Germany, Heer. An Early Tropical Infantry Unteroffizier Shoulder Strap Archive and good Conduct

and good Conduct

and Breast Star: silver gilt with white and blue enamelled insignia

thus in overall very fine condition

Weichs warned about his lines being stretched too thinly

He reported to the Eighth Air Force (ETO) on July 8

Germany, Heer. An Early Tropical Infantry Unteroffizier Shoulder Strap Archive and good Conduct(Heer Tropen Schulterklappe fr Infanterie). Constructed of field grey cotton twill, trimmed with light brown khaki piping used by Infantry and Flak troops, bordered by a silver aluminum wire tresse, the reverse with an integral strap bearing a reinforced buttonhole, unmarked, measuring 48 mm (w) x 115 mm (l), an early example largely used by Afrikakorps personnel in extremely fine condition.