Germany, Empire. A Generalarzt Medical Officer’s Shoulder Boards, Matching Pair consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac along with maker’s mark of

along with maker’s mark of Fish Fernand Alfred Antoine

the cap measures approximately 260 mm (w) x 275 mm (l) x 160 mm (h)

The photos show a soldier of the Heer in the rank of Gefreiter (Lance Corporal) who at some point joined the SS to become an SS-Oberscharführer in the SS-Polizei-Division

Established November 9th 1943

The crown features a hollow channel formerly accommodating an additional strap which has been lost to time

Germany, Empire. A Generalarzt Medical Officer’s Shoulder Boards, Matching Pair consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac along with maker’s mark of(Generalarzt Schulterklappen). A matching pair of Generalarzt shoulder boards, the obverse with dual strands of bullion tresses oriented in a U shape with a black embroidered band separating the two, and with dual blue embroidered bands at the base, both shoulder boards with a gilded caduceus, the underside with dark blue doeskin with a loop for fastening the boards to the uniform, one of the boards with a period original paper tag attached, measuring