Germany, Hj. A Member’s Belt Buckle, By Klein & Quenzer GTRexclude The Demyansk Shield award document

The Demyansk Shield award document is named to SS-Rottenführer Pawelski of the 1st Medical Company of the SS Division “Totenkopf”

a gilt stippled ground bearing a pastiche of Mount Rushmore encircled by a gilt-edged white enamel belt inscribed in gilt letters ‘L’UNION RENFORCE LA VALEUR’ (Unity reinforces bravery)

Marked 20 on the bottom right with the reverse left blank

overlaid by a black Cross Pattée and crossed swords

17 shillings

Germany, Hj. A Member’s Belt Buckle, By Klein & Quenzer GTRexclude The Demyansk Shield award document(HJ Grtelschnalle fr Mitglieder). Constructed of magnetic steel, the obverse bearing a central raised German national eagle clutching an HJ insignia, set within a ribbed ring bearing an inscription of BLUT UND EHRE (BLOOD AND HONOUR), the reverse with a loop and swivel attachment prongs, marked with a Reichszeugmeisterei (RZM) logo and maker code M5 276 for Klein & Quenzer, Idar Oberstein, with the roller retaining an additional unusual RZM label,