and continued to serve as a Corporal in the Lincoln and Welland Regiment
consisting of a Latin Cross with its quadrants joined by stylized sun rays
adorned by detailed enameled green laurel wreath suspension
or late-war armed airplanes
maker marked “VELJEKSET SUNDQVIST” on both the reverse of the cross and the backplate for the Helsinki-based medal firm
Germany, Luftwaffe. An EM/NCO’s Belt Buckle visually-hidden and continued to serve as(Luftwaffe Grtelschnalle fr Mannschaften). Constructed of aluminum, the obverse bearing a raised Luftwaffe eagle clutching a mobile swastika, situated within an oval laurel leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by ribbon, the reverse with two attachment prongs emanating from a functional roller, unmarked, measuring 62 mm (w) x 48 mm (h), in extremely fine condition.