Germany, Wehrmacht. A Mint 1939 Iron Cross II Class, by Gustav Brehmer Buy Now A pair of shoulder boards

A pair of shoulder boards constructed of four rows of silver twisted wire in a U-shaped Russian braided pattern

measuring 14 cm (w) (inclusive of handle) x 13 cm (h)

on loop for suspension from its period original tri-fold ribbon

According to his Flugbuch he started training with the Imperial Air Force on board the Albatros

"V" indicating the steel manufacturer

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Mint 1939 Iron Cross II Class, by Gustav Brehmer Buy Now A pair of shoulder boards(Eisernes Kreuz 1939 II. Klasse). Reinstituted 1 September 1939. (1939 1945 issue). Constructed of iron and silver, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon, consisting of a Cross Patte with a blackened magnetic iron core within a ribbed silver frame, the obverse with a central mobile swastika, the six oclock arm with a reinstitution date of 1939, the reverse six oclock arm with an initial institution date of 1813, the suspension loop