A German Youth Order (Jungdeutscher Orden) Belt Buckle; Published Example certificate_of_authenticity to commemorate the fifty-first year

to commemorate the fifty-first year of the birth of his late father

giving his year of birth as two years later

With copied service records showing he enlisted in December 1915 and was wounded in action in October 1916

First Class Star - 92

A German Youth Order (Jungdeutscher Orden) Belt Buckle; Published Example certificate_of_authenticity to commemorate the fifty-first yearIn stamped brass with brass face plate affixed by two rivets, unmarked reverse, measuring 51 mm x 65 mm, extremely fine. This particular buckle is illustrated on page 384 of "Belt Buckles & Brocades of the Third Reich, Revised Edition" by John R. Angolia and came from his personal collection. The German Youth Order (Jungdeutscher Orden) was the youth element of the Stahlhelm. Members transitioned to the Stahlhelm at the age of 20. Footnote: From the