Germany, Rad. A Reich Labour Service (Rad) Em/Nco’s Belt Buckle, By Friedrich Linden GTRexclude circular Civil Defense insignia printed

circular Civil Defense insignia printed in red and blue inks on a triangular white cotton field

Blackened bronze with green enamels

measuring 80 mm (w) x 145 mm (l) x 22 mm (h)

I crashed and burst into flames on the 15th near Moorslede

LUKE MELB" on the reverse

Germany, Rad. A Reich Labour Service (Rad) Em/Nco’s Belt Buckle, By Friedrich Linden GTRexclude circular Civil Defense insignia printed(Reichsarbeitsdienst Grtelschnalle). Constructed of aluminum, the obverse with a central raised shovel head bearing a mobile swastika, within a circular wreath of wheat stalks, the reverse with a loop and dual attachment prongs connecting to a period original brown leather strap, the latter retaining traces of a makers mark of FRIEDRICH LINDEN, LDENSCHEID, circumscribing a date of 1938, the buckle measuring 64 mm (w) x 48 mm (h), in overall near