Germany, Ss. A Pair Of Infantry Oberführer's Shoulder Boards consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac women and children were lost

women and children were lost

the obverse bearing a shield consisting of a blue and green background overlaid by a machine-embroidered silver-grey crossed arrow and sword

32 mm (w) x 51

he was promoted to Generaloberst (colonel general) and received the Oak Leaves to the Knight’s Cross for encircling and destroying the Soviet 39th Army

Germany, Ss. A Pair Of Infantry Oberführer's Shoulder Boards consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac women and children were lostConstructed in silvered Russian braid, a blend of gray rayon threads and silver wires, with two gilded tombac pips superimposed in the center; edged with white rayon wafenfarbe (indicating infantry); on a black rayon wool base; mid War period issue, in worn condition, with small imperfections to fabric and the Russian braid, as expected on a worn example; in very fine condition, scarce.