He rejoined the 2nd Battalion in the field on November 2nd
measuring 45 mm in width x 44
with embroidered Infanterie-Regiment 135 cyphers clearly visible on his shoulder straps
belonging to SS-Obergruppenführer Arthur Seyss-Inquart
according to the American book by Asa Bird Gardiner
Germany, Third Reich. A Lot of Three Miniature Service Awards (SS / Westwall / Italo-German Africa Campaign) Province of China He rejoined the 2nd BattalionA lot of three Third Reich German miniature service awards, consisting of: 1. A Miniature SS Long Service Award, III. Class for 8 Years. Constructed of patinated bronze, on loop for suspension from a correct replacement ribbon, the obverse bearing a raised swastika, overlaid by a central wreath double Sig runes, the reverse bearing a raised number 8, overlaid by an inscription of FR TREUE DIENSTE IN DER SS (FOR FAITHFUL SERVICE IN THE SS), unmarked,