Germany, Luftwaffe. A Pair Of Signals Leutnant Shoulder Boards GTRexclude Between January and August of

Between January and August of 1943

Obertruppführer rank

He graduated from West Point in 1934 in the rank of Second Lieutenant (10034)

with obverse centrepiece applique in silver gilt consisting of an enameled white and red symbol of the Red Cross with the Latin motto IN HOC SIGNO SALUS

and in 1936 Messerschmitt’s Bf 109 was awarded the distinction of becoming the its primary fighter aircraft

Germany, Luftwaffe. A Pair Of Signals Leutnant Shoulder Boards GTRexclude Between January and August ofConstructed of a light brown wool base, the obverse bears four rows of silver aluminum interwoven Russian braid, the reverse bears an attachment strap of the same light brown wool, with a stitched reinforced buttoning hole, with a silver coloured pebbled button, measuring 30. 90 mm (w) x 108. 04 mm (h), very fine.