Germany, Ordnungspolizei. A Police Long Service Decoration, Iii Class For 8 Years Archive It was a direct descendant

It was a direct descendant of the Military Order of Mary Christine (María Cristina) created for the Queen Regent in 1890 and intended to reward military bravery

where he convalesced for three weeks

The back of the book has a cardboard sleeve placed on the inside back cover that houses fourteen 480 mm (w) x 368 mm (h) folded colour maps

The sleeves have French cuffs in hunter green wool

Part II - Firearms (Armas de Fuego)

Germany, Ordnungspolizei. A Police Long Service Decoration, Iii Class For 8 Years Archive It was a direct descendant(Dienstauszeichnung der Polizei, III. Klasse fr 8 Jahre). Instituted 30 January 1938. (1938 1945). Constructed of silvered bronze, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon with horizontal pinback, the obverse bearing a raised Ordnungspolizei insignia in the form of an oval oak leaf wreath overlaid by a German national eagle clutching a wreathed mobile swastika, the reverse bearing a central raised number 8, circumscribed by an