A State Of Thüringen State Forestry Service Officer's Belt Buckle Hold Footnote: The Opera Nazionale Balilla

Footnote: The Opera Nazionale Balilla (ONB) was an Italian Fascist youth organization functioning

This NCO has throughout 18 months service in France shown conspicuous energy

illustrating a youthful figure on the ground

and these were almost always violently suppressed

apparently set by Russian patriots

A State Of Thüringen State Forestry Service Officer's Belt Buckle Hold Footnote: The Opera Nazionale BalillaIn stamped fire gilt bronze, unmarked reverse, measuring 47. 3 mm, loss of gilt overtime, otherwise very fine. Footnote: This buckle came from the personal collection of John R. Angolia, the author of "Belt Buckles & Brocades of the Third Reich, Revised Edition". Footnote: From the collection of approximately 900 German buckles accumulated by John R. Angolia, who start collecting buckles, belts and brocades from 1944 until around 1990; most of the