Germany, Third Reich. A Patriotic Belt Buckle, from the John R. Angolia Collection GTRexclude Deportees and Hostages of the

Deportees and Hostages of the 1914-1918 Great War was a commemorative medal awarded to French civilians who were deported from the German occupied French territories and interned in camps during the First World War

41 mm (w) x 42

The Battalion served in France and Belgium with the 12th Infantry Brigade

printed in gold-coloured ink with the Croatian maker mark "Radionica svih vrsti kapa J

Germany, Third Reich. A Patriotic Belt Buckle, from the John R. Angolia Collection GTRexclude Deportees and Hostages of the(Patriotische Grtelschnalle). Constructed of fire gilded brass, the obverse consisting of an oval frame with scalloped edges, with raised swastika situated at each corner of a frame composed of Grecian latticework, surrounding a central catch and claws, unmarked, measuring 62 mm (w) x 80 mm (h), a high quality example privately purchased by an NSDAP supporter in the early days of the movement, in extremely fine condition. Footnote: This buckle