Germany, Third Reich. A Second War German Medal Bar Archive on elongated loop and suspended

on elongated loop and suspended from period partial original light-orange sash

58 mm (w) x 56

surrounded by the inscription "AN TSEIRBHIS MUIR-TRACTALA" (The Merchant Marine Service)

consisting of a white enameled Maltese Cross in saltire (i

1944 Gehlken was exempt from the mandatory half year Reich Labour Service term

Germany, Third Reich. A Second War German Medal Bar Archive on elongated loop and suspended(Bandschnalle). A Third Reich period medal bar featuring three medals including a (Dienstauszeichnung IV. Klasse fr 4 Dienstjahre), a circular silvered metal (magnetic) medal, the obverse with the German eagle in the centre, circumscribed in German Gothic lettering Treue Dienste in der Wehrmacht (Faithful Service in the Armed Forces), the reverse with the raised number 4 centrally within an oak wreath border, measuring 30. 27 mm in diameter, on ribbon