Yes, Füsilier-Bataillon 305 was a part of the 305. Infanterie-Division which was fighting in Italy at time of his wound (17.9.1944).
If the seller has his EKII document I suggest you buy it to keep the grouping together... If you split them up now they will probably never be reunited again, keep it complete. Chances are the medal itself is good too, but if you want to be certain post some pictures of it in the Crosses section of the forum and I am sure they will help you!
While the 305 Inf. Div. was back near Imola, his Fus.Batl 305 Fusilier was inserted iduring the battle of the Giogo Pass in the 745 Gren.Reg. (715 Inf.Div.) and September 17, 1944 was more or less where I signed in yellow...
Here are some photo's of the other award doc. This one is dated 14 June, 1944. Could this unit be at that time at about the same place where the soldier earned his Wound badge?
Very nice, and big thumbs up for keeping it together.
Can't say for sure if the unit was in the same place; possibly close to the same area, but there seems to be a 3 month difference between the EK and BWB. As much as the allies were advancing at that time, there could have been quite a bit of difference in location.
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Hank
Unless it was nighttime, or the weather was bad, and you were running out of gas - then it was a sweaty nightmare, like a monkey f*ing a skunk.
~ Dan Hampton, Viper Pilot
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