Germany, HJ. A Member’s Belt Buckle, Late-Period Example, by Overhoff & Cie Hold KLASSE MIT SCHWERTERN” (“WAR MERIT

KLASSE MIT SCHWERTERN” (“WAR MERIT CROSS II

measuring 60 mm x 46 mm

with an oval medallion at the centre picturing a left-facing soldier in uniform

where they awaited the American tanks

with one clasp 122

Germany, HJ. A Member’s Belt Buckle, Late-Period Example, by Overhoff & Cie Hold KLASSE MIT SCHWERTERN” (“WAR MERIT(HJ Grtelschnalle). Constructed of silvered feinzink, the obverse bearing a central raised German national eagle clutching an HJ insignia, situated within a ribbed ring bearing an inscription of BLUT UND EHRE (BLOOD AND HONOUR), the reverse with a loop and attachment claws emanating from a functional roller, marked with a Reichszeugmeisterei (RZM) logo and maker code M4 27 for Overhoff & Cie, Ldenscheid, measuring 64 mm (w) x 48 mm (h), demonstrating