he ultimately joined with the Bolsheviks in the Russian Civil War and aided in the early organization of the Red Army
his death determined to be related to his CEF military service
measuring 120 mm (w) x 44 mm (h)
with a swivel crown suspension
royal cypher of King Ernest Augustus I on the reverse centrepiece and dated "MDCCCXXXIX" (1839) on the centrepiece ring
Germany, NSDAP. A Long Service Award, II Class for 15 Years United Republic of he ultimately joined with the(Dienstauszeichnung der NSDAP, II. Klasse fr 15 Jahre). Instituted 2 April 1939. (1939 1945 issue). Constructed of silvered bronze with enamels, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon, consisting of a Cross Patte with ribbed and blue enameled arms joined through the quadrants by stylized rays, the obverse bearing a central circular oak leaf wreath, surrounding a blue enameled disc overlaid by an NSDAP style German national eagle, the