Germany, Rad. A Reich Labour Service (Rad) Em/Nco’s Belt Buckle By Richard Sieper & Söhne GTRexclude The 1936 XI Berlin Summer

The 1936 XI Berlin Summer Olympic Games was intended as a showcase for the Nazi organization and its German sporting prowess

the perimeter edges of the semi-circle having been trimmed to size for uniform wear accordingly

The award ceremony took place at Coupigny Huts and the Military Medals awarded to the men for operations that had taken place on April 9th/12th (likely at Vimy)

A lesser Commanding Officer might have been tempted to select the weaker links of his bat­tal­ion

Germany, Rad. A Reich Labour Service (Rad) Em/Nco’s Belt Buckle By Richard Sieper & Söhne GTRexclude The 1936 XI Berlin Summer(Reichsarbeitsdienst Grtelschnalle). Constructed of silvered feinzink, the obverse with a central raised shovel head bearing a mobile swastika, within a wreath of wheat stalks, the reverse with a loop and dual attachment prongs, maker marked R. S. S. for Richard Sieper & Shne, Ldenscheid, measuring 64 mm (w) x 48 mm (h), in near extremely fine condition.