Eiserne Kreuz 2 Klasse Award Document

[Paul D]

Looks fine the rank would for with him being Divisional Commander at that time !

Generalleutnant Emil Markgraf

Born: 08.01.1891 in Haida.
Died: 00.00.1951 in Ingolstadt / Bayern.

Promotions:
18.08.1909 k.u.k. Fähnrich
01.05.1912 k.u.k. Leutnant
k.u.k. Oberleutnant
Hauptmann
Major
13.03.1931 Oberstleutnant (österr. Bundesheer)
20.09..1934 Oberst
13.03.1938 (?) Oberst (Reichsheer)
01.09.1941 Generalmajor
01.01.1944 Generalleutnant

Career:
Kadett.
18.08.1909 Entered service as Fähnrich
01.05.1912 Commissioned as a Leutnant in k.u.k. Infanterie-Regiment 59.

13.03.1938 Transferred from Austrian Bundesheer to German Reichsheer.
01.08.1938 - Regiments-Stab Infanterie-Regiment 63.
01.09.1939 - 08.06.1940 (?) Chef des Generalstabes of Wehrkreis IX.
08.06.1940 - 29.09.1941 (?) Kommandeur of Infanterie-Regiment 62.
29.09.1941 - 19.11.1941 Kommandeur of 78.Infanterie-Division.
15.04.1942 - 22.06.1942 Kommandeur of Division 190.
30.11.1944 Ausgeschieden.

[Pauls1970]

Thank you Paul, for taking your time to confirm, what I wondered with regard to correct rank, no flag there ! In comparison to other period documents that I own (across the board) it seems period, but with a slight 'waxy' feel to it.
Kind regards
Paul

[hucks216]

Here is a snippet of a German situation map for 17th October 1941 and shows the position of 78.Infanterie-Division at Vyasma during it's drive to Moscow.



And here is another snippet from one dated 26th November and shows them much closer.

[Pauls1970]

Wow, thanks Hucks for taking your time to post this. What a fantastic map to own, amazing how quick they advanced in that month,to think who would have looked at these maps at that critical point in time, very interesting. I feel lucky to have acquired this historical document, I wonder what brave deed Obergefreiter Kern did to earn his EK2, that cold Winter ?