Germany, Wehrmacht. A Long Service Medal Bar for a Second World War Combatant Republic of participants in the defence of

participants in the defence of the Soviet Transarctic received their medal from the Murmansk Oblast or city Councils of People's Deputies

the service number double stamped with a "6" over a "9" on the ALSGCM

five in a combination of bronze and white metal

bringing a rather short military career to an end

light crazing evident in the white enamels on the reverse centepiece

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Long Service Medal Bar for a Second World War Combatant Republic of participants in the defence of(Ordensschnalle). A medal bar featuring three decorations, including: 1. A War Merit Cross II Class with Swords, constructed of bronze, on loop for suspension with its period original ribbon, consisting of a Maltese Cross with pebbled arms and with crossed swords piercing the centrepiece, the obverse bearing a central wreathed mobile swastika, the reverse bearing a central wreathed date of 1939, without visible marks, measuring 49. 28 mm (w) x 49. 61