Germany, Wehrmacht. A Mixed Lot of Service Awards consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac At the start of Operation

At the start of Operation Barbarossa in June 1941

Thirty-two badges are fabricated from bronze with red enamels

rectangular suspension in red

the reverse in postcard format and within a handwritten inscription indicating the photo was taken on 11 August 1916

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Mixed Lot of Service Awards consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac At the start of Operation(Auszeichnungen). A lot of service awards, including: 1. A Wehrmacht 25 Year Long Service Award, constructed of gilded zink, on loop for suspension with its period original ribbon pinned with both a Luftwaffe device and 40 Year Clasp, consisting of a Cross Patte with pebbled arms, the obverse bearing a central Heer style German national eagle clutching a mobile swastika, the reverse bearing a central number 25, unmarked, measuring 39. 78 mm (w) x 44.