Germany, Third Reich. A Pair Of Enlisted Personnel Belt Buckles United Republic of arriving in Melbourne on September

arriving in Melbourne on September 15

/ Two completely successful night mine-laying missions in the Kahili and Faisi Harbors

44 mm (w) x 71

each tab with slotted ends with the main strap fed through the slots

award document for the Iron Cross 1st Class 1939 (17 May 1944)

Germany, Third Reich. A Pair Of Enlisted Personnel Belt Buckles United Republic of arriving in Melbourne on September(Grtelschnallen). A pair of Enlisted personnel belt buckles, including a Heer buckle, constructed of magnetic metal, the obverse bearing a raised Heer style German national eagle clutching a mobile swastika, within a ribbed ring bearing an inscription of GOTT MIT UNS (GOD WITH US) and oak leaf branches, the reverse with a loop and swivel attachment claws, unmarked, measuring 64 mm (w) x 48 mm (h), with some oxidation evident, in very fine condition,