Germany, Heer. A Set Of Panzer Hauptmann’s Shoulder Boards Newly Listed the obverse with a beautifully

the obverse with a beautifully detailed double headed Austrian eagle with a centered four-armed cross in red enamels with gold outlines

A letter of congratulations for receiving an Iron Cross

386th Coast Artillery Battalion at Camp Edwards

Raban was redeployed as a messenger to the 7th Company of Panzer Grenadier Regiment 12 in central Russia until December 22

An interesting account of the recipient appeared under the title of From Riches to Rags

Germany, Heer. A Set Of Panzer Hauptmann’s Shoulder Boards Newly Listed the obverse with a beautifully(Heer Panzertruppe Schulterklappen). A set of Heer Panzer Hauptmanns shoulder boards, each constructed of cardboard reinforced rose pink wool, bearing four bands of silver aluminum wire piping, and pinned with dual zink rank pips, the reverse of each bears a rose pink wool strap of postwar addition, both unmarked and measuring 35 mm (w) x 105 mm (l), in overall better than very fine condition.