A Second War German Tropical Afrikakorps Belt With Buckle Archive inscribed "Wenn Tausend einen Mann

inscribed "Wenn Tausend einen Mann erschlagen das ist nicht Ruhm das ist nicht Ehr und heissen wird's in tausend Jahren gesiegt hat doch das deutsche Heer

die struck and hand chiseled

internally marked 6

The front is completed by a vertical row of five metal buttons on the right side

Higgins was promoted to Corporal on July 15

A Second War German Tropical Afrikakorps Belt With Buckle Archive inscribed "Wenn Tausend einen MannBuckle in die stamped steel (magnetic), with an olive drab finish; maker marked but illegible; embossed with Wehrmacht eagle and motto Gott Mit Uns (God With Us); measuring 62 mm x 48 mm; contact with scattered corrosion. OLive green coloured webbed belt; stamped with makers mark on reverse in black in but illegible; also stamped 80; with intact black leather tab with seven double vertically holes for length adjustment; measuring 738 mm x 43 mm; belt