Germany, HJ. A Belt Buckle for Enlisted Ranks, by Richard Sieper & Söhne Archive the exterior bearing an inscription

the exterior bearing an inscription of “DEUTSCHES SCHUTZWALL-EHRENZEICHEN”

to form a new service (the first of its kind in the world)

reverse maker marked L/56 (Funke & Brüninghaus

1917 and was promoted to Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath (GCB) in the 1918 King's Birthday Honours

He was discharged on January 31

Germany, HJ. A Belt Buckle for Enlisted Ranks, by Richard Sieper & Söhne Archive the exterior bearing an inscription(HJ Grtelschnalle fr Mannschaften). Constructed of aluminum, the obverse bearing a central German national eagle clutching an HJ insignia, situated within a ribbed ring bearing an inscription of BLUT UND EHRE (BLOOD AND HONOUR), the reverse with a catch and claws emanating from a functional roller, marked with a Reichszeugmeisterei (RZM) logo and maker code M4 38 for Richard Sieper & Shne, Ldenscheid, measuring 62 mm (w) x 48 mm (h), in near extremely