Gebirgsjäger Enlisted Wind Jacket Shoulder Straps

Product Description: A fine matched pair of WWII German Heer Gebirgsjäger (Mountain Troops) enlisted shoulder straps, intended for wear on the wind jacket. Constructed from windproof field-grey fabric with matching field-grey cotton undersides, each strap is trimmed with the distinctive edelweiss green wool Waffenfarbe piping and features neatly executed chain-stitched “98” numerals, indicating issue to the 98th Gebirgsjäger Regiment. Of the slip-on type, as typically worn by mountain infantry throughout the war, the pair remains in excellent condition, exhibiting light, even wear from age and service, with no repairs or significant damage. A rare and well-preserved set of elite unit insignia, displaying both regimental attribution and classic field-worn character.

Historical Description: The German military as well as civil, political and paramilitary organizations traditionally used shoulder straps and shoulder boards as uniform insignia, to denote the rank or function of the wearer. After the Nazi rise to power in 1933, there was a tremendous increase in the number of groups and organizations in Germany wearing officially sanctioned uniforms, and most of these organizations used shoulder straps and shoulder boards as a component of their regalia. The exact color of piping utilized, the material color, the type of braid or Tresse that was used, and the number or location of devices and pips present, allow shoulder boards to be tracked to the exact organization that issued them, and often yield even further detail such as the wearer’s rank and even his specific military unit. Normally worn in pairs, the boards were in some cases plain, and in other cases adorned with detailed embroidery or metal emblems. Some shoulder boards were made in the millions, others were specific to a single individual.

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