Germany, Third Reich. A Lot of Awards for Military and Civil Service GTRexclude A similar buckle is illustrated

A similar buckle is illustrated on page 301 of "Belt Buckles & Brocades of the Third Reich

Footnote: Walter James Bourlet was born on January 26

In mid September 1922 he was transferred to Field Artillery Regiment 2 in Gustrow and commanded the second battalion

The sidewalls are lined in a wicker rattan

also bearing hand-etched recipient initials of “G

Germany, Third Reich. A Lot of Awards for Military and Civil Service GTRexclude A similar buckle is illustrated(Auszeichnugnen). A lot of awards for military and civil service, including: 1. A War Merit Medal, constructed of bronze, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon, the obverse bearing a raised Maltese Cross with pebbled arms and a central wreathed mobile swastika, the reverse bearing an inscription of FR KRIEGSVERDIENST 1939, unmarked, measuring 32. 21 mm in diameter, weighing 12. 8 grams, in near mint condition. 2. A War Merit Cross II