Germany, SS. A Waffen-SS Belt Buckle for Enlisted Ranks, by F.W. Assmann & Söhne Archive 3 mm (w) x 39

3 mm (w) x 39 mm (h)

keeping it in continuous operation and enabling decisive artillery fire to be brought down

awarded at divisional headquarters on 11 July 1944

along with printed black and white Luftwaffe themed photos pasted inside to the underside of the front cover

with the top of the image overlaid by a handwritten inscription of “ZU BESUCH IN DER ALTEN HEIMAT” (“TO VISIT IN THE OLD HOMELAND”) followed by a signature

Germany, SS. A Waffen-SS Belt Buckle for Enlisted Ranks, by F.W. Assmann & Söhne Archive 3 mm (w) x 39(Waffen SS Koppelschlo fr Mannschaften). Constructed of aluminum, the obverse bearing a raised SS style German national eagle clutching a wreathed swastika, situated within a ribbed ring bearing an inscription of MEINE EHRE HEIT TREUE (MY HONOUR IS LOYALTY), the reverse with a catch and claws emanating from a functional roller, marked with a Reichszeugmeisterei (RZM) logo, a maker code of 155 39 for F. W. Assmann & Shne, Ldenscheid, and double Sig