The document is named to Obergefreiter (Corporal) Wilhelm Meier of the 3rd Battery of Artillery Regiment (motorised) 33. It is dated to July 4, 1944 and signed in pencil by the regiment’s commander, Oberst (Colonel) Karl-Theodor Simon, a recipient of the German Cross in Gold. Measuring 148 mm (w) x 209 mm (h), with fraying and scuffing of the edges, two folding creases, and several tears, remains in fine condition.