A Second War German Iv Class Long Service Award For 4 Years’ Service Auction small hairline crack above "Trouw"

small hairline crack above "Trouw"

it is likely that he used the alias John Jones to circumvent the fact that he was not of age when he enlisted

olive leaves and engraver's initials "M B" below

wide raised rim

MARCH 1945"

A Second War German Iv Class Long Service Award For 4 Years’ Service Auction small hairline crack above "Trouw"A second war German Dienstauszeichnung IV. Klasse fr 4 Dienstjahre); circular silvered metal (magnetic); on loop for suspension; with its period original ribbon (note that it is sun faded); the obverse with the German eagle in the centre, circumscribed in German Gothic lettering Treue Dienste in der Wehrmacht (Faithful Service in the Armed Forces); the reverse with the raised number 4 centrally within an oak wreath border; measuring 30. 15 mm in