Germany, RAD. A Senior Leader’s Belt Buckle, by F.W. Assmann & Söhne visually-hidden A German Red Cross (DRK)

A German Red Cross (DRK) EM/NCO’s belt and buckle

One in red and blue embroidery on white felt

before reporting from base and rejoining his unit on the 19th

Institution Date: February 14

Germany, RAD. A Senior Leader’s Belt Buckle, by F.W. Assmann & Söhne visually-hidden A German Red Cross (DRK)(Reichsarbeitsdienst Grtelschnalle). Constructed of gilded aluminum, the obverse consisting of a circular wheat stalk wreath, surrounding a central raised Reichsarbeitsdienst (Reich Labour Service RAD) insignia in the form of a raised shovel head defaced by a mobile swastika, the reverse with a clip and swivel attachment claws, maker marked with the logo of F. W. Assmann & Shne, Ldenscheid, with a manufacture date of 39, measuring 45 mm in diameter,