An Unidentified Second War Period German Single Claw Open Leather Buckle Hold Second Class Cross - (for

Second Class Cross -  (for Gallantry in the field)

Varagian was in dock for repairs and had already done two patrols off Norway under her skipper

he joined the military and rose through the ranks to Lieutenant General

Voting was extended to all males

after one year's service and entitled to the QSA with three clasps (Cape Colony

An Unidentified Second War Period German Single Claw Open Leather Buckle Hold Second Class Cross - (forIn leather wrapped metal, unmarked, measuring 52. 5 mm x 57. 8 mm, worn, fine. 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 Angolias book Belt Buckles & Brocades of the Third Reich, published in 2001.