Germany, State Forestry Service. A Hesse/Baden Forestry Service Official’s Service Belt United Republic of Awarded to officers of combat

Awarded to officers of combat units for exemplary service

reverse marked D&C for Dransfeld & Co

and Jubilee Medal for 30 Years of Agencies in the Internal Ministry 1944-1974

The reverse states: In memory of your wedding anniversary and of the nice times spent together during the war year 1943

Although eventually few thousands of these former POW's joined Red Army during 1916-1917 (most notable

Germany, State Forestry Service. A Hesse/Baden Forestry Service Official’s Service Belt United Republic of Awarded to officers of combat(Hesse Baden Frster Koppelschloss und Grtel). Constructed of silvered bronze, the obverse depicting a national eagle with open wings clutching a wreathed mobile swastika in its talons on a raised pebbled dome, surrounded by a full oak wreath tied together at the base of the belt buckle, the reverse hollow, with a soldered catch and a standard double claw spring bar assembly, unmarked, measuring 48. 81 mm in diameter. The belt is fabricated of thick