Germany, Heer. A Belt Buckle for Enlisted Ranks, Mid-War Example, by Hermann Aurich Auction Archive A rare and very well-preserved

A rare and very well-preserved M43 service tunic belonging to an Untersturmführer who served with SS-Panzergrenadier-Regiment 23 “Norge”

light soiling evident on the white satin on the inside lid and in the white felt in the medal bed

while the man’s body and background remain a secondary objective of the artist

He based the teachings on the British Army pamphlet Provisional Instructions for Armored Vehicles 1927

and the report of the Assistant who investigated the loss of life

Germany, Heer. A Belt Buckle for Enlisted Ranks, Mid-War Example, by Hermann Aurich Auction Archive A rare and very well-preserved(Heer Koppelschlo fr Mannschaften). Constructed of grey painted magnetic steel, the obverse bearing a central Heer style German national eagle clutching a mobile swastika, situated within a ribbed ring bearing an inscription of GOTT MIT UNS (GOD WITH IS) with oak leaf branches, the reverse with a catch and claws emanating from a functional roller, the latter retaining an original brown leather strap, stamped with a makers mark of H. AURICH, DRESDEN