Germany, Hj. A Pair Of General Shoulder Straps Archive and circumscribed by “DIENSTAUSZEICHNUNG III

and circumscribed by “DIENSTAUSZEICHNUNG III

5 mm inclusive of its trophy of arms suspension)

77 mm (w) x 37

presenting as a Cross Pattée with central inscription “1914-1918” within an oak leaf wreath

A few weeks later the Eighth Army defeated the Russian Narew Army at Tannenberg under the command of Hindenberg and in September the Njemen Army in the Battle of Masuric Lakes

Germany, Hj. A Pair Of General Shoulder Straps Archive and circumscribed by “DIENSTAUSZEICHNUNG III(HJ Schulterklappen). Constructed of black wool, with a dark grey wool obverse and black strap bearing a reinforced buttonhole, each with two silvered bronze rank pips, unmarked, each measuring 34 mm (w) x 100 mm (l), in very fine condition.