Germany, Wehrmacht. A Parade-Mounted 4-Year Long Service Award Archive 3 "Totenkopf"

3 "Totenkopf"

bullion corded embroidery surrounding the insignia

light overall creasing

had participated in the battle of Houthulst as an 18-year-old Second Lieutenant in the artillery

showing slight wear and use

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Parade-Mounted 4-Year Long Service Award Archive 3 "Totenkopf"(Dienstauszeichnung der Wehrmacht, IV. Klasse fr 4 Jahre Einzelspange). Constructed of magnetic metal, on loop for suspension with its period original ribbon mounted on a magnetic metal bar with a horizontal pinback, the obverse bearing a raised Heer style German national eagle clutching a mobile swastika, circumscribed by an inscription of TREUE DIENSTE IN DER WEHRMACHT (FAITHFUL SERVICE IN THE WEHRMACHT), the reverse bearing a wreathed number 4,