Poland, First Republic. A 1st Józef Piłsudski Light Cavalry Regiment Patriotic Hanger certificate_of_authenticity 8 mm x 60 mm

8 mm x 60 mm

then transferred to the 14 Gun Twin Screw Armoured Cruiser H

and the 1939 Iron Cross II Class (21 January 1943)

He was an Oberleutnant when he earned the Knight’s Cross of the Iron Cross on the 21st of September 1941

This particular buckle is illustrated on page 265 of "Belt Buckles & Brocades of the Third Reich

Poland, First Republic. A 1st Józef Piłsudski Light Cavalry Regiment Patriotic Hanger certificate_of_authenticity 8 mm x 60 mmConstructed of dark red stained glass, the obverse bearing a hand painted Polish national eagle, situated within a gilt inscription of 1SZY PUK SZWOLEERW, situated within a gilt frame topped at the upper corners by loops accommodating a gilt suspension chain, unmarked, measuring 92 mm (w) x 65 mm (h), in extremely fine condition.