Germany, Luftwaffe. A Luftwaffe Em/Nco’s Belt Buckle, By F.w. Assmann & Söhne GTRexclude Any protection at all besides

Any protection at all besides a cloth cap was seen as an improvement with many lives potentially being saved

scattered blackening wear evident on both sides

his grave marker inscribed "In MEMORY OF R

WWI On War Service Badge

Germany, Luftwaffe. A Luftwaffe Em/Nco’s Belt Buckle, By F.w. Assmann & Söhne GTRexclude Any protection at all besides(Luftwaffe Grtelschnalle). Constructed of silvered zink, the obverse bearing a central raised Luftwaffe eagle clutching a mobile swastika, within an oval laurel leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by ribbon, on a pebbled background, the reverse with dual attachment prongs, with an intact length of brown leather belt, the latter maker marked F. W. ASSMANN & SHNE, LDENSCHEID, measuring 64 mm (w) x 48 mm (h), with some loss of finish and oxidation