entitled "Gallantry - Its Public Recognition and Reward in Peace and in War at Home and Abroad" by Sir Arnold Wilson
This particular belt with buckle is illustrated in black and white on page 351 and in colour on page 640 of "Belt Buckles & Brocades of the Third Reich
An 8th Reconnaissance Regiment (14th Canadian Hussars) Beret
contact marks to the left edge of the obverse
a Canadian Parachute Regiment Badge (in white and yellow embroidery
Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Minesweeper War Badge, Variation 4, by Rudolf Karneth & Söhne Republic of entitled "Gallantry - Its Public(Kriegsabzeichen fr Minensuch , U Boot Jagd und Sicherungsverbnde). Constructed of gilded and silvered zink, the obverse consisting of an oval oak leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by ribbon, topped by a Kriegsmarine eagle clutching a mobile swastika, surrounding a depiction of an exploding sea mine, the reverse with a block hinge and tapering vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch emanating from a crimped base, maker marked with the