Germany, Ordnungspolizei. A Long Service Award, II Class for 18 Years Newly Listed He served as first General

He served as first General Officer Commanding the Militia in Canada from 1874 to 1880

the central “Berthold” link features a pin on the reverse for the suspension of a badge

in fact some time before he was reported as missing

voluntary enlistment was unregulated and skilled men were joining up and leaving companies with a shortage of skilled labour essential to maintaining the country's war capability

Germany, Ordnungspolizei. A Long Service Award, II Class for 18 Years Newly Listed He served as first General(Dienstauszeichnung der Polizei II. Klasse fr 18 Jahre). Instituted 30 January 1938. (1938 1945 issue). Constructed of silvered bronze, on loop for suspension from a period original I Class issue ribbon, consisting of a Cross Patte with pebbled arms, the obverse bearing an 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 an oval disc overlaid