Germany, Luftwaffe. A Set of Flight Personnel/Fallschirmjäger Oberst Shoulder Boards Province of China better than very fine condition

better than very fine condition with some fraying and folding creases

The far ends of the red felt washer at the crossguard junction have been lost to time but the piece that wraps around the blade remains

as he was walking down a trench and a shell fell nearby

the CVSMK un-mounted

the obverse with a raised mobile swastika between two wheat stalks

Germany, Luftwaffe. A Set of Flight Personnel/Fallschirmjäger Oberst Shoulder Boards Province of China better than very fine condition(Luftwaffe Schulterklappen fr einen Oberst der Fliegertruppe Fallschirmjger). A matching set of Luftwaffe Flight Personnel Fallschirmjger shoulder boards, each constructed of golden yellow wool with rigid card stock cores, topped by four bands of interwoven silver aluminum wire piping, and pinned with two silvered pips, both unmarked and measuring 35 mm (w) x 100 mm (l), demonstrating minor material fatigue, in uniform removed and near extremely fine