An Iron Cross 2nd Class Preliminary Document to the 1st Panzer Division
A certificate, measuring 211x148mm, extremely fine condition with folding creases, light fraying, and two punched holes. It is a preliminary certificate for the Iron Cross 2nd Class to Obergefreiter (Senior Lance Corporal) Fritz Witzel of the Staff Company of Sicherungs-Regiment (Occupying Regiment) 1. The document is dated to October 30, 1941 and signed via typewriter by Lieutenant General and Commander of the 1st Panzer Division, Friedrich Kirchner (1885–1960), a recipient of the Knight’s Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords.

