A 1938 Pattern Enlisted Man's/Nco's Belt Buckle To The Luftwaffe Clothing Department GTRexclude and later during the WWI

and later during the WWI

(April 16)

inscribed "Hilfs=Krankenträger" (Auxiliary Stretcher-Bearers)

leaving to join his new unit in the field on October 5th

A 1938 Pattern Enlisted Man's/Nco's Belt Buckle To The Luftwaffe Clothing Department GTRexclude and later during the WWIIn 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