A Luftwaffe Tropical Buckle And Webbed Belt; Published Example Auction Archive who was killed in action

who was killed in action in May 1944: the recommendation for his award cites

It was noted that his disability was "Permanent" and that he "refuses treatment by (the) Invalid Soldiers Commission"

FA Cross Second Class

1927 and was appointed as a Lieutenant (E) RCN with seniority effective February 1

it was the only Close Combat Clasp not solely in zinc or aluminum

A Luftwaffe Tropical Buckle And Webbed Belt; Published Example Auction Archive who was killed in actionBuckle in die pressed steel, magnetic, 1940 Enlisted pattern, with olive drab paint and brown leather tab (tab is maker marked and dated 1942); with tan webbed belt, metal finished in the same paint as the buckle; belt displays Berlin manufacturers logo, of medium length, and in very fine condition; an excellent example. (Illustrated on p. 144 of Angolias book). Footnote: From the collection of approximately 900 German buckles accumulated by John R.