Germany, RAD. A Senior Leader’s Belt Buckle, by F.W. Assmann & Söhne consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac and Breast Star: rhodium-plated metal

and Breast Star: rhodium-plated metal alloy

with surface rust evident near the tip on the obverse

the reverse bearing the Bavarian lion rampant circumscribed by a buckled belt dated “1866”

The University of Toronto Schools booklet stated that Cline was an expert in signalling and field telegraph and telephone work

Germany, RAD. A Senior Leader’s Belt Buckle, by F.W. Assmann & Söhne consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac and Breast Star: rhodium-plated metal(Reichsarbeitsdienst Grtelschnalle). Constructed of gilded aluminum, the obverse consisting of a circular wheat stalk wreath, surrounding a central raised Reichsarbeitsdienst (Reich Labour Service RAD) insignia in the form of a raised shovel head defaced by a mobile swastika, the reverse with a clip and swivel attachment claws, maker marked with the logo of F. W. Assmann & Shne, Ldenscheid, with a manufacture date of 39, measuring 45 mm in diameter,