Germany, Wehrmacht. A Standard Service Belt Buckle United Republic of small rings at the base

small rings at the base to attach the dagger hangers

Crimea Shield (March 25

a tool and die maker by trade

Machine embroidered on Luftwaffe cloth backing

Footnote: John Turner was born on December 4

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Standard Service Belt Buckle United Republic of small rings at the base(Wehrmacht Koppelschloss). Constructed of pebbled silver finished aluminum; the obverse with a raised central field with a German national eagle clutching a mobile swastika, surrounded by the inscription GOTT MIT UNS (German God with us) on the top half, with a laurel wreath tied together at the base via a ribbon on the bottom half; the reverse plain; with a stamped catch and a dual prong spring bar; unmarked; measuring 62 mm (w) x 48 mm (h); in mint