Germany, Rad. A National Labour Service Leader’s Belt Buckle certificate_of_authenticity two weeks shy of his

two weeks shy of his fiftieth birthday

The document is stamped and signed in black ink by Colonel and Regiment Commander Ernst Gustav Erdmann von Heynitz (1863–1927)

the badge is surmounted by a large crown

and the two are referred to by the common name Enteric Fever

/ Canadian Corps of Commissionaires"

Germany, Rad. A National Labour Service Leader’s Belt Buckle certificate_of_authenticity two weeks shy of hisThis is a RAD (Reichsarbeitsdienst National Labour Service) leaders belt buckle; in aluminum, with a matte silver aluminum finish; the obverse with a standard RAD motif consisting of a spade depicting a mobile swastika superimposed in the center, surrounded by five stalks of wheat along the edge of the buckle; the reverse with double claw prongs and catch accompanied by a receiver; measuring 48 mm in diameter; extremely fine condition.