An Army Officer's Brocade Dress Belt With Buckle By F.w. Assmann & Söhne; Published Auction Archive Stalag XVII-8 Patch (three-color embroidery

Stalag XVII-8 Patch (three-color embroidery on white cloth

reverse illustrating an M Legion flagpole with legion banners below

John Higgins was born on September 1

with the number "2" being the only character remaining visible on both medals

An Army Officer's Brocade Dress Belt With Buckle By F.w. Assmann & Söhne; Published Auction Archive Stalag XVII-8 Patch (three-color embroideryBuckle in silvered aluminum on the right end, maker marked with the stylized Assmann "A" (F. W. Assmann & Shne, Ldenscheid) on the hook on the reverse, illustrating a right facing eagle with its talons clenching a swastika, surrounded by a wreath of oak leaves and acorns with a ribbon at the base, the buckle measuring 50. 3 mm. Belt with fine aluminum wire and two rows of green embroidery on the upper, interlaced with white threading, moss green