Ribbon For Long Service Medals

[usmedalman]

I have only a pendant for the 4-year long service medal and I am looking for a piece of original replacement ribbon. So, I am wondering if all long service medals, Wehrmacht, Police, RAD, etc. used the same blue colored ribbon or if I need to look for one specific to the Wehrmacht.

Thanks in advance for your help.

[Robert J.D.]

Same cornflower blue ribbons for all. The ribbon devices for the LSA’s are unique, however.

Robert

[usmedalman]

Same cornflower blue ribbons for all. The ribbon devices for the LSA’s are unique, however.

Robert

Thanks, Robert. Hopefully that will increase my chances of finding a short length of original ribbon for my pendant.

[Ian Hulley]

Here are some Long Service ribbon bar devices to show you the variety you can come across .. if you hover your cursor over the photo each is labelled

Heer/Kriegsmarine (same devices) and Luftwaffe

Heer-Kriegsmarine 4 year Device.JPG

Heer-Kriegsmarine 25 & 12 year Devices (1).JPG

Heer-Kriegsmarine 18 & 4 year & Customs Service Devices.JPG

Heer-Kriegsmarine 25 & 12 year Devices.JPG

Luftwaffe 4 year Device.JPG

Luftwaffe 12 & 4 year Devices.JPG

Ian

[Ian Hulley]

Next up Police, Civil & RAD again hover over the photo and it is labelled ..

Police

Police 25 year Device.JPG

Police 12 year Device (cut-out).JPG

Police 12 year Device (solid).JPG

Police 8 year Device.JPG

Customs

Customs Service Device (cut-out).JPG

Civil Faithful Service Awards

Civil Faithful Service 50 year Device (1).JPG




Civil Faithful Service 25 & 40 year Devices.JPG

Civil Faithful Service 25 year Device (cut-out).JPG

Civil Faithful Service 40 year Device (cut-out).JPG

RAD

RAD 12 & 18 year Device.JPG

Others exist including RAD device in Bronze, SS 4 and 8 year miniature devices and SS 18 and 25 year metal runes in Silver and Gold colour and also a solid Customs device but I don't have them (yet ).

Hope this helps, Ian.

[usmedalman]

The ribbon bar devices are cool, thanks for sharing. I knew they must exist because I have a gold eagle on the ribbon attached to a 12-year service medal, but the only ones I have seen before are the Army and Luftwaffe eagles. I would assume that the devices come in small size for the ribbon bar and large size for the medal suspension ribbon?
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[Ian Hulley]

I would assume that the devices come in small size for the ribbon bar and large size for the medal suspension ribbon?
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Indeed, 25mm for the Heer/KM medal ribbon eagle, 15mm for the Heer/KM ribbon bar eagle.

Ian