Anybody an idea for that belt?

[Wickie]

Hi all,

has anybody seen this belt before? What could it be? I'm open for everything!The photo is dated "Mai 1944".

Regards,
Christian

[Kevin Rea]

Hi Christian,
The belt looks like a car seatbelt, but it probably is just something he picked up somewhere. Maybe a Norwegian "beute" (similar to the English word "booty") belt? Those mountains in the background look very Nordic to me.
Cheers,
Kevin

[Wickie]

I think you're right Kevin, it has to be something like this!

But it looks very strange...especially with that uniform!

Christian

[John T]

I agree...maybe something made in the country where the guy was serving.

[Carl Ellingstad]

The belt on the picture is identical in every way to the Norwegian guard duty belt worn by the Royal Norwegian guard. Same belt was used by Quisling`s life guard (F******248;rergarden) but only during guard on the "Gimle" not in the field duty.