Germany, Heer. A Set of Combat Engineer Major Shoulder Boards United Republic of one tab bearing a hand

one tab bearing a hand embroidered Totenkopf (Death’s Head)

A stickpin with a white-enamelled Maltese cross

set within a black enameled border bearing an inscription of “FÜR KRIEGSHILFE U

resulting in a rather complex helmet that consisted of several individual stamped pieces that were riveted and/or welded together

With this being during the day and within the airfield site

Germany, Heer. A Set of Combat Engineer Major Shoulder Boards United Republic of one tab bearing a hand(Heer Paar Schulterklappen fr einen Major der Pioniere). A matching set of Heer Combat Engineer Major shoulder boards, each constructed of black wool with rigid card stock cores and topped by four bands of interwoven silver aluminum wire piping, both unmarked and measuring 35 mm (w) x 105 mm (l), in uniform removed and near extremely fine condition.