Original German WWII Wehrmacht 2nd Class 18 Year Long Service Award with Ribbon & Eagle Pin British Documents & Books Original Item: Best illustrated in

Original Item: Best illustrated in the excellent book "Uniforms & Traditions of the German Army 1933-1945" by Angolia and Schlicht in Volume 3 Page 33 is the Utility Strap

It also looks like the top strap over the cylinder broke at one point

which in turn fastened to the girth

having been swept up in his own sudden importance and fever of the meeting

this map is laminated on some sort of soft laminate making it waterproof and so it can be folded and unfolded many times without ripping

Original German WWII Wehrmacht 2nd Class 18 Year Long Service Award with Ribbon & Eagle Pin British Documents & Books Original Item: Best illustrated inOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a very nice example of a German WWII Wehrmacht Long Service Award (Wehrmacht Dienstauszeichnung), in the 2nd Class for 18 years of service. This example comes with a Reichsadler (National Eagle) pin attached to the ribbon, indicating issue for the Heer Army and also the Kriegsmarine Navy. The Luftwaffe version is identical, except it has a different eagle attached to the ribbon. This example is in very good