the pillar at the upper right bearing a banner inscribed "VLTRA" (Ultra) and surmounted by the Franco crown
Footnote: This cross is documented as having been awarded 852 times
comprising 32 pages in cyrillic text and multiple images
It is noted for being the first unit to successfully deploy the Fritz X
including a Bavarian Veterans Association badge
Germany, Heer. A Belt Buckle for Enlisted Ranks, Mid-War Example, by Hermann Aurich Archive the pillar at the upper(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