A 28.5cm x 38cm, single sided award document that loosely translates to "On the basis of the power of attorney given to me by the Reich and Prussian Minister of the Interior, I hereby certify that Sergeant Wilhelm Kothe took part in the battles of the 1st Guard Reserve Division in Aachen." The document is dated for July 1, 1937 and is numbered to the bottom left facing corner. The edges show typical wear. Has the original signature of SS Brigadeführer (later Obergruppenführer) Wilhelm Reinhard, who served as Reichsfürer der NS-Kriegerbundes.