incorporating a four-piece construction
1944 and signed in blue ink by a Captain and the Battalion Leader
she remained close to the Nazi leadership and profited a good deal from the close contacts to the Nazi elite
The design was subsequently changed in favour of a larger medal with one crown between the eagles
to join the 1st Cavalry Division
Germany, Wehrmacht. An 18-Year Long Service Decoration GTRexclude incorporating a four-piece construction(Dienstauszeichnung der Wehrmacht fr 18 Jahre). Instituted 16 March 1936. (1936 1945 issue). Constructed of magnetic metal, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon, consisting of a Cross Patte with ribbed arms, the obverse bearing a central raised Heer style German national eagle clutching a mobile swastika, the reverse bearing a central raised number 18, unmarked, measuring 35. 19 mm (w) x 39. 58 mm (h), weighing 15. 5 grams, in