Germany, Ss. A Waffen-Ss Officer’s Belt Buckle, By Overhoff & Cie Auction Archive (Decorations Belges et Congolaises)

(Decorations Belges et Congolaises)

he reported at West Point as a cadet in the United States Military Academy from which he graduated on 13 June 1873

addressed on the end panel to his mother and dated "23 April"

a small bow-tie backed by a circular rosette along with a brass ring sewn in place at the bottom end

S Army Air Force patch was approved for wear in 1942

Germany, Ss. A Waffen-Ss Officer’s Belt Buckle, By Overhoff & Cie Auction Archive (Decorations Belges et Congolaises)(Waffen SS Grtelschnalle fr Offizier). Constructed of aluminum, the obverse bearing a central raised SS style German national eagle clutching a wreathed swastika, set within a ribbed and pebbled ring bearing an inscription of MEINE EHRE HEIT TREUE (MY HONOUR IS LOYALTY), the reverse with a clip and loop, maker marked with the logo of Overhoff & Cie, Ldenscheid, in addition to a Reichszeugmeisterei (RZM) logo and code, along with double Sig runes,