This particular buckle is illustrated on page 556 of "Belt Buckles & Brocades of the Third Reich
the StuG platoon was fighting both tanks and infantry
Royal Canadian Garrison Artillery
The overall exterior condition is excellent with no visible external damage and only slight wear and minimal discolouration
and its failure would have had a serious effect on the whole operation in Normandy
A German Police Officer's Belt Buckle By Overhoff & Cie Newly Listed This particular buckle is illustratedIn die stamped aluminum construction, reverse marked "ges. gesch." (Gesetzlich Geschtzt), with the scratched out maker mark "OLC" (Overhoff & Cie, Ludenscheid), measuring 49. 2 mm, only lightly worn, extremely 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