Germany, Ss. A Waffen-Ss Enlisted Personnel Belt Buckle, By Rodo certificate_of_authenticity The man on the left

The man on the left presumably is Fassong’s radio operator

a period that witnessed a good deal of work alongside monitors and drifters in bombardments off Dunkirk and Zeebrugge

Casualties were three killed (two seamen & one boy)

crazing evident in the lacquering

The Battalion sailed with a strength of 37 officers and 1

Germany, Ss. A Waffen-Ss Enlisted Personnel Belt Buckle, By Rodo certificate_of_authenticity The man on the left(Waffen SS Grtelschnalle). Constructed of magnetic steel, the obverse bearing a central raised SS style German national eagle clutching a wreathed swastika, set within a ribbed ring bearing an inscription of MEINE EHRE HEIT TREUE (MY HONOUR IS LOYALTY), the reverse with a loop and swivel attachment claws, the reverse maker marked RODO, demonstrating near total loss of paint in addition to minor oxidation, in very fine condition.