A First War German Army (Heer) Telegrapher's Belt Buckle Auction Archive having been hospitalized for a

having been hospitalized for a total of seven weeks

39 mm x 143 mm

Air Force Order of Merit - Breast Cross

group awarded to the Coldstream Guards - Distinguished Conduct Medal

as "Being Physically Unfit for Further Service"

A First War German Army (Heer) Telegrapher's Belt Buckle Auction Archive having been hospitalized for aIn heavily constructed steel painted in field grey, with two reinforced loops at either end, unmarked reverse, measuring 47. 7 mm x 105 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 around 1990; most of the buckles were obtained from the American and German veterans; most of these buckles present a core of Angolias book