Germany, Third Reich. A Reichsnährstand 40-Year Long Service Award Archive 1944 and carries a facsimile

1944 and carries a facsimile of Grand Admiral Dönitz

after pulling back to a clearing near Hill 427 in the early morning hours

on loop for suspension with its period original ribbon pinned with Heer/Kriegsmarine device

inscribed in German "Botschafter OSHIMA" (Ambassador Oshima) at the bottom

Germany, Third Reich. A Reichsnährstand 40-Year Long Service Award Archive 1944 and carries a facsimile(Reichsnhrstand Ehrenzeichen fr 40 Jahre Treue Dienste). Constructed of feinzink, the obverse bearing a raised Reichsnhrstand (RNST) insignia in the form of a German national eagle perched on top of a pedestal overlaid by an inscription of BLUT UND BODEN (BLOOD AND SOIL) and a mobile swastika defaced by a sword and wheat stalk, situated above a number 40 and inscription of REICHSNHRSTAND, the reverse with a barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a