A 1938 Pattern Enlisted Man's/Nco's Belt Buckle To The Luftwaffe Clothing Department Auction Imperial: Hindenburg Cross for Combatants

Imperial: Hindenburg Cross for Combatants (bronze gilt on metal

as noted in the London Gazette

this fine quality order is gold rimmed and features a white enameled cross

incorporating text

The Battalion served in France and Belgium with the 11th Infantry Brigade

A 1938 Pattern Enlisted Man's/Nco's Belt Buckle To The Luftwaffe Clothing Department Auction Imperial: Hindenburg Cross for CombatantsIn stamped pebbled aluminum, unmarked reverse, measuring 48. 5 mm x 64 mm, tab emboss stamped "L. B. A." (Luftwaffe Bekleidungs Amt = Airforce Clothing Department) with a partial maker mark but "ELD & Co" and the date "1939" clearly visible on the tab, worn, very fine. 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