Germany (Imperial): A Documented Officers Great War Gallantry & Wound Badge medal pair, for service in Flanders / Western Front, 1918: Lieutenant D. L. Karl Effenberger, 345th Infantry Regiment, 179th Infantry Brigade, 87th Infantry Division, German Army

- Germany (Imperial): Iron Cross 1st Class. Reverse with a thin hinged straight needle pin & clasp fittings, with makers marks 'KO'

- Germany (Imperial). Wound Badge. Black issue (or, 3rd Class). With pin-back vertical hinged pin and clasp fittings

Sold together with below original documents (a/f)

- Named & dated award document for EK1. Dated 27/06/18, with divisional chop of 87th Infantry Division. Named to 'Leutenant d.L.I. Effenberger'
- Named & dated award document for Wound Badge. Dated 25/06/18, with regimental chop of Regiment No 345. Named to 'D. L. Karl Effenberger'

Note: The Iron Cross document with three tears at folds / seams. The other document with no tears. The documents in otherwise fair used condition, as found, and will be forwarded to the buyer folded

Basis the award dates on the documents, it is almost certain that the Iron Cross and Wound Badge were awarded for actions, deeds and wounds received in the same action, presumably the 'Wound Badge' being an automatic award for the date when wounded in action, in this case 25 June 1918

The Landwehr-Infanterie-Regiment Nr. 345 was an Imperial German Army infantry regiment that was raised during the Great War. The regiment was raised from the 'Landwehr' volunteers of the German Empire, and is confirmed as having participated in the fierce battles in northern France and Flanders in the late war period when it served in Northern France & Flanders as a constituent member regiment of the 179th Infantry Brigade under Higher Formation, 87th Infantry Division. Prior to 1918, the 345th Regiment had been serving with the 87th Infantry Division on the Eastern Front fighting the Russians. In March 1918, the regiment and its division redeployed to Northern France. The regiment entered the front line on the Western Front on 22 June 1918, at the Aisne front near Bouresches. During this period - and the period when Lieutenant Effenberger, was decorated for gallantry and wounded in action, his division division was engaged in hard fighting against the American Expeditionary Force. In the American attack south of Torcy the division lost heavily in killed and wounded on 25-26 June. Three hundred prisoners were taken by the Allies on those days. It took part in the German retreat until 26 July 1918 when it fought at the Second Battle of the Marne, followed by actions at the Scarpe-Somme, and in the final weeks of the war at Lorraine

A very good documented German Officers pair of awards

Condition: Medals are VF

Code: 24012