A German Athletic Association (Deutscher Turnerbund) Belt Buckle Hold 86 mm x 140 mm)

86 mm x 140 mm)

During that time he was awarded an Iron Cross 2nd Class

with gilded and enameled center appliqué and reverse cartouche

Memorial Plaque (Reginald Stanley Franklin)

Enemy raids and patrols were now probing Canadian main defensive positions on a nightly basis

A German Athletic Association (Deutscher Turnerbund) Belt Buckle Hold 86 mm x 140 mm)In stamped brass, unmarked reverse, measuring 48 mm x 63 mm, worn, better than very 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.