Germany, Heer. A 1939 Iron Cross, Ii Class, And Documents To Leutnant Karl Friedrich Newly Listed RLB Enlisted Belt Buckle -

RLB Enlisted Belt Buckle - Aluminum

On 12 May 1943 Messe was promoted to the rank of Marshal of Italy (Maresciallo d'Italia)

on an olive-drab coloured backer with orange interweaving

Footnote: The 33rd Regiment of the Line was present at the Battle of Waterloo commanded by General Berthezène

the two inscriptions separated by branches of oak leaves and acorns on either side

Germany, Heer. A 1939 Iron Cross, Ii Class, And Documents To Leutnant Karl Friedrich Newly Listed RLB Enlisted Belt Buckle -(Eisernes Kreuz 1939 II. Klasse mit Papiere). Reinstituted 1 September 1939. (1939 1945 issue). Constructed of iron and silver, on loop for suspension, consisting of a Cross Patte with a blackened magnetic iron core within a ribbed silver frame, the obverse with a central mobile swastika, the six oclock arm with a reinstitution date of 1939, the reverse six oclock arm with an initial institution date of 1813, unmarked, measuring 43. 5 mm (w) x 47. 5