Germany, Luftwaffe. A Pair of Eastern Volunteers Airborne Troops Senior NCO’s Shoulder Boards Newly Listed stamped with a NSDAP membership

stamped with a NSDAP membership number of “95060” for an unidentified individual

Resentment at increasing British and other European involvement in Egypt since the opening of the Suez Canal in 1869 triggered an Egyptian army mutiny that threatened the authority of the British-backed Khedive of Egypt

constructed in silvered bronze

he was invalided to England on August 16th and admitted to the 2/1st Southern General Hospital in Birmingham on the 17th

He signed his Attestation Paper on February 29

Germany, Luftwaffe. A Pair of Eastern Volunteers Airborne Troops Senior NCO’s Shoulder Boards Newly Listed stamped with a NSDAP membership(Luftwaffe Schulterklappen). Constructed of dark grey wool, trimmed with woven golden yellow piping, obverse with dual bands of machine embroidered silver aluminum wire tresses, each with a reverse flap and reinforced buttonholes, unmarked, measuring 47 mm (w) x 107 mm (l), in extremely fine condition, and very scarce. This type of straps were worn by the Russian volunteers serving in the Luftwaffe flying unit, although it is unclear if they had any