Mecklenburg-Strelitz, Duchy. A Landwehr Long Service Clasp, Ii Class Auction Archive with a collector’s paper tag

with a collector’s paper tag attached to the reverse of the ribbon

The pamphlet included Coningham's priorities for success in use of tactical air power

The chin strap shows moderate cracks on the inward facing side from use

Footnote: The 90th Panzer Grenadier Division was formed in Sardinia (an island in the Mediterranean) in June 1943

Recipients are the only Americans authorized to wear the "Vice Presidential Seal or Coat of Arms" on their uniforms or civilian clothes

Mecklenburg-Strelitz, Duchy. A Landwehr Long Service Clasp, Ii Class Auction Archive with a collector’s paper tag(Landwehr Dienstauszeichnung, II. Klasse Bandschnalle). Constructed of blackened magnetic metal, with a bronze backplate and horizontal pinback, with a period original ribbon band bearing the monogram of Grand Duke Friedrich Wilhelm, unmarked, measuring 46 mm (w) x 24 mm (h), in extremely fine condition.