Germany, Rad. An Enlisted Personnel Belt Buckle, By Richard Sieper & Söhne Auction on 8 August 1940 he

on 8 August 1940 he received the Iron Cross

1944) and Stuttgart (5

the other photo taken in the field

a New Zealand River Service Certificate (dated September 7

eagle's head hallmarked and is maker marked Arthus Bertrand

Germany, Rad. An Enlisted Personnel Belt Buckle, By Richard Sieper & Söhne Auction on 8 August 1940 he(Reichsarbeitsdienst Grtelschnalle). Constructed of aluminum, the obverse bearing a central raised Reichsarbeitsdienst (RAD) insignia in the form of a shovel head overlaid by a mobile swastika, set within a circular wheat stalk wreath on a pebbled background, the reverse with a loop and swivel attachment claws, the latter retaining a period original brown leather strap bearing a makers mark of RICHARD SIEPER & SHNE, LDENSCHEID, with the logo of the