A 1942 Pattern Luftwaffe Em Belt Buckle By Franke & Co.; Published Example Newly Listed He had to be informed

He had to be informed so that he might keep himself out of the line of fire

the inverted pentagon frame of its shield in rolled silver wire

Greece and Yugoslavia

with a magnetic metal receiver sewn in place at the opposite end

signing his Attestation Paper as a Private

A 1942 Pattern Luftwaffe Em Belt Buckle By Franke & Co.; Published Example Newly Listed He had to be informedIn stamped silvered steel, magnetic, maker marked "Dr. F. & Co." (Franke & Co., Ldenscheid) on the reverse, measuring 48. 5 mm x 64 mm, worn, with partial removal of swastika, otherwise fine. This particular buckle is illustrated on page 141 of "Belt Buckles & Brocades of the Third Reich, Revised Edition" by John R. Angolia and came from his personal collection. Footnote: From the collection of approximately 900 German buckles accumulated by John R.