Germany, Heer. A Set of Generalleutnant Shoulder Boards consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac A straight-armed cross paty constructed

A straight-armed cross paty constructed of magnetic gilded metal

8 mm (h) x 32 mm (w)

and even family members were encouraged to whisper the names of shirkers to their block leaders so that they could persuade them to do their duty

This highly-experienced example is in an overall fair condition

marked Arthus Bertrand Paris on interior lid

Germany, Heer. A Set of Generalleutnant Shoulder Boards consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac A straight-armed cross paty constructed(Heer Schulterklappen fr einen Generalleutnant). A matching set of Heer Generalleutnant shoulder boards, each constructed of red wool with a rigid card stock core and a magnetic metal wire internal reinforcement, topped by two lengths of gold bullion wire piping, interwoven with a single length of silver aluminum wire piping, and pinned with a silvered pip, both unmarked and measuring 45 mm (w) x 120 mm (l), demonstrating minor material fatigue, a