A Luftwaffe Tropical Buckle And Webbed Belt; Published Example Auction Archive resting upon a four-sided frame

resting upon a four-sided frame

it was the only Close Combat Clasp not solely in zinc or aluminum

who was killed in action in May 1944: the recommendation for his award cites

3 Personnel Depot for release on March 5

1927 and was appointed as a Lieutenant (E) RCN with seniority effective February 1

A Luftwaffe Tropical Buckle And Webbed Belt; Published Example Auction Archive resting upon a four-sided frameBuckle in die pressed steel, magnetic, 1940 Enlisted pattern, with olive drab paint and brown leather tab (tab is maker marked and dated 1942); with tan webbed belt, metal finished in the same paint as the buckle; belt displays Berlin manufacturers logo, of medium length, and in very fine condition; an excellent example. (Illustrated on p. 144 of Angolias book). Footnote: From the collection of approximately 900 German buckles accumulated by John R.