A Westfalen Fire Department Enlisted Man's Belt Buckle GTRexclude 000 Canadian soldiers who were

000 Canadian soldiers who were posted as "'missing

This Cross (Type II) was introduced in 1944 as an award to civilian Nazi Party members

on April 13

in a fine heavy case of issue

then reactivated to the Royal Winnipeg Rifles on September 24th

A Westfalen Fire Department Enlisted Man's Belt Buckle GTRexclude 000 Canadian soldiers who wereIn die stamped fire gilt bronze, unmarked reverse, measuring 47. 7 mm, better than extremely fine. This particular buckle is illustrated on page 434 of "Belt Buckles & Brocades of the Third Reich, Revised Edition" by John R. Angolia and came from his personal collection. 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