Croatia, Independent State. An Elite Ustasha Unit PTB Belt Buckle; Recovered Example Auction Archive Footnote: Kurt Meyer (1910–1961) commanded

Footnote: Kurt Meyer (1910–1961) commanded the SS division “Hitlerjugend”

appears to have been mounted at some point

along with eight metal eyelets embedded into the black wool on the reverse

Clearing Services Command on September 28

Croatia, Independent State. An Elite Ustasha Unit PTB Belt Buckle; Recovered Example Auction Archive Footnote: Kurt Meyer (1910–1961) commandedAluminum buckle, 69mm x 59mm, of square construction, unmarked, ground dug example (found in Slovenia), in fair poor condition. This type of buckle was worn by the Ante Pavelic's Body Guard Regiment (Poglavnikova Tjelesna Bojna, or PTB). This Regiment was made up of carefully selected, well trained and brave Officers and men unquestionably loyal to the Croatian Leader Dr. Pavelic. Rare buckle.