Germany, Third Reich. A Reichsbahn Official’s Belt Buckle, Second Pattern, By F.w. Assmann & Söhne United Republic of noting that his father and

noting that his father and his two uncles had served during the First World War

The doctor also stated that this condition was noted upon his enlistment in 1915

the reverse bearing a central wreathed inscription of “VERDIENST UM DEN STAAT” (“SERVICE TO THE STATE”)

named to Hirtreiter (spelled Hirthreiter) as a Gefreiter as a member of Reiterschwadron of Aufklärungs-Abteilung 27

Germany, Third Reich. A Reichsbahn Official’s Belt Buckle, Second Pattern, By F.w. Assmann & Söhne United Republic of noting that his father and(Reichsbahn Grtelschnalle). Constructed of gilded aluminum, the obverse consisting of a circular oak leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by ribbon, around a central raise Reichsbahn insignia in the form of a winged wheel topped by a mobile swastika, the reverse with a clip and swivel loop, maker marked with the logo of F. W. Assmann & Shne, Ldenscheid, measuring 46 mm in diameter, in extremely fine condition.