photographs, letters and paperwork from one of his best friends who was KIA. Such complete soldier groupings are increasingly difficult to find and offer exceptional historical and research value.

Included are:

• Eisernes Kreuz 2. Klasse (EK2) award document
• Infanterie-Sturmabzeichen in Silber (ISA) award document
• Large lot of original wartime photographs
• Framed portrait photo of Bonzelett in uniform
• Grave photographs
• Personal letters and correspondence
• Letters and papers from close friend Hans Leyendecker
• Sonderausweis / travel permit
• Various personal papers and envelopes

Eisernes Kreuz 2. Klasse Award Document

Awarded to Schütze Johannes Bonzelett, 9./J.R. 280, dated 29 June 1940.

This document is signed by Generalleutnant Hans-Heinrich Sixt von Armin (1890–1952), commander of the division at the time. Sixt von Armin later became a notable Wehrmacht general and recipient of the Knight’s Cross of the Iron Cross, commanding several divisions during the war, including on the Eastern Front. After surrendering to Soviet forces following the Battle of Stalingrad in 1943, he remained in captivity and ultimately died in the Soviet Union in 1952.

A highly desirable early-war EK2 document with an important and historically significant signature.

Infanterie-Sturmabzeichen in Silber Award Document

Awarded to Gefreiter Hans Bonzelett, 9./J.R. 280, dated 21 August 1941.

This document is signed by Oberst Erich Müller-Derichsweiler, commander of Infanterie-Regiment 280, who led the regiment from its formation in 1939.