Germany, Ss. A Set Of Waffen-Ss Gebirgsjäger Unterscharführer Shoulder Straps Auction with a bas-relief portrayal of

with a bas-relief portrayal of him beside a weeping veiled female figure (representing his mother or the Motherland)

Curtis of Plainfield

Thomsen is seen as one of the founding fathers of German military aviation

both unmarked and measuring 38 mm (w) x 120 mm (l)

with a central cogwheel on a hollow background

Germany, Ss. A Set Of Waffen-Ss Gebirgsjäger Unterscharführer Shoulder Straps Auction with a bas-relief portrayal of(Waffen SS Schulterklappen fr Unterscharfhrer der Gebirgstruppe). A matching set of Waffen SS Gebirgsjger Unterscharfhrer shoulder straps, each constructed of black wool with field grey wool underlays, trimmed with meadow green piping, bordered by silver aluminum wire tresses, and bearing reverse straps with reinforced buttonholes, both unmarked and measuring 42 mm (w) x 108 mm (l), in extremely fine condition.