Wehrpass & 2x Award Docs of KIA 72.Inf.Div. soldier

275,00

Small grouping of a Wehrpass, 2x Award documents, 2x papers & a booklet of Gefreiter Werner Wendel, who served with the 3. Kompanie/ Pionier-Bataillon 72 & Infanterie-Regiment 124 of the 72. Infanterie-Division. Gefreiter Wendel didn’t survive the war and was Killed in Action on September 9, 1942 in Rshew, Russia.. The 72. Infanterie-Division was a highly decorated Division within the Wehrmacht including 9 Nahkampfspange in Gold-Trägers (Close Combat Badge in Gold-bearers)!

He earned 4 awards: Eisernes Kreuz 2. Klasse, Winterschlacht im Osten 1941/42, Verwundetenabzeichen in Schwarz and the Königlich Bulgarische Bronzene Veridenstmedaille ohne Krone am Kriegsband.

The set consists of:

  • Wehrpass
  • Award document for the Eisernes Kreuz 2. Klasse (Iron Cross 2nd Class), signed by Generalleutnant u. Kommandeur Franz Mattenklott.
    Interestingly it notes the place for the award: “Vor Melitopol (Ukraine)!”
  • Award document for the Königlich Bulgarische Bronzene Veridenstmedaille ohne Krone am Kriegsband, signed by an unknown officer.
    Interestingly, also noted that is was awarded “Auf der Krim“!
  • 2x Papers
  • 1x Kleiner Führer durch Paris für Deutsche Soldaten

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Small grouping of a Wehrpass, 2x Award documents, 2x papers & a booklet of Gefreiter Werner Wendel, who served with the 3. Kompanie/ Pionier-Bataillon 72 & Infanterie-Regiment 124 of the 72. Infanterie-Division. Gefreiter Wendel didn’t survive the war and was Killed in Action on September 9, 1942 in Rshew, Russia.. The 72. Infanterie-Division was a highly decorated Division within the Wehrmacht including 9 Nahkampfspange in Gold-Trägers (Close Combat Badge in Gold-bearers)!

He earned 4 awards: Eisernes Kreuz 2. Klasse, Winterschlacht im Osten 1941/42, Verwundetenabzeichen in Schwarz and the Königlich Bulgarische Bronzene Veridenstmedaille ohne Krone am Kriegsband.

The set consists of:

  • Wehrpass
  • Award document for the Eisernes Kreuz 2. Klasse (Iron Cross 2nd Class), signed by Generalleutnant u. Kommandeur Franz Mattenklott.
    Interestingly it notes the place for the award: “Vor Melitopol (Ukraine)!”
  • Award document for the Königlich Bulgarische Bronzene Veridenstmedaille ohne Krone am Kriegsband, signed by an unknown officer.
    Interestingly, also noted that is was awarded “Auf der Krim“!
  • 2x Papers
  • 1x Kleiner Führer durch Paris für Deutsche Soldaten