Rare variant Westwall Medal Award Document

Description

Award Document (Vorläufiges Besitzzeugnis) for theWestwall Medal (Deutsche Schutzwall-Ehrenzeichen).The Westwall medal was instituted by Adolf Hitler on 2 August 1939 for military personnel, and civilian employees, who assisted in the planning and construction or defence of the German fortifications on the western border of Germany. This (A5 sized) document was awarded to Tiefbauarbeiter 'Hans Müller', he was awarded with the Westwall Medal on 24 November 1939. This document was handed out by the 'Generalinspektor für das deutsche Straßenwesen Abteilung Wiesbaden'. This is the first such variant I've ever come accross. The document has been folded and it is a bit wrinkled caused by years of storage. Rare original award-document in good condition!