A German Military Penal Buckle; Published Example Auction Air Force Command Pilot Navigator/Aircraft

Air Force Command Pilot Navigator/Aircraft Observer Wings - circa 1960s

so it was vulnerable to modern warfare weapons of its time such as aircraft and artillery

What little information there is regarding his overseas service has been "blacked out" on his service records

signature in black ink below the text

who was taken prisoner at Colenso after a gallant last stand

A German Military Penal Buckle; Published Example Auction Air Force Command Pilot Navigator/AircraftIn die stamped iron (magnetic), with aluminum paint finish, marked B & N 43, in virtually mint condition; this buckle is attributed to members assigned to penal units. (illustrated in Angolias book, p. 83). Footnote: From the collection of approximately 900 German buckles accumulated by John R. Angolia, who start collecting buckles, belts and brocades from 1944 until around 1990; most of the buckles were obtained from the American and German veterans;