Germany, SS. A Set of Sicherheitsdienst Obersturmführer Shoulder Boards consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac engraved OBERLEUTNANT OTTO DECKER 31

engraved OBERLEUTNANT OTTO DECKER 31

consisting of an Cross Pattée with a blackened core

The LRDG was formed specifically to carry out deep penetration

the reverse maker marked “DESCHER & SOHN

four chevrons on the Long Service Medal ribbon

Germany, SS. A Set of Sicherheitsdienst Obersturmführer Shoulder Boards consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac engraved OBERLEUTNANT OTTO DECKER 31(SS Sicherheitsdienst Schulterklappen fr einen Obersturmfhrer). A matching set of Sicherheitsdienst Obersturmfhrer shoulder boards, each constructed of a black wool underlay with a rigid card stock core, trimmed with Giftgrn (poison green) piping, topped by four bands of silver aluminum wire piping, and pinned with a single pip, both unmarked and measuring 35 mm (w) x 115 mm (l), demonstrating minor material fatigue to the wire, in uniform removed and