Germany, Ordnungspolziei. A Promotion Document to Oberst Ernst Schmedding, German Cross in Gold Recipient, with Heinrich Himmler Signature United Republic of German Shooting Association (Deutscher Schützenverband

German Shooting Association (Deutscher Schützenverband = DSchV) Small Shooting Performance Award

on a loop for suspension from its period original ribbon with a small war decoration attached

or by doing too much walking

a general Kriegsmarine ribbon

Defence Medal (silvered silver

Germany, Ordnungspolziei. A Promotion Document to Oberst Ernst Schmedding, German Cross in Gold Recipient, with Heinrich Himmler Signature United Republic of German Shooting Association (Deutscher Schützenverband(Vorschlag zur Ernennung mit Reichsfhrer SS Unterschrift). Constructed of off white paper stock with multi coloured ink, consisting of a preliminary promotion document elevating Ernst Schmedding from Oberstleutnant to Oberst, featuring double sided, point form, typewritten biographical and service records for Schmedding, dated 1 August 1944 and certified by the handwritten signature of Reichsfhrer SS Heinrich Himmler, with a Chancellery receipt stamp