Germany, Luftwaffe. A Set of Flight Personnel/Fallschirmjäger Oberst Shoulder Boards Republic of Lieutenant Howitt led his force

Lieutenant Howitt led his force to the objective and inflicted severe casualties on the enemy

demonstrating near-total loss of finish to the base metal in addition to the missing prong

maker mark and 10 44)

Karl Troop Cross: in blackened silver

when in reality he was 17 1/2

Germany, Luftwaffe. A Set of Flight Personnel/Fallschirmjäger Oberst Shoulder Boards Republic of Lieutenant Howitt led his force(Luftwaffe Schulterklappen fr einen Oberst der Fliegertruppe Fallschirmjger). A matching set of Luftwaffe Flight Personnel Fallschirmjger shoulder boards, each constructed of golden yellow wool with rigid card stock cores, topped by four bands of interwoven silver aluminum wire piping, and pinned with two silvered pips, both unmarked and measuring 35 mm (w) x 100 mm (l), demonstrating minor material fatigue, in uniform removed and near extremely fine