Germany, Wehrmacht. A Long Service Medal Bar for a First World War Combatant United Republic of a Heer EM/NCO’s belt buckle

a Heer EM/NCO’s belt buckle strap

and would go on three more with U-20 afterwards

he died in the 1950s

maker marked "W & A" (Winter & Adler) on the button hole attachment

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Long Service Medal Bar for a First World War Combatant United Republic of a Heer EM/NCO’s belt buckle(Ordensschnalle). A medal bar for a First World War combatant who rendered distinguished long service, featuring four awards, including: 1. A 1914 Iron Cross II Class, constructed of iron and silver, on loop for suspension with its period original ribbon, consisting of a Cross Patte with a blackened magnetic iron core within a ribbed silver frame, the obverse with a central initial W, the six oclock arm with a reinstitution date of 1914, the twelve