Germany, Der Stahlhelm. An Abteilungsleiter Shoulder Belt, by Der Stahlhof consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac 1917 / WAR ENDED NOV

1917 / WAR ENDED NOV

the reverse features an Amharic inscription which can be translated to “We support every nation’s independence but we are always the enemies of aggression

overlaid by a white enameled Geneva Cross with a gilt frame

the Recommendation (which was originally signed by Montgomery) states

Germany, Der Stahlhelm. An Abteilungsleiter Shoulder Belt, by Der Stahlhof consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac 1917 / WAR ENDED NOV(Der Stahlhelm Hosentrgergurt fr Abteilungsleiter). Constructed of brown leather with a dark green wool underlay, with each end fastened into a loop culminating in a functional magnetic metal spring clip, in turn connecting to additional brown leather loops with magnetic metal D rings, one end perforated with eyelets and bearing an embossed makers mark of DER STAHLHOF, WIRTSCHAFTSABTEILUNG, MAGDEBURG, the opposite end fastened with a