Germany, Heer. An EM/NCO’s Belt Buckle, by Richard Sieper & Söhne Auction Archive Because of the helpless condition

Because of the helpless condition of his wounded crew members First Lieutenant Lawley elected to remain with the ship and bring them to safety if it was humanly possible

the West Germany goalkeeper

The photographer is Johannes Olsen from Copenhagen

Brigadier General Alfred Collins Markley

the obverse bearing a raised and rightward-facing bust of Tsarina Elizabeth

Germany, Heer. An EM/NCO’s Belt Buckle, by Richard Sieper & Söhne Auction Archive Because of the helpless condition(Heer Grtelschnalle fr Mannschaften und Unteroffiziere). Constructed of magnetic steel with olive drab paint, the obverse bearing a central raised Heer style German national eagle clutching a mobile swastika, situated within a ribbed ring bearing an inscription of GOTT MIT UNS (GOD WITH US) with laurel branches, the reverse with a loop and attachment claws emanating from a functional roller, the latter retaining a brown leather strap bearing a makers