Germany, Third Reich. A German Social Welfare Medal Auction stating that Lieutenant Zimmermann has

stating that Lieutenant Zimmermann has been awarded the Wehrmacht Long Service Award 4th Class

Inscribed “For the brothers in distressed lands

the promotion certificate to Master Sergeant (210x300mm

a Napoleonic Wars centenary medal

with backing

Germany, Third Reich. A German Social Welfare Medal Auction stating that Lieutenant Zimmermann has(Ehrenzeichen fr deutsche Volkspflege). Constructed of silvered bronze, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon, the obverse bearing a central raised Geneva Cross overlaid by a German national eagle clutching a wreathed mobile swastika, the reverse bearing a raised inscription of MEDAILLE FR DEUTSCHE VOLKSPFLEGE (MEDAL FOR CARE OF THE GERMAN PEOPLE), unmarked, measuring 38. 14 mm in diameter, weighing 24. 2 grams, in near mint condition.