A German Army General's Belt & Buckle Named To Generalmajor Johannes Hahn; Published

Buckle in gilt aluminum on the right end, unmarked, 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 mm. Belt is fabricated from a thick leather with a smooth finished dark brown upper, raw underside, a tab with a smooth finished dark brown upper stitched in place on the underside at the left end, the tab with seven rows of two holes each for length adjustment, inscribed in black ink "Hahn" on the end of the tab that is stitched in place to the body of the belt, two straps stitched in place on the underside of the belt at the back, matching gilt aluminum receiving clip on the left end, two sliders on the belt with matching uppers, the belt measuring 43 mm x 1,115 mm. Scattered gilt wear on the buckle and clip, very light soiling on the underside of the belt. Extremely fine. This particular belt and buckle is illustrated on page 90 of "Belt Buckles & Brocades of the Third Reich, Revised Edition" by John R. Angolia and came from his personal collection.

Footnote: Generalmajor Johannes Hahn (15 November 1889 Oberlößnitz-- 14 March 1970 Bad Hersfeld), rank as of 1 April 1943, former commander of Sicherungs-Regiment 602 in Russia, and as a General, Feldkommandant in Lyon August 1943-March 1944, "Military Commandant 1016" March to May 1944, then Feldkommandant Pau May to September 1944.