Germany, Ss. A Converted Lssah Obersturmbannführer Shoulder Board Buy Now 77 mm x 81 mm)

77 mm x 81 mm)

Footnote: This item was purchased from a local Canadian family

Smith was at the 3rd Army Rest Camp on May 26

The DF organized an extensive propaganda campaign to convince the population of the Saar of the benefits of being part of the German Third Reich

one of which features four decorations

Germany, Ss. A Converted Lssah Obersturmbannführer Shoulder Board Buy Now 77 mm x 81 mm)(Waffen SS Schulterklappe fr Obersturmbannfhrer der LSSAH). A 1st SS Panzer Division Leibstandarte AH (LSSAH) Obersturmbannfhrer shoulder board which appears to be converted from a colour matching Heer issued board, constructed of rose pink wool with a card stock core and absent the typical black wool underlay, topped by four bands of interwoven silver aluminum wire piping, and pinned with a silvered zink rank pip and gilded LSSAH cypher, unmarked,