officer's belt, parade dress, SS (?) security police

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Physical description

belt canvas belt with grey cloth inside and embroidered silver outer surface : SS and oakleaf pattern, black/silver/black lines top and bottom; round dull aluminium buckle : 3rd Reich national emblem center and top, with eagle's wings curving around top edge, around bottom, a scroll with inscription (as above); runners each side of buckle of same cloth as main belt but without SS pattern and with lines running at right angles to main belt

Embossed (on belt buckle)

Meine Ehreheisst Treue

Object details

Category: Equipment
Related period: Interwar (association), Second World War (association)
Materials: whole: cloth/metal
Catalogue number: EQU 2423

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