Germany, Imperial. A Set of Heer Hauptmann Shoulder Boards Heer. A Flak/Artillery Hauptmann’s Service Tunic CITATION: For conspicuous Gallantry and

CITATION: For conspicuous Gallantry and exceptions services rendered by personal reconnaissance on August 12 1917

24 mm (w) x 61

with the First Recruit Battalion

Each corresponds to a specific professional sector—ranging from light industry and chemical-mining-energy workers to the merchant marine

the lid bearing a blackened and silvered depiction of the a 1914 Iron Cross

Germany, Imperial. A Set of Heer Hauptmann Shoulder Boards Heer. A Flak/Artillery Hauptmann’s Service Tunic CITATION: For conspicuous Gallantry and(Heer Schulterklappen fr einen Hauptmann). A matching set of Heer Hauptmann shoulder boards, each constructed of white wool white rigid card stock core, trimmed with yellow piping, bearing four bands of silver aluminum wire piping interspersed with red threaded chevrons, and pinned with gilt numerals 50 flanked by dual pips, both unmarked and measuring 40 mm (w) x 115 mm (l), demonstrating moderate material fatigue and mothing to the wool underlay, in