July 1945 German WWII Award Record EK2 Ost Wound Infantry Assault Signed Stamped For Sale

Offered here is an unusual original handwritten German military document dated:

7 July 1945

The underlined heading reads:

Auszug über Orden- u. über Orden und concerning orders and decorations

This is not a conventional printed award certificate for a single decoration. It is a signed and officially stamped extract or summary recording four awards previously received by an unidentified German serviceman.

The handwritten entries read:

Eisernes Kreuz 2. Klasse

Iron Cross 2nd Class

Eastern Front Medal, formally associated with the 1941–42 winter campaign in the East

Verwundetenabzeichen in Schwarz

Wound Badge in Black

Together, the entries describe the record of a decorated combat infantry veteran who had received a combat decoration, Eastern Front campaign medal, wound award, and infantry assault qualification.

The upper-right entry reads:

O.U., den 7.7.45

The document was therefore written on July 7, 1945, during the immediate postwar military-disbandment and records-processing period.

The late date is one of the document’s strongest collecting features. German military paperwork dated after the May 1945 surrender is encountered less frequently than conventional wartime award certificates.

The lower portion bears:

• An original handwritten officer’s signature

• A violet circular service stamp

• The designation Lt. u. Komp. und and company leader/commander

  The signature crosses the service stamp naturally. The circular stamp contains a central eagle-style emblem and a partially visible outer legend, although the exact unit wording is too incomplete to identify confidently.

  Probable purpose

  The word Auszug indicates that this was an extract from an existing military or personnel record rather than a new award presentation.

  It may have been prepared from information contained in:

  • A record

  • Unit award roster

  • Earlier award certificates

  • Disbandment or demobilization paperwork

  Its precise administrative setting cannot be proven from the surviving sheet alone.

  The document may have been created to provide a temporary authenticated record when original military papers were unavailable, incomplete, surrendered, or being processed. It should not be described as a prisoner-of-war document unless additional provenance establishes that connection.

  Collector significance

  This document is particularly appealing because it combines:

  • A highly unusual July 1945 date

  • Four separate military awards

  • Iron Cross 2nd Class entry

  • Eastern Front service

  • Wound Badge in Black

  • Infantry Assault Badge

  • Original officer signature

  • Violet circular service stamp

  • Immediate postwar administrative context

  • Informal lined-paper construction characteristic of improvised late-period paperwork

  Unlike a mass-produced blank form, this appears to have been individually prepared for a specific serviceman.

  Attribution limitations

  For accuracy, the following details remain unidentified:

  • The recipient’s name

  • Exact military unit

  • Parent regiment or division

  • Officer’s surname

  • Full wording of the circular stamp

  • Original personnel document from which the extract was copied

  No unsupported recipient, regiment, POW-camp, or division attribution is being made.

  Transcription

  [Uncertain upper-left administrative reference]

  O.U., den 7.7.45

  Auszug über Orden- u. Ehrenzeichen.

  E.K. 2 Kl.
  Ostmedaille
  Verwundeten Abz. i. Schwarz
  Inf. Sturmabzeichen

  [Officer’s signature]

  Lt. u. Komp. Führer

  Condition

  The document shows authentic age and administrative use, including:

  • Overall age toning

  • Scattered foxing and brown spotting

  • Central vertical fold

  • Broad horizontal fold

  • Additional handling creases and wrinkles

  • Fading to portions of the pencil or ink writing

  • Partial and uneven violet stamp impression

  • Minor edge and corner wear

  • Small dark ink mark

  • General surface handling wear

  • Strong show-through visible on the reverse

  • No apparent major tears

  • No large missing portions

  • Principal award list remains readable

  The paper was photographed flat and is offered exactly as shown.

  Please study all photographs carefully, as they form an important part of the description.

  Shipping

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  The document will be placed in a protective sleeve, supported between rigid backing boards, and carefully packaged to prevent bending or movement during shipment.

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  Item specifics

  Conflict: WWII (1939–1945)
  Original/Reproduction: Original
  Country/Organization: Germany
  Region of Origin: Germany
  Type: Military Award Record / Document
  Document Type: Award Extract / Decorations Record
  German Title: Auszug über Orden und Ehrenzeichen
  Date: July 7, 1945
  Time Period Manufactured: 1939–1945
  Language: German
  Material: Paper
  Awards Listed: Iron Cross 2nd Class; Eastern Front Medal; Wound Badge in Black; Infantry Assault Badge
  Iron Cross: 2nd Class
  Wound Badge Grade: Black
  Assault Badge: Infantry Assault Badge
  Signed: Yes
  Stamped: Yes
  Signer Rank: Lieutenant
  Officer Position: Company Leader / Kompanieführer
  Recipient Identified: No
  Unit Identified: No
  Theme: Militaria / Military Awards
  Vintage: Yes
  Modified Item: No
  Condition: Original Used Period Document
  Featured Refinement: German Military Paperwork