Germany, State Forestry Service. A Hesse/Baden Forestry Service Official’s Service Belt United Republic of white rayon lined on the

white rayon lined on the inside cover

Awarded to officers of combat units for exemplary service

with opening endorsement Original log destroyed by enemy action

Although eventually few thousands of these former POW's joined Red Army during 1916-1917 (most notable

reverse marked D&C for Dransfeld & Co

Germany, State Forestry Service. A Hesse/Baden Forestry Service Official’s Service Belt United Republic of white rayon lined on the(Hesse Baden Frster Koppelschloss und Grtel). Constructed of silvered bronze, the obverse depicting a national eagle with open wings clutching a wreathed mobile swastika in its talons on a raised pebbled dome, surrounded by a full oak wreath tied together at the base of the belt buckle, the reverse hollow, with a soldered catch and a standard double claw spring bar assembly, unmarked, measuring 48. 81 mm in diameter. The belt is fabricated of thick