WWII German Army Officer's Dress Belt Buckle, in Aluminium Alloy, With the Uniform Wear WW1 Iron Cross Second Class Ribbon & Clasp {Spange} Dated 1939.

Part of a small collection of uniform removed badges and uniform parts, we acquired from the descended family of a British Army NCO guard from a POW camp after his war service in 1945.

WWII German Army Officer's dress belt buckle, in aluminium alloy, with the uniform wear {removed}, WW1 Iron Cross second class ribbon, & WWII Iron Cross clasp {spange} dated 1939.

We are selling them together as the British veteran always maintained they were removed from the same officer

WWII German Clasp To The Iron Cross 2nd Class On September 1st 1939 Hitler once more re-instituted the Iron Cross series of awards in the First and Second Classes and established the Knight’s Cross of the Iron Cross and two new Spangen, (Bars), for the first and second class awards to be bestowed to recipients of the 1939 Iron Cross who had also been awarded a first or second class 1914 Iron Cross during WWI. Originally the first pattern of this award had slightly scalloped tips to the ends of the date bar which was soon replaced with the second pattern award with diagonally angled ends. Recipients of an Iron Cross Bar were permitted, with the proper documentation, to privately purchase a jeweler’s copy of the award, at their own expense, if so desired. Due to the prestige of the award personnel who could afford it would opt to buy a jeweler’s copy for everyday wear with the actual award being put away for safe keeping. Nicely detailed, second pattern, die struck alloy construction award with a polished nickel/silver plated finish. The award is in the form of a national eagle with outstretched wings, clutching an oak-leaf wreath which encompasses a canted swastika above a horizontal, trapezoidal, date bar with diagonally angled ends, and embossed institution date, “1939”. The award shows nice detailing including feathering to the eagles wings and a subtly textured background field to the swastika and the date bar.

Four rear prongs, but we do not recommend they are bent back to remove the ribbon as they can break off.

Code: 26246