WWII German Luftwaffe Belt Buckle - At the outset of the war, the Luftwaffe was one of the most modern, powerful, and experienced air forces in the world, dominating the skies over Europe with aircraft much more advanced than their foreign counterparts. The Luftwaffe was central to the German Blitzkrieg (lightning war) doctrine, as the close air support provided by various medium two-engine bombers, Stuka dive bombers and an overwhelming force of tactical fighters were key to several early successes.

This is a German Air Force belt buckle. As manufactured during World War Two.

Of steel construction. The design of the buckle consisted of a smooth surface. An oval thick wreath is placed at the center of the body. It has a bow in the lower portion. The area encompassed by the wreath shows heavy pebbling. It also has a flying Luftwaffe eagle clutching a swastika with one claw while holding the second claw up in the air. The entire buckle has field gray paint.

This belt buckle may currently be reproduced. It is becoming more difficult to be able to tell the fake ones from the real ones because the quality of the reproductions is improving. The collector must become familiarized with the construction style and materials employed in the manufacturing of this buckle. Attention to the details is critical in order to be able to determine the authenticity of the belt buckle.

If you have an interest is seeing other belt buckles of the Third Reich, you can do so by going to our WWII German Belt Buckles identification guide. Where we cover Heer (Army), Navy (Kriegsmarine), Air Force (Luftwaffe), political and civilian buckles.