Germany, Wehrmacht. A Formal Promotion Document for Oberst Walther Hiersemenzel, with Keitel Signature Republic of with a central white enamelled

with a central white enamelled medallion inscribed FJ in gilded bronze letters

trimmed with a gilded wire border

the reverse with corrosion throughout

his pension ceased upon his death

that he was married and that his trade was that of Miner

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Formal Promotion Document for Oberst Walther Hiersemenzel, with Keitel Signature Republic of with a central white enamelled(Wehrmacht Ernennungsurkunde fr einen Oberstleutnant zum Oberst). Constructed of off white paper stock and presented in multi coloured ink, named to WALTHER HIERSEMENZEL, promoting the recipient from the rank of Oberstleutnant to Oberst, issued from Fhrer Headquarters on 18 January 1942 with an effective date of 1 February, certified by the facsimile signature of AH and the handwritten signature of Generalfeldmarschall Wilhelm Keitel (Knights Cross of