Germany, Luftwaffe. An Extensive Luftwaffe & Nsdap Long Service Ribbon Bar Archive he was taken on strength

he was taken on strength at the Military District No

Sewn immediately below the shield is an RZM NSDAP Production Label

The medal became so popular with the troops that the regiment adopted it as an official award for distinction and it was awarded to officers and enlisted men for decades afterwards

with five bronze clasps (1 YEAR

Germany, Luftwaffe. An Extensive Luftwaffe & Nsdap Long Service Ribbon Bar Archive he was taken on strengthA nine place ribbon bar consisting of a 1914 Iron Cross with 1939 Clasp, an Honour Cross of the World War 1914 1918, a Silesian Eagle, two Luftwaffe Long Service Awards, an NSDAP 10 Year Service Award, an NSDAP 15 Year Service Award, a Sudetenland Medal and an Austruan Bravery Medal with Wartime Wreath, on a magnetic metal backer with horizontal pinback, measuring 136. 74 mm (w) x 17. 55 mm (h), very fine.