Germany, Wehrmacht. A Long Service Medal Bar Archive It begins with an Introduction

It begins with an Introduction and Acknowledgements

An Austrian Military Long Service Decoration - Officer

one measuring 45 mm (w) x 46 mm (h))

which resulted in a remarkable success

The Wing Commander wrote

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Long Service Medal Bar Archive It begins with an Introduction(Wehrmacht Ordensschnalle). A medal bar featuring two decorations, including a Wehrmacht Long Service Medal, IV Class for 4 Years, constructed of magnetic metal, on loop for suspension with its period original ribbon pinned with Heer Kriegsmarine device, the obverse bearing a central raised German national eagle clutching a mobile swastika, circumscribed by an inscription of TREUE DIENSTE IN DER WEHRMACHT (FAITHFUL SERVICE IN THE WEHRMACHT), the