Germany, Rad. An (Reichsarbeitsdienst) Enlisted Man's Belt Buckle; Published Example certificate_of_authenticity with patina

with patina

with an original WWI period photo including an airman wearing a similar badge

It would prove to be a brief stay of forty-four days

Schmid presumably took part in the French campaign before being transferred to the Eastern Front with the attack on Russia

and a Christmas card from The German Accounts Staff at No

Germany, Rad. An (Reichsarbeitsdienst) Enlisted Man's Belt Buckle; Published Example certificate_of_authenticity with patinaIn stamped aluminum, unmarked reverse, measuring 48. 5 mm x 64 mm, worn, extremely fine. This particular buckle is illustrated on page 324 of "Belt Buckles & Brocades of the Third Reich, Revised Edition" by John R. Angolia and came from his personal collection. Footnote: From the collection of approximately 900 German buckles accumulated by John R. Angolia, who start collecting buckles, belts and brocades from 1944 until around 1990; most of the