Germany, Ordnungspolizei. A Police Long Service Award, III Class for 8 Years visually-hidden the reverse with a raised

the reverse with a raised central royal monogram and inscription of “FÜR WERKE DER NÄCHSTEN LIEBE 15

specifically responsible for Army Group Centre

He survived the war and later returned to the United States

43mm (w) x 48

The tunic exhibits scattered light mothing on the shoulders and sleeves

Germany, Ordnungspolizei. A Police Long Service Award, III Class for 8 Years visually-hidden the reverse with a raised(Dienstauszeichnung der Polizei III. Klasse fr 8 Jahre). Instituted 30 January 1938. (1938 1945 issue). Constructed of silvered tombak, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon with horizontal pinback, the obverse bearing an Ordnungspolizei insignia in the form of an oval oak leaf wreath overlaid by a German national eagle clutching a wreathed mobile swastika, the reverse bearing a number 8, circumscribed by an inscription of FR TREUE