Germany, Third Reich. A Civil Service 40-Year Long Service Award, with Case and Miniature, by Deschler & Sohn certificate_of_authenticity in addition to his trio

in addition to his trio of medals

Medal for Fifteen Years of Irreproachable Service in the Armed Forces of the USSR (in silvered and gilt brass

he embarked for the French theatre with the 24th Infantry Battalion

marked "800" (silver) and hallmarked on the loop

the dagger remains in an extremely fine condition

Germany, Third Reich. A Civil Service 40-Year Long Service Award, with Case and Miniature, by Deschler & Sohn certificate_of_authenticity in addition to his trio(Treuedienst Ehrenzeichen I. Klasse fr 40 Jahre, mit Miniatur und Etui). Constructed of gilded bronze with enamels, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon with pinback, consisting of a Cross Patte with pebbled arms joined through the quadrants by a circular oak leaf wreath, the obverse bearing a central black enameled swastika, the reverse bearing a central raised inscription of FR TREUE DIENSTE (FOR FAITHFUL SERVICE), unmarked,