Description
VERY RARE German WWII Polizei (Police) 5 Place Medal Bar w/ Ottoman War Medal, also known as the (Gallipoli Star). This bar shows dual period awards, from left to right is the WWI Iron Cross 2nd Class, The Honor Cross of the World War 1914/1918 w/ Swords, WWI Prussian 15 Year Long Service Medal, WWII Polizei (Police) 25 Year Long Service Medal, German made Ottoman War Medal (Gallipoli Star.) This is a very rare set showing one mans very interesting service history. All the awards are uncleansed and without damage or repairs. To find a Third Reich era medal bar with the uncommon German made Ottoman war medal is very rare. A great set here!
Note – The Ottoman War Medal was a gallantry decoration instituted by order of the Sultan on 1 March 1915. In the center of the badge inside the crescent is the cypher of Sultan Mehmed V and characters representing the words, ‘The Victorious’. Below this is the Muslim calendar date 1333 – equivalent to the year 1915 in the western Gregorian calendar. It was awarded for distinguished war service and officers and enlisted personnel from both the Ottoman Army and Navy were eligible to receive it. Military personnel from the Ottoman Empire’s wartime allies, Germany, Austria-Hungary and Bulgaria, could also be awarded it. Although the medal was officially issued as a single class of award there were some variations in its manufacture with zinc, iron and other base metals all being used by different producers. There was also enormous variation in the quality of the red enamel used. Hand-crafted high-quality versions using silver metal were made by jewelers for private purchase by officers unwilling to wear a mass-produced badge.
