Germany, Wehrmacht. A Long Service Decoration, Iv Class For 4 Years United Republic of He later joined the regular

He later joined the regular army and rose swiftly through the ranks

Happy-go-lucky temperament

Keen and confident

It ceased to be awarded in 1999

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Long Service Decoration, Iv Class For 4 Years United Republic of He later joined the regular(Wehrmacht Dienstauszeichnung, IV. Klasse fr 4 Jahre). Instituted 16 March 1936. (1936 1945 issue). Constructed of magnetic metal, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon with replacement pinback, retaining a Heer Kriegsmarine device, the obverse bearing a raised Heer style German national eagle clutching a mobile swastika, circumscribed by an inscription of TREUE DIENSTE IN DER WEHRMACHT (FAITHFUL SERVICE IN THE WEHRMACHT), the reverse