Germany, Wehrmacht. A Standard Service Belt Buckle, By Paul Cramer & Co. Auction "R" in surname and "G"

"R" in surname and "G" in Regiment

that he had had previous military service with the 44th Welland Regiment and that his trade was that of Plumber

enamel chipping on the tips of top rays

crossing through the Atlantic Gap (German: "Atlantikloch")

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Standard Service Belt Buckle, By Paul Cramer & Co. Auction "R" in surname and "G"(Wehrmacht Koppelschloss fr Mannschaften). Constructed of pebbled aluminum; the obverse with a raised field with a German national eagle clutching a mobile swastika, surrounded by the inscription GOTT MIT UNS (German God with us) on the top half, with a laurel wreath tied together at the base via a ribbon on the bottom half; with a soldered catch and a double prong spring bar; marked with the logo of Paul Cramer & Co. on the reverse; measuring 63 mm