Germany, Luftwaffe. A Set Of Enlisted Flight Personnel Tropical Shoulder Straps Archive marked Order of Military Merit

marked Order of Military Merit 4th Class in cyrillic script

inscribed “LUDOVICUS II MAGN(us) DUX HASSIAE INSTIT(uit)” (Latin - Ludwig II Grand Duke of Hessen)

the obverse panel with a black embroidered Reich Labour Service (Reichsarbeitsdienst = RAD) insignia on a circular pearl white synthetic silken field in the centre

An extremely well-preserved Waffen-SS Officer’s M43 field cap

with an iron cross

Germany, Luftwaffe. A Set Of Enlisted Flight Personnel Tropical Shoulder Straps Archive marked Order of Military Merit(Luftwaffe Tropen Schulterklappen). A matching set of Luftwaffe Enlisted Flight Personnel tropical shoulder straps, both constructed of khaki tan cotton twill and trimmed with golden yellow piping, the reverse of each with an integral strap perforated with a reinforced buttonhole, both unmarked and measuring 45 mm (w) x 105 mm (l), in near mint condition.