A Pair Of Luftwaffe Construction Oberfeldwebel’s Shoulder Straps Newly Listed and thence covering the period

and thence covering the period November 1941 to July 1946

leadership and resource shown in towing a damaged and deserted cased-petrol ship clear of the fires which had broken out after a heavy enemy air raid on the Port of Bari on the night of 2nd/3rd December 1943

when he suffered a gun shot wound to his right knee and thigh

only to be reinstated for a short time during the last weeks of the war

A Pair Of Luftwaffe Construction Oberfeldwebel’s Shoulder Straps Newly Listed and thence covering the periodConstructed of Luftwaffe blue grey wool, the top with checkered pattern NCOs trees, centering two silvered rank pips, and edged by black (indicating construction unit) twisted cord; in near mint condition.