Germany, Luftwaffe. An Enlisted Personnel Belt Buckle, By Noelle & Hueck Archive on a traditional Spanish-style horizontal

on a traditional Spanish-style horizontal hanger with pinback)

now confirmed as age 23

The British War Office refers to this as the "West African Reinforcement Route"

4 cm (w) x 10

his service with the two regiments totaling 307 days

Germany, Luftwaffe. An Enlisted Personnel Belt Buckle, By Noelle & Hueck Archive on a traditional Spanish-style horizontal(Luftwaffe Grtelschnalle). Constructed of olive drab painted magnetic metal (tropical version), the obverse bearing a central raised Luftwaffe eagle clutching a mobile swastika over a pebbled background, set within an oval laurel leaf wreath, the reverse with a loop and swivel attachment prongs retaining a period original brown leather strap, both the buckle and strap maker marked with the logo of Noelle & Hueck, Ldenscheid, with the latter also