A German Army (Heer) Officer's Brocade Dress Belt Buckle Archive and his Iron Cross document

and his Iron Cross document from August 1944 has him at the rank of Rottenfuhrer

so close that the faces of the German Pilot and Observer could be distinguished

oxidation spot on the Star

Canada only)

for 20 Years of service

A German Army (Heer) Officer's Brocade Dress Belt Buckle Archive and his Iron Cross documentIn stamped aluminum, unmarked reverse, measuring 50. 2 mm, worn, 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.