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8" x 10" World War II document signed by Adolf Hitler on the 24th of June, 1941, two days after the start of Operation Barbarossa, the German invasion of the Soviet Union. On Nazi letterhead with the blindstamped Swastika seal, Hitler authorizes the July 1st, 1941 order to appoint General Kuntzen as Commander of the 8th Panzer Division and General Kempf as Commander of the 4th Panzer Brigade. Counter signed by General Walther Von Brauschitz, Commander-in-Chief of the German Army. Minor creasing at top, overall near fine condition. Accompanied by a Letter of Authenticity from James Spence Authentication, Beckett Authentication Services, and University Archives.