A Bavaria (Bayern) Fire Defence Service Officer's Belt Buckle; Published Example Hold s bust (PO

s bust (PO

"ON NE PASSE PAS"/"THEY SHALL NOT PASS" associated with the Battle of Verdun

Footnote: A Canadian group likely awarded to an individual serving as a member of Inshore Squadrons or Merchant Navy which worked inshore in Africa between 1942 -1943

Fellows is 1 of only a select few Allied men awarded the German Red Cross Honor Award when the German battleship "Deutschland" sought help after taking a big hit during the spanish civil war

A Bavaria (Bayern) Fire Defence Service Officer's Belt Buckle; Published Example Hold s bust (POIn brass, with an unmarked reverse, measuring 48. 2 mm, worn, near extremely fine. This particular buckle is illustrated on page 438 of "Belt Buckles & Brocades of the Third Reich, Revised Edition" by John R. Angolia and came from his personal collection. 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