DLV Enlisted Ranks Belt Strap
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SKU: 55.GOR.02.02.02.002.000
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Belt with a smooth finished brown upper, raw underside, emboss stamped "95" on the underside on the right end, a tab with a smooth finished brown upper reverse stitched in place on the underside at the right end, the tab with seven six rows of two holes each for length adjustment, emboss stamped "54" on the obverse of the small leather tab attached to the buckle, emboss stamped "L.B.A.(S.)" (Luftwaffe Bekleidungs Amt Stuttgart = Airforce Clothing Department Stuttgart), maker marked "WILHELM HANSEN & BRAUN SOLINGEN" and dated "1937" where the belt wraps around to the reverse on the left end, securing the receiving clip in place, emboss stamped "II.Schüle C Stade" over "Schülerkomp." with a large "II" immediately to the right of the maker mark on the underside of the belt, the belt measuring 44 mm x 1,120 mm.
On March 25, 1933 the DLV (Deutscher Luftsportverband = German Air Sports Association) was created as a civilian sports organisation, the umbrella organisation of all air-related sports. However, from the very beginning, the DLV was used to secretly train its members for future roles in the newly emerging Luftwaffe, a breach of the terms of the Versailles Treaty.
The organisation should not be confused with the Deutscher Luftfahrtverband (also abbreviated DLV), which was formed in 1902, but disbanded in favour of the new DLV under Third Reich rule.
The DLV was split into two groups, the civilian section and the secret military section, known as the “Fliegerschaft” (air crew). The organisation eventually became obsolete after the official unveiling of the Luftwaffe in 1935, and it was disbanded and replaced by the National Socialist Flyers Corps (NSFK or Nationalsozialistisches Fliegerkorps) in 1937.
The enlisted ranks belt strap is composed of dark brown leather.
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