A 1940-1945 Pattern German State Railway Company Leader's Belt Buckle By Assmann Hold Official de-nazified "1957" issue for

Official de-nazified "1957" issue for Veterans wear (as WWII awards were not allowed for wear)

while the rear of the tunic is single-vented

He signed his Attestation Paper on August 20

Erich was serving in SS "Prinz Eugen" (document dated 14

First Class -  in silver gilt and enamels

A 1940-1945 Pattern German State Railway Company Leader's Belt Buckle By Assmann Hold Official de-nazified "1957" issue forDeutsche Reichsbahn Gesellschaft): In stamped gilt aluminum, maker marked with the stylized Assmann "A" (F. W. Assmann & Shne, Ldenscheid), marked "DRGM" (Deutsches Reichsgebrauchsmuster) and numbered "40" (1940) on the reverse, measuring 47 mm, worn, very 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