with a broad consensus on authenticity and rarity
with embroidered Infanterie-Regiment 135 cyphers clearly visible on his shoulder straps
He rejoined the 2nd Battalion in the field on November 2nd
according to the American book by Asa Bird Gardiner
He eventually rose to the rank of lieutenant-general
Germany, Third Reich. A Lot of Three Miniature Service Awards (SS / Westwall / Italo-German Africa Campaign) Province of China with a broad consensus onA lot of three Third Reich German miniature service awards, consisting of: 1. A Miniature SS Long Service Award, III. Class for 8 Years. Constructed of patinated bronze, on loop for suspension from a correct replacement ribbon, the obverse bearing a raised swastika, overlaid by a central wreath double Sig runes, the reverse bearing a raised number 8, overlaid by an inscription of FR TREUE DIENSTE IN DER SS (FOR FAITHFUL SERVICE IN THE SS), unmarked,