A German Army Double Open Claw Buckle With Belt certificate_of_authenticity and the French Croix de

and the French Croix de Guerre

Gablonz) and marked "40" on the reverse

suffering storm damage and requiring repairs

for bravery in action in an early phase of the battle of El Alamein

at the age of 24

A German Army Double Open Claw Buckle With Belt certificate_of_authenticity and the French Croix deDual prong open claw buckle in silvered zinc with a pebbled upper on the right end, unmarked, the buckle measuring 46 mm x 61 mm. Belt is fabricated from a thick leather with a smooth finished brown upper, raw underside, seven rows of two holes each for length adjustment on the left end, stamped in black ink "90" on the underside near the tip of the left end, the belt measuring 43 mm x 1,010 mm. Scattered silvering wear on the buckle, light crazing