Germany, Luftwaffe. An Officer’s Belt Buckle Auction Archive Abtlg 5” (Airfield Bondeurs -

Abtlg 5” (Airfield Bondeurs - Bavarian Flyer’s Division

surrounded by a laurel wreath with berries that is tied together at the base of the buckle

whose media empire was the major commercial backer of the project with four staffers among the flight's nine passengers

being discharged the next day

surrounded by an inscription that translates as "Captain Karl Spindler

Germany, Luftwaffe. An Officer’s Belt Buckle Auction Archive Abtlg 5” (Airfield Bondeurs -(Grtelschnalle). Constructed of aluminum, the obverse with a gilded Luftwaffe style German national eagle clutching a wreathed mobile swastika, on a pebbled background, within an oval oak leaf wreath tied at the bottom with ribbon, the reverse with clasp and dual attachment prongs, unmarked, measuring 56 mm (w) x 50 mm (h), in near extremely fine condition.