Germany. A Set Of Waffen-Ss Artillery Observer Bataillon Hauptsturmführer Shoulder Boards certificate_of_authenticity badge retains gold wash on

badge retains gold wash on pin only (pin is tombac)

His continued exposure to damp surroundings in the Fall

a Knight’s Cross of the Iron Cross

" According to Sir Julian Byng's citation

Germany. A Set Of Waffen-Ss Artillery Observer Bataillon Hauptsturmführer Shoulder Boards certificate_of_authenticity badge retains gold wash on(Waffen SS Artillerie Beobachterbataillon Hauptsturmfhrer Schulterbretter). Constructed of grey threads wound repeatedly around a white fabric core to form a grey string that is wrapped four times into a U shape, with red Waffenfarbe piping and a black wool underside; the obverse of the tabs each with two silvered rank pips and a battalion cipher to denote Artillery Observer Bataillon Hauptsturmfhrer; with a button hole on each board; measuring 31 mm