Germany, Heer. A Set of Enlisted Ranks Shoulder Straps, First Pattern Hold A Patriotic Iron Cross Brooch

A Patriotic Iron Cross Brooch

Royal Highlanders (Black Watch) suffered heavy losses at the Battle of Magersfontein in December 1899 during the Second Boer War

the obverse six o’clock arm bearing a reinstitution date of “1939”

the Allies chose to side with the communist and more ethnically heterogeneous "Partisans" instead

graduating with a degree in Business Administration in 1939

Germany, Heer. A Set of Enlisted Ranks Shoulder Straps, First Pattern Hold A Patriotic Iron Cross Brooch(Heer Schulterklappen fr Mannschaften). A matching set of first pattern Heer Enlisted ranks shoulder straps, each constructed of dark green wool and bearing white chain stitched numerals 69, the reverse of each with an integral strap perforated with a reinforced buttonhole, both unmarked and measuring 45 mm (w) x 105 mm (l), in extremely fine condition.