Prussia. A Kyffhäuser Veteran’s Assocation 50-Year Long Service Award Auction 23rd Model 1830-54 (Preußische Rote

23rd Model 1830-54 (Preußische Rote Adlerorden IV

the middle three awards with crossed swords clasps

and Medal for Labour Distinction

Skorzeny’s troops with English literacy were ordered to disguise as American GI’s and to infiltrate enemy lines in an effort to confuse the enemy in support of the German attack (Operation Greif)

scuffed exterior

Prussia. A Kyffhäuser Veteran’s Assocation 50-Year Long Service Award Auction 23rd Model 1830-54 (Preußische RoteConstructed of gilt bronze; the obverse depicting a leftward facing Prussian eagle, circumscribed Preuischer Landeskriegerverband (Prussian Veterans Association); the reverse depicting the Kyffhuser memorial with the numeral 50; on a loop for suspension from a long period original ribbon that is attached to a bronze spring loaded clip; measuring 50. 21 mm (w) x 67. 27 mm (h); weighing 69. 6 grams; in overall very fine condition.