Germany, Imperial. A Rare Schutztruppe Long Service Award Document to Unteroffizier Carl Karl Gerhard Belz, with Medal Hold base bears a gilt B

base bears a gilt B

this battalion embarked for the United Kingdom where it was disbanded shortly after arrival

Accompanied by the impressive Grand Cordon star

The group includes:

800 on the reverse ribbon tassels at 6 o’clock

Germany, Imperial. A Rare Schutztruppe Long Service Award Document to Unteroffizier Carl Karl Gerhard Belz, with Medal Hold base bears a gilt B(Besitzzeugnis zum Dienstauszeichnung III. Klasse). A rare Schutztruppe (Protection Force, encompassing the colonial troops for Germanys African colonies) award document, constructed of off white paper stock with black ink, featuring a handwritten dedication to UNTEROFFIZIER CARL GERHARD BELZ, a member of the Schutztruppe stationed in German South West Africa (primarily encompassing modern day Namibia), aged 25 and a native of Neuhof, Fulda district,