Military Medical Document Group

[jwburchell]

Just surfaced from my collection this nice grouping of documents relating to a medic who went from being a medical orderly with the rank of Sanitaets-Gefreite with the 4. Garde-Regiment zu Fuss in WWI, to Chief Physician and Staff Medical Doctor in the Reserve Army during WWII.

I am not able to fully decipher document #3 below and would appreciate assistance from someone who can read the cursive of that time, please.

Hope you enjoy seeing these documents (which have been cropped for display here). All comments and feedback will be appreciated.

Regards,

John

1. Certification for Wound Badge (Black) dated 22.June.1918.
2. Certification for EK2 dated 10.July.1918

[jwburchell]

3. Another document which I think relates to his EK2 award (?)
4. Certificate for Hindenburg Cross/Ehrenkreuz fuer Frontkaempfer dated 9.January.1935

[jwburchell]

5. SA Military Sports Achievement Book (with many qualification entries)

[jwburchell]

6. Certificate for EK 1939 2nd Class Spange dated 24.June.1940
7. Certificate for War Merit Cross 2nd Class with Swords dated 26.March.1942

[hucks216]

Nice grouping. The KvK citation is signed by Eduard Wagner who was involved in the plot to kill Hitler (he provided von Stauffenburg with his personal aircraft on that fateful day) and committed suicide on 23rd July 1944.

[Jonathan M]

Nice grouping, thanks for sharing.

Jonathan

[jwburchell]

You're most welcome "hucks216" and Jonathan. I appreciate your feedback.

Any chance that the signature on this man's Spange document might be identified?

John

[Gerdan]

# 2

The document of the "Ehrenkreuz für Frontkämpfer" is signed by " Wolfgang Prinz von

Hessen "

Gerdan

[hucks216]

The EK Spange citation is signed by Friedrich-Wilhelm von Chappuis who won the Knights Cross in August 1940 and committed suicide in August 1942.

[jwburchell]

Wow! Some rather interesting signatures turning-up here. Thanks again for your feedback guys!

[jmark]

I am not able to fully decipher document #3 below and would appreciate assistance from someone who can read the cursive of that time, please.

I'll give it a go.

Vorläufiges Besitzzeugnis
den San.Uffz. Lampert, früher 5. Komp. 4. Garde Regiment zu Fuß, ist laut Schreiben vom 26.7.18 L.Nr. 9238 am 22.VII.18 das Eiserne Kreuz II.Kl. verliehen worden.
das militärische Mitglied d.Laz.Kom.

All the best,
Jason

[jwburchell]

...and a very credible "go" it appears to be. Many thanks, Jason. I read German and figured that note had something to do with the award of his EK2, but as I always have great difficulty with that older form of cursive I was not certain. Amazing how relatively easy it is to read once one knows what it says!

Cheers, mate!

John

[Gerdan]

# 11

just to add: the signature on doc # 3 is "Primarius Müller". Primarius is a medic's rank.


Gerdan