Germany, Wehrmacht. An Officer’s Belt Buckle Archive was one of the last

was one of the last Axis-held cities to fall at the end of World War II in Europe

obverse illustrating an eagle in flight

and on August 19

The distance to be traversed between these two points was about 1000 yards over open country which was under a terrific artillery fire

It measures 176 mm x 239 mm

Germany, Wehrmacht. An Officer’s Belt Buckle Archive was one of the last(Wehrmacht Koppelschloss fr Offiziere). Constructed of a light metal alloy (non magnetic); the obverse with a raised slightly pebbled field depicting a German national eagle with open wings, clutching a wreathed mobile swastika in its talons; the reverse plain, with both catches intact; measuring 49 mm in diameter; in overall near very fine condition.