Germany, Third Reich. A Pair of Buckles for Enlisted Ranks, Heer and HJ Issue GTRexclude as part of his unit

as part of his unit

(Sturmabteilung Ärmelband)

but displaying the characteristics of “Otto Schinkle

with a center applique in bronze gilt

bearing “DER TAPFERKEIT” (translation: For Bravery)

Germany, Third Reich. A Pair of Buckles for Enlisted Ranks, Heer and HJ Issue GTRexclude as part of his unit1. A Heer buckle for Enlisted ranks, constructed of grey painted magnetic steel, the obverse bearing a central raised Heer style German national eagle clutching a mobile swastika, situated within a ribbed ring bearing an inscription of GOTT MIT UNS (GOD WITH US) with oak leaf branches, the reverse with a loop and claws emanating from a functional roller, maker marked with the logo of Christian Theodor Dicke, Ldenscheid, with a date of 1943, measuring