Germany, Luftwaffe. An Em/Nco’s Tropical Belt Buckle GTRexclude escaping relatively unscathed

escaping relatively unscathed

re-ribboned

a condition associated with fatigue and stress

although he had done no night flying for six months

an officer of the Genealogical Society

Germany, Luftwaffe. An Em/Nco’s Tropical Belt Buckle GTRexclude escaping relatively unscathed(Luftwaffe Tropen Grtelschnalle fr Mannschaften). Constructed of olive drab painted magnetic metal, the obverse bearing a central raised Luftwaffe eagle clutching a mobile swastika, set within an oval laurel leaf wreath joined together at the bottom by ribbon, the reverse with a loop and swivel attachment claws, unmarked, measuring 64 mm (w) x 49 mm (h), with moderate loss of paint evident in addition to dents and distortions to the top and bottom