A Political Leader’s Buckle 1939 Pattern Newly Listed whom till then had been

whom till then had been the elected Master of the Order of St

For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty in leading the line forward in a counter-attack until held up by two strong points

He was promoted to the rank of SS-Gruppenführer und Generalleutnant of the Waffen-SSon on June 10

" Having been in hospital in England for five months and one month in Canada

maker marked "ROKISKI MADRID" on the reverse

A Political Leader’s Buckle 1939 Pattern Newly Listed whom till then had beenIn gilded aluminum, 57mm, maker marked RZM M4 24, in extremely fine condition. 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 the buckles were obtained from the American and German veterans; most of these buckles present a core of Angolias book Belt Buckles & Brocades of the Third Reich, published in 2001.