Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

A German Second War Metz 1944 Cuff and War Winners Document Group.

A soldbuch in excellent condition with the cover punch holed for filing belonging to Leutnant Wizard Muller, born October 1922, served in a heavy artillery unit, initially in Germany and then Mons in Belgium and finally Boulogne Northern France from 1942 until 1944. January 1944 he transferred to Artillery Regiment 195 where he was wounded and withdrawn and served in various hospitals until July 1944, then serving in various reserve artillery units and finally in an NCO Infantry Officers School, which was moved to Metz in August and formed part of Kampfgruppe Festung (Fortress) Metz. The unit was destroyed in the battle of Metz in 1944. The document granting Armelband Metz is included with this group and signed by Commander of the Staff of the 462nd Infantry Division. Medals awarded SA Sports Badge in bronze, Wound Badge in black, Iron Cross Second Class. Within this group the soldbuch itself, his original aluminium splittable two-piece identity disc, an A4 size sheet being a leave pass, two other small pieces of paperwork dated March 1945 indicating that Muller survived the Second World War and lastly the section of typed paper indicating the award in hand to Leutnant Muller authorising him to the wearing of the Armelband Metz 1944. The Armelband Metz is possibly one of the most difficult of all the army armbands to obtain as a  original example, very few were ever issued and any paperwork relating to the award of the band is even more difficult, generally good condition (lot) £400-£500