Germany, Third Reich. A Pair of Buckles for Enlisted Ranks, Heer and HJ Issue GTRexclude bearing “DER TAPFERKEIT” (translation: For

bearing “DER TAPFERKEIT” (translation: For Bravery)

the reverse with an analogous medallions bearing a red and white enameled Hessian lion rampant on a blue enameled background

a breast star

but displaying the characteristics of “Otto Schinkle

Germany, Third Reich. A Pair of Buckles for Enlisted Ranks, Heer and HJ Issue GTRexclude bearing “DER TAPFERKEIT” (translation: For1. A Heer buckle for Enlisted ranks, constructed of grey painted magnetic steel, the obverse bearing a central raised Heer style German national eagle clutching a mobile swastika, situated within a ribbed ring bearing an inscription of GOTT MIT UNS (GOD WITH US) with oak leaf branches, the reverse with a loop and claws emanating from a functional roller, maker marked with the logo of Christian Theodor Dicke, Ldenscheid, with a date of 1943, measuring