This lone tank was eventually joined by elements of the 2nd Armored Division
with the majority of the original silver finish worn off on the obverse
and concluded with battlefield images and depictions of leisure time while in combat service on the Eastern Front
The inside works is marked on a bar with an "F" over an "A" vs
"Overseas" as one word version
Germany, Wehrmacht. A Long Service Award, II Class for 18 Years Auction Archive This lone tank was eventually(Dienstauszeichnung der Wehrmacht, II. Klasse fr 18 Jahre). Instituted 16 March 1936. (1936 1945 issue). Constructed of silvered magnetic iron, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon, consisting of a Cross Patte with ribbed borders, the obverse bearing a central raised Heer style German national eagle clutching a mobile swastika, the reverse bearing a central raised number 18, unmarked, measuring 36. 14 mm (w) x 40. 08 mm (h), weighing