{"product_id":"original-german-wwii-luftwaffe-leutnant-werner-roos-flak-officer-document-medal-grouping-with-ekii-black-wound-badge-flak-combat-badge-award-documents-reich-sports-badge-booklet-wehrmacht-driver-s-license","title":"Original German WWII Luftwaffe Leutnant Werner Roos Flak Officer Document \u0026 Medal Grouping with EKII, Black Wound Badge, Flak Combat Badge Award Documents, Reich Sports Badge Booklet \u0026 Wehrmacht Driver’s License","description":"\u003cp\u003eOriginal Item: Only One Grouping Available. This is an extensive German WWII Luftwaffe document and medal grouping belonging to \u003cb\u003eLeutnant Werner Roos\u003c\/b\u003e, an officer of \u003cb\u003e3.\/schwere Flak-Abteilung 304 (v)\u003c\/b\u003e who served in Italy during 1944. The grouping includes his original 1939 Iron Cross 2nd Class with ribbon, Black Wound Badge, corresponding award documentation, his Flak Artillery Combat Badge award certificate, an original Reich Sports Badge qualification booklet, and an original duplicate Wehrmacht driver's license retaining an excellent uniformed photograph.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAlso included are photocopies of earlier youth-organization identification documents associated with Werner Roos. Although these are not original period documents, they provide additional biographical information and photographic reference relating to his earlier life.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMost importantly, the documents establish a particularly complete 1944 chronology. Roos suffered his first qualifying wound or injury on 7 August 1944, received the Iron Cross 2nd Class on 6 September 1944, was formally issued his Black Wound Badge certificate on 15 September, received his military driver's authorization in October, and was awarded the Kampfabzeichen der Flakartillerie on 17 December 1944. All three combat award documents identify him with the same Luftwaffe Flak unit.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe medals and documents show expected period age and handling. The EKII retains its blackened center and silver-colored frame, with visible toning and areas of verdigris. The ribbon remains present with expected creasing and minor wear. The suspension ring appears to have been cut open at some point, though it still securely holds the ribbon as intended. The Black Wound Badge retains considerable dark finish to the obverse, while the reverse shows more noticeable oxidation and areas of finish loss. The pin and catch assembly remain intact.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe paper documents show minor spotting and handling wear, but remain substantially complete and legible. The Reich Sports Badge booklet is particularly attractive, retaining its photograph, handwritten qualification entries, stamps, and award certificate. The Wehrmacht driver's license also retains an excellent original portrait of Roos in Luftwaffe officer's uniform. Please consult the photographs carefully for the exact condition of every component.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward Documents, Transcription \u0026amp; Translation\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIron Cross 2nd Class Award Certificate\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe certificate reads:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eIM NAMEN DES FÜHRERS\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e VERLEIHE ICH\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e DEM\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eLeutnant\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e Werner Roos\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e 3. schw. Flakabt. 304 (v)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eDAS\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e EISERNE KREUZ\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e 2. KLASSE\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eGefechtsstand, den 6.9.1944\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eGeneral der Flieger\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e u. Kommandierender General\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e der Dtsch. Lw. in Italien\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTranslation:\u003cbr\u003e “\u003ci\u003eIn the name of the führer, I award to Lieutenant Werner Roos, 3rd Battery, Heavy Flak Battalion 304 (v), the Iron Cross 2nd Class. Command Post, 6 September 1944. General of Aviators and Commanding General of the German Luftwaffe in Italy.\u003c\/i\u003e”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe certificate carries the appropriate official stamp and a handwritten general officer's signature. The position printed beneath the signature identifies the signer as the General der Flieger und Kommandierender General der Deutschen Luftwaffe in Italien. On this date that command was held by General der Flieger Maximilian Ritter von Pohl, whose Italian command was reorganized under this title on 6 September 1944.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe physical EKII accompanying the documents is the familiar 1939 pattern with an iron center and silver-colored frame, suspended from its black-white-red ribbon. No maker marking can be found.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBlack Wound Badge Certificate\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe second combat award document reads:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eBesitzzeugnis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eDem\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e Leutnant Werner Roos\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e3.\/schwere Flakabteilung 304(v)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eist auf Grund\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e seiner am 7. August 1944 erlittenen\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e erstmaligen Verwundung oder Beschädigung\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003edas\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e Verwundetenabzeichen\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e in Schwarz\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003everliehen worden.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eGefechtsstand, den 15. Sept. 1944\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e[signature]\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e Major und Abteilungskommandeur\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTranslation:\u003cbr\u003e “\u003ci\u003eCertificate of Possession. Lieutenant Werner Roos, 3rd Battery, Heavy Flak Battalion 304 (v), has, on account of his first wound or injury suffered on 7 August 1944, been awarded the Wound Badge in Black. Command Post, 15 September 1944. Major and Battalion Commander.\u003c\/i\u003e”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe accompanying Black Wound Badge is the pressed-steel 1939 pattern with helmet and crossed swords within a wreath. The reverse appears to have the numbered maker marking “\u003cb\u003e93,” \u003c\/b\u003ethe\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003emaker code for \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eRichard Simm \u0026amp; Söhne of Gablonz an der Neiße\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFlak Combat Badge Award Certificate\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe later award document reads:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eVERLEIHUNGSURKUNDE\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eIm Namen des Oberbefehlshabers der Luftwaffe\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e verleihe ich dem\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eLeutnant\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e Werner Roos\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e 3.\/schw. Flakabteilung 304 (v)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003edas\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eKampfabzeichen der Flakartillerie\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eGefechtsstand, den 17. Dez. 1944\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e[signature]\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eGeneral der Flieger\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e u. Kommandierender General\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e der Dtsch. Lw. in Italien\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTranslation:\u003cbr\u003e “\u003ci\u003eAward Certificate. In the name of the Commander-in-Chief of the Luftwaffe, I award Lieutenant Werner Roos, 3rd Battery, Heavy Flak Battalion 304 (v), the Flak Artillery Combat Badge. Command Post, 17 December 1944. General of Aviators and Commanding General of the German Luftwaffe in Italy.\u003c\/i\u003e”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Kampfabzeichen der Flakartillerie, generally known to collectors as the Luftwaffe Flak Combat Badge, had been instituted in January 1941 for qualifying combat performance by Luftwaffe anti-aircraft personnel. Roos's certificate is dated only a few months before the end of German operations in Italy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Flak Combat Badge itself is not shown with this grouping.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eReich Sports Badge Booklet\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAlso included is Roos's original Reichssportabzeichen, Deutsche Reichsauszeichnung für Leibesübungen qualification booklet for men. It contains a youthful photograph of Roos, his signature, official stamps, and the completed records for the required athletic groups.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe identification page gives:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eWerner Roos\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e Born: 25 May 1921\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe booklet records successful completion of the required athletic tests in Hannover during August 1942. Among the surviving handwritten entries are swimming, long jump, 400-meter running, throwing\/strength exercises, and a 10,000-meter run. The entries are individually signed or stamped by the examining officials.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe final award page reads in relevant part:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eHerrn Werner Roos\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e wird hiermit, nachdem die Bedingungen der fünf Gruppen erfüllt sind, das\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e Reichssportabzeichen\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e in Bronze\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e verliehen.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eBerlin, den 31. August 1942\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTranslation:\u003cbr\u003e “\u003ci\u003eMr. Werner Roos is hereby awarded the German Reich Sports Badge in Bronze, the requirements of the five groups having been fulfilled. Berlin, 31 August 1942.\u003c\/i\u003e”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDuplicate Wehrmacht Driver's License\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe identification page reads in part:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eZweitschrift\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e Wehrmacht-Führerschein\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003efür den\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e Lt. Werner Roos\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eTruppenteil usw.:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e Feldpostnummer\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e L 50752\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003egeboren am 25. Mai 1921\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e in Frankfurt\/Main\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe interior authorization states that:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDer Lt. Werner Roos erhält die Erlaubnis, nach bestandener Prüfung ein Kraftfahrzeug mit Antrieb durch Verbrennungsmaschine der Klassen 1 u. 3 zu führen.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eO.U., den 19.10.1944\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTranslation:\u003cbr\u003e “\u003ci\u003eLieutenant Werner Roos is authorized, after passing the examination, to operate a motor vehicle powered by an internal-combustion engine of Classes 1 and 3. Field location, 19 October 1944.\u003c\/i\u003e”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe facing page retains a particularly clear photograph of Roos wearing his Luftwaffe officer's uniform and peaked cap, together with his handwritten signature.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOf considerable interest, the field post number written in this license, L 50752, is recorded for 3. Batterie schwere Flak-Abteilung 304 (v). Earlier the same number had belonged to schwere Flak-Batterie z.b.V. 1518, the battery used to reconstitute the 3rd Battery of schwere Flak-Abteilung 304. This provides an additional independent link between the driver's license and the unit named on Roos's three combat award documents.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSchwere Flak-Abteilung 304\u003c\/b\u003e had been formed at Jena in August 1939 and was redesignated \u003cb\u003eschwere Flak-Abteilung 304 (v)\u003c\/b\u003e in 1942. The unit moved to Sicily late that year, serving around Marsala and Trapani during 1943. Its composition changed substantially during the Mediterranean campaign. Significantly, the original 3rd Battery was transferred to schwere Flak-Abteilung 192, while schwere Flak-Batterie z.b.V. 1518 was used as the replacement 3rd Battery, the battery to which Roos's later field post number L 50752 was assigned. By 1944 the battalion was operating on the Italian mainland and is recorded in the Florence area; it continued northward and was in the Padua area in 1945.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTaken as a whole, this is an especially substantial named Luftwaffe Flak officer grouping. It follows \u003cb\u003eRoos \u003c\/b\u003efrom youth documentation and athletic qualification into wartime service, records his unit through multiple independent documents, identifies the date of his first wound, and preserves three separate late-war combat awards from the Italian campaign. The inclusion of two excellent period portraits and the matching physical EKII and Black Wound Badge makes the grouping particularly cohesive.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Original Items","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45791946604613,"sku":"ONJR26AULC126","price":595.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1524\/1342\/files\/ONJR26AULC126__01.jpg?v=1789760305","url":"https:\/\/www.ima-usa.com\/products\/original-german-wwii-luftwaffe-leutnant-werner-roos-flak-officer-document-medal-grouping-with-ekii-black-wound-badge-flak-combat-badge-award-documents-reich-sports-badge-booklet-wehrmacht-driver-s-license","provider":"International Military Antiques","version":"1.0","type":"link"}