Germany, SS. A Waffen-SS Gebirgsjäger Shoulder Strap for Enlisted Ranks Republic of A mixed lot of ten

A mixed lot of ten Heer rank and trade insignia

served with the Austro-Hungarian Army from 1 April 1909 until 6 October 1920 (the last five years as a prisoner of war in Russia)

I Class (two-piece construction

The unit was also involved in killing of Polish Jews during their march through that country in 1941

A studio portrait of Hauptmann Ludwig Meister

Germany, SS. A Waffen-SS Gebirgsjäger Shoulder Strap for Enlisted Ranks Republic of A mixed lot of ten(Waffen SS Schulterklappe fr Mannschaften der Gebirgsjger). Constructed of black wool, trimmed with meadow green piping, and bearing a reverse field grey integral strap perforated with a reinforced buttonhole, unmarked, measuring 50 mm (w) x 115 mm (l), a late war example in extremely fine condition.