Germany, Third Reich. A Fire Service Decoration, II. Class Cross, c. 1940 consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac He was promoted to the

He was promoted to the rank of SS-Obersturmbannführer on January 30th

5 mm x 38 mm

Verdienstmedaille in Bronze)

also marked 1 in centre (Angolia states this is for an unknown purpose)

fine and very fine condition

Germany, Third Reich. A Fire Service Decoration, II. Class Cross, c. 1940 consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac He was promoted to the(Feuerwehrehrenzeichen). Instituted June 22nd, 1936. Two piece construction in silvered bronze, white, black, and red enamels, with a band in the quadrants between the arms of the cross inscribed with Fr Verdienste im Feuerlschwesen (For Merit in Fire Fighting) in capitalised German lettering, the obverse with a white enamelled Greek cross bearing red enamelled flames on all arms of the cross with a central medallion bearing a mobile black enamelled