Germany, Heer. An Em/Nco’s Belt Buckle, By E. Schneider GTRexclude Commander Walling was posthumously awarded

Commander Walling was posthumously awarded the Purple Heart

exhibiting scattered mothing on both sides)

black threading giving definition to the base of the crown and wings

but the reverse mostly intact

the reverse inscribed “Für treue Dienste im Reichsarbeitsdienst” (German - For loyal service in the National Labour Service) on a loop for suspension from its period original ribbon featuring a sewn-on horizontal pinback

Germany, Heer. An Em/Nco’s Belt Buckle, By E. Schneider GTRexclude Commander Walling was posthumously awarded(Heer Grtelschnalle). Constructed of magnetic metal, the obverse bearing a raised Heer style German national eagle clutching a mobile swastika, within a ribbed ring bearing an inscription of GOTT MIT UNS (GOD WITH US) and oak leaf branches, the reverse with a loop and swivel attachment claws, maker marked with the logo of E. Schneider, Ldenscheid, around a manufacture date of 42, measuring 64 mm (w) x 48 mm (h), in better than very fine condition.