Germany, Hj. An Em/Nco’s Belt Buckle, By Overhoff & Cie certificate_of_authenticity USS Herring headed for the

USS Herring headed for the Kurile Islands patrol area

The Germans had moved their artillery forward and put three Army corps opposite the 27th and 28th divisions on the Frezenberg ridge

at the age of 37 (although he was recorded by the examiner as being age 35)

while in Belgium on February 8th

Town of Udbina (half way between Zagreb and Split) remained contested between Partisans

Germany, Hj. An Em/Nco’s Belt Buckle, By Overhoff & Cie certificate_of_authenticity USS Herring headed for the(HJ Grtelschnalle). Constructed of silvered zink, the obverse with a central German national eagle clutching a HJ insignia, within a ribbed border bearing a raised inscription of BLUT UND EHRE (BLOOD AND HONOUR), the reverse with a loop and swivel magnetic metal attachment prongs, marked with a Reichszeugmeisterei (RZM) logo and code M4 27 for maker Overhoff & Cie, Ldenscheid, also bearing an intact RZM label with an identical makers code and serial