Germany, Heer. A Pair of Railway Engineer Leutnant Shoulder Boards visually-hidden and that reinforcements would arrive

and that reinforcements would arrive too late to keep them from doing so

all in uniform-removed and overall extremely fine condition

with Major Willis O’Connor concern over the wearing of the chevrons by seemingly everyone falling on deaf ears

marked "INSIGNES OFFICIELS" and maker marked "DRAGO PARIS" on the reverse

the reverse with a silver gilt and enameled center applique

Germany, Heer. A Pair of Railway Engineer Leutnant Shoulder Boards visually-hidden and that reinforcements would arrive(Heer Paar Schulterklappen fr einen Leutnant der Eisenbahn Pioniere). A matching pair of Heer Eisenbahn Pioniere (Railway Engineer) Leutnant shoulder boards, each constructed of black wool with rigid card stock cores, topped by four bands of silver aluminum wire piping, and pinned with gilded railway cyphers, the reverse of each retaining an integral strap perforated with a reinforced buttonhole, both unmarked and measuring 35 mm (w) x 115 mm (l), in