EK2 mounted on award document

[roger9344]

Got some documents in today to start adding some extra interest to the collection.
Here is an EK2, unmarked Klein and Quenzer, mounted to the award document. It looks like it was removed from an album.

[Greenhorn]

Roger

You're killin me here. LOL Excellent stuff you are getting, I'm jealous. Keep up the great posts!

Green

[Woolgar]

Looks good Roger, he was a Radio master in a Signals regiment

Nick

[roger9344]

Funkmeister is equivalent to Feldwebel, or in the US Army, Staff Sergeant (E-5 pay grade).

[Paul D]

The doc is signed by Freiherr von Gablenz Commander of 384 ID , The Divison was involved in Fall Blau in Summer 1942 in Southern Russia until it was trapped in the Stalingrad kessel , Von Gablenz was flown out of the Kessel in early december 1942 with his HQ staff, the rest of the Divison remained in the Kessel and perished with the rest of the 6th Armee , nice piece of history !!

[MD Helmets]

Award documents are great to add to a medal. They really complete the look. I like this one and how the EK ribbon is across the top corner. Great grouping. Thanks for showing.

[roger9344]

General Gablenz was also a Ritterkreuzträger. Ritterkreuzträger Eccard Freiherr von Gablenz

Infanterie-Divisions-Nachrichten-Abteilung 384

Formed on 10. Januar 1942. In January 1943 the unit was destroyed in Stalingrad.
Newly reformed on 19. Mai 1943 in Belgium and Northern France. The unit was destroyed in August 1944 in Southern Ukraine.

Replacement unit was Nachrichten-Ersatz-Abteilung 4.

[rbminis]

Very nice pick up Roger!
Congrats,
Ralph.

[roger9344]

Thanks, Ralph.