A Kreigsmarine Enlisted Man's Belt Buckle; End Of War Dated 1945 By Richard Simm & Sohne Newly Listed photograph from page 44 of

photograph from page 44 of the Historical Sketch of the 77th Battalion and assorted research papers

at El Centro

swastika obliterated

England but neither were executed as he survived the war

the UNKM is un-named

A Kreigsmarine Enlisted Man's Belt Buckle; End Of War Dated 1945 By Richard Simm & Sohne Newly Listed photograph from page 44 ofIn bronzed molded aluminum, eagle with swastika eliminated, replaced with the engraved date "8. Mai 1945" (the date of Nazi Germany's unconditional surrender of its Armed Forces), maker marked "RS&S" (Richard Simm & Sohne, Gablonz) on the reverse, measuring 48. 3 mm x 63. 5 mm, worn, fine. Footnote: From the collection of approximately 900 German buckles accumulated by John R. Angolia, who start collecting buckles, belts and brocades from 1944 until