Germany, Third Reich. A Pair of Belt Buckles for Political and Military Personnel Auction Archive on a gilded bronze boutonniere

on a gilded bronze boutonniere

seeing as everybody who wasn’t severely handicapped was put to service at this late stage of war

in burgundy carton box with burgundy liner on top and bottom

as well as letters written to Topeters prior to his family’s notification of his passing and other correspondence

Sergeant Hilton Lawrence Roache

Germany, Third Reich. A Pair of Belt Buckles for Political and Military Personnel Auction Archive on a gilded bronze boutonniere(Grtelschnallen). A pair of belt buckles, including: 1. A Sturmabteilung (SA) members buckle, constructed of gilded brass, the obverse bearing a raised SA style German national eagle clutching a wreathed mobile swastika, situated within a ribbed ring bearing oak leaf branches, the revere with attachment claws emanating from a functional roller, unmarked, measuring 62 mm (w) x 48 mm (h), demonstrating loss of gilt finish throughout the base metal, in