A Czechoslovakian Army Belt Buckle GTRexclude He enlisted as a Gunner

He enlisted as a Gunner (1427

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He qualified as a Clerk Group "C" (T

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Hopcraft was posted to the 12th Reserve Battalion at Shorncliffe on January 24

A Czechoslovakian Army Belt Buckle GTRexclude He enlisted as a GunnerIn stamped brass, reverse is unmarked, measuring 48 mm x 62. 8 mm, worn, near very fine. 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 were obtained from the American and German veterans; most of these buckles present a core of Angolias book Belt Buckles & Brocades of the Third Reich, published in 2001.