Germany, Heer. A Set Of Tropical Smoke/Chemical Troops Enlisted Personnel Shoulder Straps Auction Archive Oberst (Colonel) Johann de Boer

Oberst (Colonel) Johann de Boer (1897–1986)

30 machine guns

affixed to a lanyard constructed of multiple rows of silver aluminum wire braiding interspersed with blue-grey threading

when he returned to the 1st Battalion and suffered a gun shot wound (shrapnel) to his right knee on August 10

55 mm (w) x 42

Germany, Heer. A Set Of Tropical Smoke/Chemical Troops Enlisted Personnel Shoulder Straps Auction Archive Oberst (Colonel) Johann de Boer(Tropen Schulterklappen fr Mnner der Nebeltruppen). A set of Heer tropical Smoke Chemical Troops Enlisted Personnel shoulder straps, each constructed of tan coloured cotton twill and trimmed with Bordeaux red piping, the reverse of each with an integrated strap, both unmarked and measuring 45 mm (w) x 100 mm (l), in near mint condition.