Germany, RAD. An Officer’s Buckle and Brocade, by F.W. Assmann & Söhne consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac succeeding General Douglas Gracey

succeeding General Douglas Gracey

circumscribed by an inscription of “KÄMPFER DER GEWERBLICHEN WIRTSCHAFT” (“WARRIOR OF COMMERCIAL ECONOMY”) and “FÜR WIEN” (“FOR VIENNA”)

lightly soiled and frayed original ribbons

August was highly liked by his troops

measuring 80mm (w) x 80mm (h)

Germany, RAD. An Officer’s Buckle and Brocade, by F.W. Assmann & Söhne consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac succeeding General Douglas Gracey(Reichsarbeitsdienst Paradefeldbinde fr Fhrer). A Reichsarbeitsdienst (Reich Labour Service RAD) buckle and brocade set, the former constructed of aluminum, the obverse consisting of a circular wheat stalk wreath, surrounding a central raised RAD insignia in the form of a shovel head bearing a mobile swastika, the reverse with a clip and loop, maker marked with the logo of F. W. Assmann & Shne, Ldenscheid, measuring 48 mm in diameter, in extremely