Germany, Heer. An Em/Nco’s Belt Buckle, By Josef Feix & Söhne GTRexclude with a clasp and matching

with a clasp and matching hooks

when the camp was liquidated

reverse with raised image of German and Italian soldiers grappling with a crocodile

while conducting gunnery trials

1961 letter from state archives inquiring about Albert’s death   Footnote:  Albert Ollig was born on April 3rd

Germany, Heer. An Em/Nco’s Belt Buckle, By Josef Feix & Söhne GTRexclude with a clasp and matching(Heer Grtelschnalle fr Mannschaften). Constructed of dark grey painted magnetic metal, the obverse bearing a central raised Heer style German national eagle clutching a mobile swastika, within a ribbed ring bearing an inscription of GOTT MIT UNS (GOD WITH US) and oak leaf branches, the reverse with a loop and swivel attachment claws, maker marked with the logo of Josef Feix & Shne, Gablonz, measuring 64 mm (w) x 50 mm (h), with sporadic patches of