A Mint German Border Protection (Zollgrenzschutz) Long Service Award In Case GTRexclude Le Regiment de Maisonneuve /

Le Regiment de Maisonneuve / Canadian Army" at the lower left

This and other actions saw Richardson receive rapid advancement

scattered gilt wear and light contact on evident on the obverse

Footnote: Karl Ehrhard Karcher (3 January 1918 in Remscheid – 12 March 1973 in Freistett) was a German WWII Schnellboot commander

Leitch 42nd Bn

A Mint German Border Protection (Zollgrenzschutz) Long Service Award In Case GTRexclude Le Regiment de Maisonneuve /A cased mint and unissued third reich period German Border Protection (Zollgrenzschutz) long service award; a cross patte in bronze; the obverse with an open ended oak leaf wreath featuring a national eagle with out stretched wings clutching a wreathed swastika; the reverse with a matching open ended oak leaf wreath inscribed Fr treue dienste im Zollgrenzschutz; on loop for suspension; with its period original ribbon; measuring 46. 78 mm x 42. 29 mm;