Germany, Ss. A 4-Year Long Service Medal, By Petz & Lorenz Hold 1916 and re-enlisted the same

1916 and re-enlisted the same day

above an inscription of “REICHSPOST” in Fraktur script

sharpened lower edge

the exterior lid impressed ORDRE DU DOUBLE DRAGON 3 Classe 1 Grade

1944 Kraas suffered a shrapnel grenade wound to the right cheek and maxillary sinus and received medical attention

Germany, Ss. A 4-Year Long Service Medal, By Petz & Lorenz Hold 1916 and re-enlisted the same(SS Dienstauszeichnung fr 4 Jahre). Instituted 30 January 1938. (1938 1945 issue). Constructed of blackened bronze, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon, the obverse bearing central raised double Sig runes, set within a circular oak leaf wreath, the reverse bearing a central raised number 4, overlaid by an inscription of FR TREUE DIENSTE IN DER SS (FOR FAITHFUL SERVICE IN THE SS), unmarked but with the physical characteristics of