Germany, Luftwaffe. A Belt Buckle for Enlisted Ranks, Mid-War Example, by Richard Sieper & Söhne visually-hidden the reverse with a boutonniere

the reverse with a boutonniere

the obverse with an oval wreath consisting of laurel leaves on the left half and oak leaves on the right half

green wool in the crown and in the ribbon banners

fighting in Sicily

Both the obverse and reverse of the spine are perforated with three holes

Germany, Luftwaffe. A Belt Buckle for Enlisted Ranks, Mid-War Example, by Richard Sieper & Söhne visually-hidden the reverse with a boutonniere(Luftwaffe Grtelschnalle fr Mannschaften). Constructed of dark grey painted magnetic steel, the obverse bearing a central Luftwaffe eagle clutching a mobile swastika on a pebbled field, situated within an oval laurel leaf wreath joined together at the bottom by ribbon, the reverse with a loop and claws emanating from a functional roller, the latter retaining an original brown leather strap, the buckle maker marked with the logo of Richard Sieper &