Romania, Kingdom. An Order Of Carol I, Commander's Cross, c.1918 Archive This particular buckle is illustrated

This particular buckle is illustrated on page 391 of "Belt Buckles & Brocades of the Third Reich

Coningham began the Second World War as an Air Commodore

By the following month he was assigned with the 2nd Reserve Flying Battalion

he was awarded the Diamonds to the Iron Cross

An Identification Tag of the Croatian 369th Division - stamped: schw

Romania, Kingdom. An Order Of Carol I, Commander's Cross, c.1918 Archive This particular buckle is illustrated(Ordinul Carol I). Instituted on 10 May 1909 by King Carol I to celebrate the Ruby Jubilee of 40 years of his reign. In silver gilt, consisting of a red enameled Maltese cross with clusters of eight individual gilt rays in each quadrant, obverse centre presenting a leftward facing Romanian Eagle clutching the Sword of King Carol I and the Royal Mantle in its talons as well as an Othodox cross in its beak, a Gold portrait of Carol I at centre with