1942 EK2 award document

[redjames2004]

Hello , I have a 1942-dated EK2 award document with a original EK2 that was issued to a German infantryman. Anyone will authenicate the EK2 award document for me??? You can look at the stamp and stamped general's signature and you can tell me whether real or fake. Pictures to follow. Thanks!

[redjames2004]

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Close up of this EK2 award document

[redjames2004]

3 Close up of General's signature

General's signature

[redjames2004]

4 Close up of the stamp

close up of the document's stamp

[Ian Jewison]

Looks to be original....From the scan it would appear to have a facsimile signature of General der Infanterie Walter Schroth RK, Deputy Commanding General of IV Army Corps and Wehrkreis IV in Dresden.

/Ian

[redjames2004]

Thanks,Ian! I am glad that the EK2 document that was indeed authentic! I will research on Walter Schroth's biography. I would like to see his picture. Once again,thanks for your help! James

[redjames2004]

Is General Schroth a Knights Cross holder? Thanks! James

[Thomas H]

Is General Schroth a Knights Cross holder? Thanks! James

Yes he is

http://www.das-ritterkreuz.de/index_...chword=Schroth

Cheers, Thomas

[Jon. H]

Yes Walter Schroth had the Knights Cross, if you read that post from Ian you can se that he has also writen RK (Ritterkreuz) behind Walter Schroth.

Best Regards
Jon-Olav

[redjames2004]

Yup, I saw RK behind Schroth's name. Shortly after I read Ian's post, I realized that Schroth was indeed a Knights Cross holder. General Schroth commanded XII Army Corps in Army Group Mitte in Russia during battle of Bialystok-Minsk in 1942. Thanks for showing me Schroth's picture,Thomas! Im glad to have a EK2 document with his signature in my collection. It will be significant for me to have a Knights Cross holder's name on this German soldier's EK2 award document. Thanks much for your help!!!! James

[Jon. H]

Ok

I agree with Ian that the signature is not hand signed by Schroth, but a facsimilie signature. Still a very nice document!

Best Regards
Jon-Olav

[Simon O.]

As the sig is stamped it adds no value to the document. Also the chances are this is a wound EKII as it's awarded from a Wehrkries rather than his own unit. Soldiers that received a wound severe enough so they couldn't return to frontline duty often received an EKII along with their woundbadge.