Germany. A Wehrmacht Heer (Army) Em/Nco’s Standard Issue Belt Buckle Newly Listed ‘This soldier was hit on

‘This soldier was hit on the head by a piece of enemy shrapnel and instantly killed

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the Wing was under shell fire for nearly a month but despite the great difficulties caused by this constant shelling his magnificent example to all ranks kept them at work so that the airfield was never unserviceable and aircraft never ceased to operate

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Germany. A Wehrmacht Heer (Army) Em/Nco’s Standard Issue Belt Buckle Newly Listed ‘This soldier was hit onA Wehrmacht Heer (Army) EM NCOs standard issue belt buckle; constructed of olive drab metal (magnetic); the obverse depicting a raised field with a national eagle clutching a mobile swastika in its talons, surrounded by two ropes inscribed Gott Mit Uns (German God with Us) on the top half, and two oak twigs on the bottom half that are tied together with a ribbon; the reverse with a standard catch and double prong crossbar; marked 1941 on the reverse