Germany, Heer. A Heer Em/Nco’s Belt Buckle Newly Listed the medal and bars linked

the medal and bars linked by chains

Though he retired from public life in 1928

the defenders evacuated most of the civilian population from the city

Memorial Plaque and Scroll

RESCALDAN /

Germany, Heer. A Heer Em/Nco’s Belt Buckle Newly Listed the medal and bars linked(Heer Grtelschnalle). Constructed of aluminum, the obverse with a central raised Heer style German national eagle clutching a mobile swastika, within a ring bearing a raised inscription of GOTT MIT UNS (GOD IS WITH US) and oak leaf branches, the reverse with a loop and dual attachment prongs connecting to a period original brown leather strap, the latter retaining traces of a date stamp of 1939, otherwise unmarked, the buckle measuring 64 mm (w) x 48