Germany, Heer. A Set of Infantry Officer Candidate Shoulder Straps Auction "having reached the compulsory retirement

"having reached the compulsory retirement age and placed on the Retired List"

the exterior trimmed along both the top and bottom edges with black tresses

Footnote: 202298 Sergeant William Haigh

Stitched onto the peak is an insignia in the form of a green wool backer bearing a hand-embroidered Wehrmacht eagle clutching a wreathed mobile swastika

Germany, Heer. A Set of Infantry Officer Candidate Shoulder Straps Auction "having reached the compulsory retirement(Heer Schulterklappen fr einen Offiziersanwrter). A matching set of Heer Unteroffizier shoulder straps, each constructed of dark green wool, trimmed with white piping, bordered by silver aluminum wire tresses, and wrapped within silver aluminum wire tresses indicating Officer candidacy, the reverse revealing mis matched underlays, both unmarked and measuring 45 mm (w) x 115 mm (l), in extremely fine condition.