A Jungdeutscher Orden (Youth German Order) Belt Buckle; Published Example

Face plate of the Jungdeutscher Orden in stamped brass affixed to a steel Prussian WWI buckle.’ In very fine condition. (Illustrated on p.385 of Angolia’s book). Footnote: Jungdeutscher Orden was a youth element of the Stahlhelm. Members transitioned to the Stahlhelm at the age of 20. \

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 buckles were obtained from the American and German veterans; most of these buckles present a core of Angolia’s book “Belt Buckles & Brocades of the Third Reich”, published in 2001.