Original German WWII Army DAK Tropical Combat Suspender Y Straps by Lohmann Werke A.G. Bielefeld - dated 1941 U.S. Flags typical of what a soldier

typical of what a soldier might purchase as a memento during the war

There is a small label giving the Size 57 next to the name Hartmann and features the original maker/inspection sticker:

Members of the Headquarters and Headquarters detachment of the 18th Military Police Brigade deployed to Vung Tau

The actions which earned him his Silver Star Medal found in Patton's Pawns page 110 reads in part:

possibly used to identify a medic station in babble

Original German WWII Army DAK Tropical Combat Suspender Y Straps by Lohmann Werke A.G. Bielefeld - dated 1941 U.S. Flags typical of what a soldierOriginal Item: Only One Available. The combat Y straps were developed in April 1939 along with the M39 backpack to replace the earlier M34 backpack with integral shoulder straps. The combat Y straps were also utilized with other backpacks including the A Frame Assault pack and were designed to assist in distributing the weight of the equipment carried on the load bearing waist belt to the shoulders. The combat Y straps were originally issued to