Iron Cross 2nd Class award document for Gerhard Schäfer, who belonged to the 1. Kompanie/ Landesschützen-Bataillon 742, it existed from March 1942 until August 1944 when it was destroyed in Kischinew while under command of Heeresgruppe Südukraine. Signed by General der Infanterie Sigismund von Förster in April 1944, a few months before it was destroyed. It didn’t exist long! Document was folded before.