Germany. A Pair Of Wehrmacht Artillery Enlisted Man’s Shoulder Boards United Republic of proposed that a more likely

proposed that a more likely cause for the sinking was from a magazine explosion within the vessel

in fact it’s considered that the pro-Nazi demonstrations that occurred when the torch travelled through Vienna were a large factor in Austria’s annexation in 1938

September 1900

the central crossguard marked with the SA Group Gau mark "S" (Schlesien) on the reverse

The other photo is black and white

Germany. A Pair Of Wehrmacht Artillery Enlisted Man’s Shoulder Boards United Republic of proposed that a more likelyA set of extremely well preserved, mint, new old stock Wehrmacht Artillery EMs shoulder boards; constructed of Feldgrau wool; edged by red (rot) Waffenfarbe piping; with tongue attached to the boards; gray rayon reinforcement strip sewn to the bottom; measuring 44 mm (w) x 215 mm (h) (unfolded); mint condition.