Germany, Luftwaffe. A Set of Flight Personnel/Fallschirmjäger Oberst Shoulder Boards visually-hidden The Contingent paraded before the

The Contingent paraded before the King at Buckingham Palace to receive their medals

above a Cyrillic inscription of “ВОЕННЫЙ 5 ½% ЗАЕМЪ” (“5 ½% WAR LOANS”)

Due to the ferocious fighting that had ensued

a badge presenting red enamelled rays with smooth rays in each quadrant

Thailand: Two-piece construction

Germany, Luftwaffe. A Set of Flight Personnel/Fallschirmjäger Oberst Shoulder Boards visually-hidden The Contingent paraded before the(Luftwaffe Schulterklappen fr einen Oberst der Fliegertruppe Fallschirmjger). A matching set of Luftwaffe Flight Personnel Fallschirmjger shoulder boards, each constructed of golden yellow wool with rigid card stock cores, topped by four bands of interwoven silver aluminum wire piping, and pinned with two silvered pips, both unmarked and measuring 35 mm (w) x 100 mm (l), demonstrating minor material fatigue, in uniform removed and near extremely fine