Germany, Imperial. A Late First War Heer Em/Nco’s Belt Buckle GTRexclude Footnote: The Battalion was raised

Footnote: The Battalion was raised in the County of York

on March 15th

accompanied by original silk ribbon with rosette

the Army Commendation Medal with its ribbon but missing its brooch pinback

Marshal Philippe Pétain also instituted the War Cross for the French Volunteer Legion (Légion Volontaire Français = LVF) on July 18

Germany, Imperial. A Late First War Heer Em/Nco’s Belt Buckle GTRexclude Footnote: The Battalion was raised(Heer Grtelschnalle). A late First War Heer EM NCOs belt buckle, constructed of grey painted magnetic metal, the obverse bearing a raised Prussian crown, within a ribbed ring bearing an inscription of GOTT MIT UNS (GOD IS WITH US) and laurel leaf branches, the reverse with a loop and swivel attachment prongs, retaining a period original leather strap, with the partially legible mark of a Nuremberg based manufacturer, measuring 64 mm (w) x 48 mm (h),