page_title: Sam Browne belt
section_title: Use
hierarchical_section_title: Sam Browne belt / Use
caption_attribution_description: English: Lieutenant General Hugo Österman Suomi: Kenraaliluutnantti Hugo Österman
context_page_description: The Sam Browne belt is a wide belt, usually leather, supported by a narrower strap passing diagonally over the right shoulder. It is most often a part of a military or police uniform.
context_section_description: Due to its former use as equipment for carrying a sword, it was traditionally only worn by those to whom a sword would historically have been issued, namely commissioned officers and warrant officers.
caption: Lieutenant-General Hugo Österman, a Finnish general wearing the Sam Browne belt during World War II
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