Germany, Wehrmacht. An 18-Year Long Service Award Auction Archive and to create an award

and to create an award that can be awarded at a lower level than the Order of the Legion of Honour

He stated that he was a Retired Mechanic (Radio Technician) and had a "thorough knowledge of radio mechanics and theory"

The order was limited to the creation of a maximum of 150 knights

Mecklenburg Schwerin Military Merit Cross 1914

Valparaiso

Germany, Wehrmacht. An 18-Year Long Service Award Auction Archive and to create an award(Wehramcht Dienstauszeichnung fr 18 Dienstjahre). A cross pattee constructed of silvered bronze; the obverse with a German eagle in the center clutching a mobile swastika; the reverse inscribed with the numeral 18; measuring 35. 4 mm (w) x 35. 3 mm (h); in overall very fine condition.