Germany, Wehrmacht. A Wehrmacht 4-Year Long Service Award Auction and that such attacks last

and that such attacks last sometimes two weeks or more

on tattered ribbons

partial erase attempt

ranging from swatches to neck ribbons

the 30th Infantry Battalion became the 30th Reserve Battalion

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Wehrmacht 4-Year Long Service Award Auction and that such attacks last(Dienstauszeichnung 4. Klasse). Instituted 16 March 1936. (1936 1945 issue). Constructed of magnetic metal, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon, the obverse bearing a raised Heer style German national eagle clutching a swastika, circumscribed by an inscription of TREUE DIENSTE IN DER WEHRMACHT (FAITHFUL SERVICE IN THE WEHRMACHT), the reverse bearing a central raised number 4 within an oak leaf wreath, unmarked, measuring 30. 35 mm