An Early Pair Of Wehrmacht Engineer Shoulder Boards certificate_of_authenticity wreath is fire gilded

wreath is fire gilded

Special Reserves was awarded the Military Cross

arriving on December 7th and admitted to Wakeman Convalescent Hospital

reverse inscribed "1944-1945 NORMANDY / MOUNT PINCON / CROSSING OF THE SEINE / BRUSSELS AND ANTWERP / THE ADVANCE TO ARNHEM / THE ARDENNES / THE REICHSWALD / CROSSING OF THE RHINE / FINAL ADVANCE INTO GERMANY" inside an open-ended wreath of olive leaves

British War Medal and the Victory Medal

An Early Pair Of Wehrmacht Engineer Shoulder Boards certificate_of_authenticity wreath is fire gildedA well preserved mint, new old stock early (Traditional Period) pair of Wehrmacht Engineer Shoulder Boards; constructed of dark green (Flaschengrn) wool; with 31 embroidered on the obverse of one of the boards in white and black thread; with tongue attached to the boards; with olive cotton backer strip sewn to the bottom of the tongue; backer of shoulder boards are both feldgrrn, but different shades; measuring 118 mm x 46 mm other slightly smaller;