A Hanover Fire Defence Service Officer's Belt Buckle; Published Example Auction this one being possibly the

this one being possibly the finest known specimen

about fifty meters from his final victim

It was fought by the Russian First and Second Armies against the German Eighth Army between August 26 and 30 August 1914

1939 and inspected at the military command office in Bamberg

He left for overseas service in the French theatre on March 9th

A Hanover Fire Defence Service Officer's Belt Buckle; Published Example Auction this one being possibly theIn stamped silvered fine zinc, unmarked reverse, measuring 49. 8 mm, lightly worn, 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