An Upper Silesia (Ober-Schlesien) Fire Defence (Feuerwehr) Officer's Belt Buckle Auction Silver bullion insignia on brown

Silver bullion insignia on brown wool

as a Provisional Lieutenant on April 30

maker marked Ross on inside of lid - Binoculars - marked Ross

in September of 1918 he became a prisoner of war in England

Canada Long Service and Good Conduct Medal

An Upper Silesia (Ober-Schlesien) Fire Defence (Feuerwehr) Officer's Belt Buckle Auction Silver bullion insignia on brownIn silver nickel, unmarked reverse, measuring 48. 5 mm, worn, very 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 veterans; most of these buckles present a core of Angolias book Belt Buckles & Brocades of the Third Reich, published in 2001.