Germany, Heer. A Belt Buckle for Enlisted Ranks, by Berg & Nolte Hold Pioneer Battalion 85 (Mountain Battalion

Pioneer Battalion 85 (Mountain Battalion 85) Congratulatory Card (dated June 20

England and crossed to France on February 11

one on the lid and one on the base

a national eagle clutching a wreathed swastika in its talons constructed of tombac

On Vimy Ridge

Germany, Heer. A Belt Buckle for Enlisted Ranks, by Berg & Nolte Hold Pioneer Battalion 85 (Mountain Battalion(Heer Grtelschnalle fr Mannschaften). Constructed of grey painted magnetic steel, the obverse bearing a central Heer style German national eagle clutching a mobile swastika, situated within a ribbed ring bearing an inscription of GOTT MIT UNS (GOD WITH US) with oak leaf branches, the reverse with a loop and claws emanating from a functional roller, the latter retaining an original brown leather strap bearing a makers mark of BERG & NOLTE, LDENSCHEID,