A Luftwaffe I Flak Regiment 19, Reserve Flak Department Belt Auction Archive A Solid Silver War Merit

A Solid Silver War Merit Cross 1st Class - marked on reverse “L/52 900” (C

Sergeant Taylor was flying as a tail gunner of a Marauder

Badge on a cardboard backer

Hopcraft was discharged upon demobilization on January 17

Officer: silver gilt

A Luftwaffe I Flak Regiment 19, Reserve Flak Department Belt Auction Archive A Solid Silver War MeritBelt is fabricated from a very thick leather with a smooth finished black upper, smooth finished dark brown underside, a tab stitched in place on the underside with a smooth finished dark brown upper on the right end, the tabwith seven rows of two holes each for length adjustment, receiving clip in aluminum on the left end, emboss stamped with the "L. RITGEN KARLSRUHE" maker mark, dated "1938" and marked "L. B. A. (S.)" on the underside of the belt