Germany, Heer. A Heer Em/Nco’s Belt Buckle, By Dransfeld Co. Auction Archive It was re-named the Stilwell

It was re-named the Stilwell Road

Soon after the Italian military units surrendered to the Germans as the flight of Italian King Victor Emmanuel III from Rome had made further resistance senseless

constructed of brown-painted steel with nickel-silver fittings

within dual tresses of identical construction

reverse in silver gilt

Germany, Heer. A Heer Em/Nco’s Belt Buckle, By Dransfeld Co. Auction Archive It was re-named the Stilwell(Heer Grtelschnalle). Constructed of magnetic metal, the obverse bearing a raised Heer style German national eagle clutching a mobile swastika, within a ribbed wreath bearing an inscription of GOTT MIT UNS (GOD IS WITH US) and oak leaf branches, the reverse with a loop and swivel attachment claws, maker marked with the logo of Dransfeld Co., Menden, measuring 62 mm (w) x 48 mm (h), in near extremely fine condition.