Germany, Wehrmacht. A Formal Promotion Document for Oberst Walther Hiersemenzel, with Keitel Signature consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac North West Territories for the

North West Territories for the presentation of Boer War medals to the Canadian Veterans from the area that would in 1905 become the Province of Alberta

as well as postwar correspondence to Büsing’s widow

the obverse with central dates of “1914-1918” surrounded by a laurel leaf wreath

62 mm x 40

for actions he took during the advance on Mons from November 7 to 10

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Formal Promotion Document for Oberst Walther Hiersemenzel, with Keitel Signature consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac North West Territories for the(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