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German Military Belt Buckle

Specifications

German Military Belt Buckle

Category

Military

Classification

CHENHALL - Personal Objects - Clothing - Clothing Accessories - Buckle, Clothing - Buckle, Belt

Object Origin
Date Manufactured:

c. 1940

Physical Characteristics

Object Description: Silver metal rectangular buckle. Nazi eagle and swastika insignia is in the center inside of a roped circle. Text is embossed in a larger concentric circle around the insignia. There is a laurel wreath below the text. The remainder of the buckle is textured with small raised dots.

Materials:

metal

Marks: "GOTT MIT UNS"

Measurements: Object:
    Height: 0.5 in, Length: 2.5 in, Width: 2 in
    Weight: 0.06 lbs

Credit

Gift of Leon Tefft, 59.88.8a

Display Status

On Exhibit

German Military Belt Buckle

About: German Military Belt Buckle

About: German Military Belt Buckle

This is a German belt buckle with eagle and swastika and the words “Gott Mit Uns” (God is with us). The belt buckle shows evidence of field repair on its back hook.

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