L003693 ENGINEER MAJOR'S SHOULDER BOARD. (Schulterstücke)
BACKGROUND: When the Reichsluftwaffe, was official established on February 26TH 1935 as the third branch of service of the Armed Forces it adopted the shoulder board/strap rank insignia that had been utilized by its civilian forerunner the Deutscher Luftsport Verband, (German Air Sports League). The shoulder boards/straps remained in use through-out the war with minor modifications. Of Note: On March 9TH 1935 the formation of the new Reichsluftwaffe was announced to the foreign press and on March 16TH conscription was reintroduced for all three branches of service. On May 21ST 1935 the Reichsluftwaffe designation was altered to Luftwaffe. The shoulder straps were worn in matching pairs and indicated the branch of service and rank of the wearer. The different branches of service within the Luftwaffe were allocated specific identifying waffenfarbe colors with pink being chosen for personnel serving with Corps of Engineers.
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION: Sew on shoulder board of bright, interwoven, silver/aluminum Russian braiding on a pink wool waffenfarbe base. The silver/aluminum Russian braiding is still very clean and bright and the pink wool waffenfarbe shows areas of light to moderate nap wear and light age toning through-out.
GRADE **** PRICE $49.00
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