Germany, Luftwaffe. An Em/Nco’s Belt Buckle, By Hermann Aurich Auction he served in the United

he served in the United States Army before the Second World War and throughout the war

The heat from the post-crash fire still marks the rock

The left cuff has a Mechanized Transport Equipment proficiency badge sewn in place

hanger attached to end of ribbon but is broken

as announced in the London Gazette on September 10

Germany, Luftwaffe. An Em/Nco’s Belt Buckle, By Hermann Aurich Auction he served in the United(Luftwaffe Grtelschnalle). Constructed of grey painted magnetic metal, the obverse bearing a raised Luftwaffe eagle clutching a mobile swastika on a pebbled background, set within an oval laurel leaf wreath, the reverse with a loop and swivel attachment claws connecting to a period original brown leather strap, the latter maker marked H. AURICH, DRESDEN, with a manufacture date of 1940, measuring 64 mm (w) x 48 mm (h), in near extremely fine condition.