Germany, Heer. A Set of Machine Gun Battalion Oberleutnant Shoulder Boards Hold wear evident in the red

wear evident in the red enamels on the reverse centrepiece

There are before and after views of destroyed buildings

HMCS York in February 1956

winning the Iron Cross

extensive chipping in the red enamels)

Germany, Heer. A Set of Machine Gun Battalion Oberleutnant Shoulder Boards Hold wear evident in the red(Heer Schulterklappen fr einen Oberleutnant der Maschinengewehr Bataillon). A matching set of Heer Machine Gun Battalion shoulder boards, each constructed of white wool (Infantry) with rigid card stock cores, topped by four bands of silver grey rayon threaded piping, and pinned with a gilded device and pip, both unmarked and measuring 34 mm (w) x 110 mm (l), demonstrating minor material fatigue, an atypical pair produced with threaded piping in lieu