A Lower Silesia (Nieder-Schlesien) Fire Defence Officer's Belt Buckle Newly Listed the Queens Own Rifles

the Queens Own Rifles

that his religion was Anglican (Church of England) and that his profession was Physician

he was taken prisoner by US forces and was released two years later

and was worn by the officer's of the Croat Armed Forces (incorporating Ustasha forces at this time)

" Every morning there were fresh bodies found in the streets where they had been thrown by relatives or friends

A Lower Silesia (Nieder-Schlesien) Fire Defence Officer's Belt Buckle Newly Listed the Queens Own RiflesIn cast gilt bronze, reverse is unmarked, measuring 48. 7 mm, very fine. A similar buckle is illustrated on page 432 of "Belt Buckles & Brocades of the Third Reich, Revised Edition" by John R. Angolia and came from his personal collection. 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