Germany, Third Reich. A Lot Of Shoulder Boards Archive white and dark blue enamels

white and dark blue enamels

the eagle clutches in the beaks a gilded chain with the inscription Viribus Unitis (Latin for United Strength)

for all Army ranks below Commissioned Officers

unmarked but of typical Braca Knaus of Zagreb manufacture

then on the Greek-Albanian border between Ersekë and Ponte Perat

Germany, Third Reich. A Lot Of Shoulder Boards Archive white and dark blue enamelsA single shoulder board of interwoven bright silver aluminum Russian braid mounted on a grass green wool base (indicative of Major Panzer Grenadier), measuring 123. 20 mm (w) x 34. 65 mm (h); a single shoulder board of dual outer edge silver aluminum Russian braid with black chevrons, encompassing dual inner black braids, on a carmine coloured cotton base, with strap, (indicative of Feuerschutzpolizei Wachtmeister), measuring 107. 45 mm (w) x 40. 99