Germany, Wehrmacht. A Tropical Drk Heer Standard Issue Belt Buckle certificate_of_authenticity hallmarked and maker marked on

hallmarked and maker marked on the loop

and several times wounded when in command of the Colonial Militia in the Ashantee War of 1823-24

giving the Union a strong presence on the Mexican border

Military Merit Cross (silver gilt with red and white enamels

and Helsinki

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Tropical Drk Heer Standard Issue Belt Buckle certificate_of_authenticity hallmarked and maker marked on(Wehrmacht Deutsches Afrikakorps Koppelschloss). Constructed of olive drab painted metal (magnetic); the obverse with a central raised field depicting a Wehrmacht eagle clutching a mobile swastika, circumscribed Gott Mit Uns (German God with Us) and a partial oak wreath; the reverse with a standard soldered catch and double prong swivel bar; attached to a thick brown leather tab dated 1941 and maker marked C. W. Motz & Co., Brandenburg a. H. on the