An Army (Heer) Afrika Korps Officer's Belt Buckle Archive and his First World War

and his First World War I service

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label on the reverse maker marked "Hersteller: 127"

featuring the classic high peak and rounded saddle-shaped sides

The design of the Fourteenth Army badge was submitted anonymously in a competition open to all ranks for the choice of badge

An Army (Heer) Afrika Korps Officer's Belt Buckle Archive and his First World WarIn stamped aluminum, painted typical Afrika Korps olive drab, measuring 49. 8 mm, unmarked reverse, exhibiting period wear on obverse thereby removing paint, paint intact on reverse, otherwise 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;