Germany, Ss. A Pair Of Waffen-SS Cavalry Shoulder Boards Archive An Army Occupation Medal with

An Army Occupation Medal with JAPAN clasp

He joined the army in 1911

measuring 154x99mm

Type IV (1914-1916) Franz Joseph (Tapferkeitsmedaille)

It has a 37 mm wide band in black wool around its circumference

Germany, Ss. A Pair Of Waffen-SS Cavalry Shoulder Boards Archive An Army Occupation Medal withA Pair of Early Waffen SS Untersturmfhrer's Cavalry Shoulder Boards; a fine matching pair of sew on style shoulder boards, constructed of matt silvery colored Russian braid, and edged with golden rayon waffenfarbe (indicating Cavalry unit), superimposed on a black rayon wool base mix; (broads are magnetic because of the flat iron insert in the center of the boards, as they should be). In worn condition, very fine.