Germany, Ordnungspolizei. A German Police 18-Year Long Service Cross Archive s "Griesbach i Knaus" metal/insignia

s "Griesbach i Knaus" metal/insignia factory

with the signature of Reichsarbeitsführer Konstnatine Hierl in black ink

683 negatives to the State Archive of Leningrad District

A blackened copper Latin cross with a laurel wreath and berries between the arms

Germany, Ordnungspolizei. A German Police 18-Year Long Service Cross Archive s "Griesbach i Knaus" metal/insignia(Dienstauszeichnung fr Treue Dienste in der Polizei). Constructed of silvered bronze, on loop for suspension, presenting as a Cross Patte with bordered arms, obverse with central Ordnungspolizei style German national eagle clutching a wreathed mobile swastika, on top of an oval oak leaf wreath, reverse with inscription of FR TREUE DIENSTE IN DER POLIZEI (FOR FAITHFUL SERVICE IN THE POLICE), unmarked, measuring 43. 21 mm (w) x 48. 06 mm (h), on loop