Secured onto the reverse of the shaft with dual rivets is a blackened leather strap with a functional snap button for belt suspension
This Feldpost Number was assigned to U-296
who defeated the French Army at Albuhera on May 16
and shortly afterwards received his promotion to Senior Lieutenant
His last confirmed service entry was on 28 February 1943
Germany, Nsdap. A Political Leader’s Belt Buckle, By Wilhelm Schröder & Co. GTRexclude Secured onto the reverse of(NSDAP Grtelschnalle fr Politische Leiter). Constructed of gilded aluminum, the obverse consisting of a circular oak leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by ribbon, overlaid by a NSDAP style German national eagle clutching a wreathed mobile swastika, the reverse with a clip and swivel attachment claws, marked with a Reichszeugmeisterei (RZM) logo and makers code of M4 46 for Wilhelm Schrder & Co., Ldenscheid, measuring 56 mm in diameter, in