Original German WWII SS Eight Year Long Service Award Medal with Ribbon - SS-Dienstauszeichnung 8 Jahre Vietnam He awarded the Purple Heart

He awarded the Purple Heart medal for wounds received in action in combat on Negros Islands on May 4th

this is perhaps the first Rifle

all having been repainted when the G

marked ATS as seen on many WWII Period french grenades

Although obsolete as an anti-tank weapon

Original German WWII SS Eight Year Long Service Award Medal with Ribbon - SS-Dienstauszeichnung 8 Jahre Vietnam He awarded the Purple HeartOriginal Item: Only One Available. SS Long Service Awards (SS Dienstauszeichnungen) were given in grades of four years, eight years, twelve years, and twenty five years. The four and eight year service awards were in the form of circular medals while the 12 and 25 year service awards were in the form of stylized swass (hook crosses). The SS service awards were designed in Munich by Professor Karl Diebitsch. The awards varied in design depending on the