A German Fire Brigade Service Cross; Second Class GTRexclude Sewn upon the left side

Sewn upon the left side behind the left breast pocket is the maker's label

Belleville

who had been defeated by British General Allenby at the end of 1917

Footnote: This medal was produced by the company Julius Berger Tiefbau A

"BELGIUM" at the right and "RUSSIA" below

A German Fire Brigade Service Cross; Second Class GTRexclude Sewn upon the left sideA textbook third Reich period German Feuerlschwesen Verdienstkreuz; two piece construction, in silvered bronze and white, black, and red enamels; the obverse with a white enamelled cross with a medallion in the centre depicting a mobile black enamelled swastika and a band in between the arms inscribed Fr Verdienste im Feuerlschwesen; the reverse plain; with a pierced ball suspensions; with a replacement ribbon; measuring 43. 72 mm x 43. 77 mm;