Germany, Third Reich. A Mixed Lot of Awards for Military and Occupation Service

(Auszeichnungen). A mixed lot of awards, including:

1. A Wehrmacht 4-Year Long Service Medal, constructed of silvered magnetic metal, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon with pinback and pinned with Heer/Kriegsmarine device, the obverse bearing a Heer-style German national eagle, circumscribed by an inscription of “TREUE DIENSTE IN DER WEHRMACHT” (“FAITHFUL SERVICE IN THE WEHRMACHT”), the reverse bearing a wreathed number “4”, unmarked, measuring 30.28 mm in diameter, weighing 14.4 grams (inclusive of ribbon), in extremely fine condition.

2. An Anschluss Medal, constructed of silvered bronze, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon pinback, the obverse bearing two raised figures, one of which is clutching a flag and the other a length of broken chain, above a German national eagle clutching a wreathed mobile swastika, the reverse bearing a date of “13. MÄRZ 1938”, circumscribed by an inscription of “EIN VOLK, EIN REICH, EIN FÜHRER” (“ONE PEOPLE, ONE NATION, ONE LEADER”), unmarked, measuring 32.18 mm in diameter, weighing 15.4 grams (inclusive of ribbon), in extremely fine condition.

3. A Sudetenland Medal, constructed of bronze, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon pinback, the obverse bearing two raised figures, one of which is clutching a flag and the other a length of broken chain, above a German national eagle clutching a wreathed mobile swastika, the reverse bearing a date of “1. OKTOBER 1938”, circumscribed by an inscription of “EIN VOLK, EIN REICH, EIN FÜHRER” (“ONE PEOPLE, ONE NATION, ONE LEADER”), unmarked, measuring 32.06 mm in diameter, weighing 15.5 grams (inclusive of ribbon), in extremely fine condition.

4. A Civil Service 25-Year Faithful Service Award, constructed of silvered bronze with enamels, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon with pinback, consisting of a Cross Pattée with pebbled arms joined through the quadrants by a circular oak leaf wreath, the obverse bearing a black enameled swastika, the reverse bearing an inscription of “FÜR TREUE DIENSTE” (“FOR FAITHFUL SERVICE”), unmarked, measuring 42.24 mm (w) x 46.69 mm (h), weighing 21.1 grams (inclusive of ribbon), in near extremely fine condition.