Germany, Luftwaffe. A Set of Flight Personnel/Fallschirmjäger Oberst Shoulder Boards Auction Archive marked on reverse with Reichszeugmeisterei

marked on reverse with Reichszeugmeisterei (RZM) logo and code “M9/12” with maker “C

while he himself had successfully bailed out to be taken prisoner and interned in Camp 40 (Farnham)

measuring 50 mm (w) x 72 mm (h) inclusive of its arms suspension

the gallery is marked “800”

dated June 9

Germany, Luftwaffe. A Set of Flight Personnel/Fallschirmjäger Oberst Shoulder Boards Auction Archive marked on reverse with Reichszeugmeisterei(Luftwaffe Schulterklappen fr einen Oberst der Fliegertruppe Fallschirmjger). A matching set of Luftwaffe Flight Personnel Fallschirmjger Oberst shoulder boards, each constructed of golden yellow wool with buckram cores, topped by four bands of interwoven silver aluminum wire piping, and pinned with two pips, both unmarked and measuring 35 mm (w) x 105 mm (l), one board demonstrating some fading to the wool, in uniform removed and near extremely fine