Germany, Heer. Wehrpaß & Award Documents, Grenadier NCO Andreas Heigl, KIA July 1944

The collection consists of: a Wehrpaß (106x146mm, better than very fine); an Iron Cross 1st Class award document (141x200mm, near extremely fine); an Iron Cross 2nd Class award document (141x200mm, very fine); an Infantry Assault Badge in Silver award document (148x209mm, near very fine); an Eastern Front Medal award document (139x200mm, very fine).

The Wehrpaß is dated to Ingolstadt (Bavaria) on March 28, 1941.The Iron Cross 1st Class award document is named to Unteroffizier (NCO) Heigl of the Staff Company of Grenadier Regiment 423. It is dated to March 2, 1944 and signed in blue ink by the Commander of the 212th Infantry Division, Major General Karl Koske (1889–1945), a recipient of the Knight’s Cross. The Iron Cross 2nd Class award document is named to Gefreiter (Lance Corporal) Heigl of the same unit as above. It is dated to August 13, 1943 and signed in blue ink by the Commander of the 212th Infantry Division, Lieutenant General Hellmuth Reymann (1892–1988), a recipient of the Knight’s Cross and Oak Leaves. The Infantry Assault Badge in Silver award document is named to Unteroffizier Heigl of the same unit as above. It is dated to September 26, 1943 and signed in blue ink by the Commander of Infantry Regiment 423/Grenadier Regiment 423, a Colonel, the name is illegible. The Eastern Front Medal award document is named to Unteroffizier Heigl of the same unit as above. It is dated to November 6, 1942 and signed by the same man as above.

Footnote: Andreas Heigl was born on August 3, 1922 in Ingolstadt (Bavaria). He was drafted on December 1, 1941 and received training in Infantry Pionier Replacement Company 212. In March of 1942, Heigl joined the Staff Company of Infantry Regiment 423, which was later renamed to Grenadier Regiment 423, stationed on the northern part of the Eastern Front. He was promoted to Oberschütze on September 1, 1942 and to Gefreiter (Lance Corporal) on February 1, 1943. On August 1, 1943, Heigl received a battlefield promotion to Unteroffizier (NCO), “wegen Tapferkeit vor dem Feinde” (due to courage in the face of the enemy). He was killed in action on July 15, 1944.