AMERICAN PURPLE HEART Wwii Web Pistol Belts in the centre the royal

in the centre the royal cypher GRI VI

Navy or Waffen-SS

A reproduction Allgemeine SS German black M32 tunic

and Colonel Nicolaus von Below

WAR REPORTER :ROTH

AMERICAN PURPLE HEART Wwii Web Pistol Belts in the centre the royalAMERICAN PURPLE HEART REPRODUCTION Originally a figure of the heart made of purple cloth or silk, authorized by General George Washington August 7, 1782 as a reward for " unusual gallantry, extraordinary fidelity and essential service in any way" The purple Heart fell into disuse after the Revolutionary War, but was revived in 1932 on the 200th Anniversary of the birth of Washington. A large number of these then to men who serve in World War I. More