An Unusual Hj Belt Buckle By F.w. Assmann & Söhne GTRexclude From the start of Operation

From the start of Operation Barbarossa on June 22

serving at Naval Headquarters as Chief of Naval Technical Services

Contained in its original case with original ribbon

handwritten inscription in blue ink that has faded with time on the reverse

Wound Badge I Silver

An Unusual Hj Belt Buckle By F.w. Assmann & Söhne GTRexclude From the start of OperationIn stamped and silvered steel, reverse marked with the RZM (Reichszeugmeisterei) insignia, maker marked "M4 39" (F. W. Assmann & Shne, Ldenscheid) and marked with the stylized Assmann "A", measuring 48 mm x 62. 8 mm, lightly worn, extremely fine. 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