A Luftwaffe General’s Brocade Belt & Buckle belonging to KC Winner von Hippel

Belt is fabricated from a finely ribbed aluminum, 45mm wide, interlaced with white threading, with a thin row of red embroidery in the center flanked by 4mm wide rows of black embroidery on either side on the center red embroidery; with two sliders that have matching pattern to that of the belt. Reverse of the belt in Luftwaffe grey wool; with matching gilded receiving clip on the left end; the belt is measuring approximately 100 cm in length. Buckle is constructed of fire gilded aluminum, 54mm x 50mm, with first pattern eagle in silvered aluminum, plain reverse, unmarked; in slightly worn condition, of excellent quality manufacture, in extremely fine condition. Footnote: this Luftwaffe General’s Brocade Belt & Buckle belonged to Walter von Hippel (27 May 1897 – 29 November 1972), who was a highly decorated Generalleutnant in the Luftwaffe during World War II and who commanded several Flak Divisions. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939 and Pour le Mérite, among many decorations he received during WWI and WWII. Walter von Hippel was captured in May 1945 by British troops and was held until May 1948. Belt also comes with signed photo of him, and Angolia’s hand written note. (Illustrated on pages 150, 634 of Angolia’s book).

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 Angolia’s book “Belt Buckles & Brocades of the Third Reich”, published in 2001.