Germany, Luftwaffe. A Set of Artillerie-Regiment 5 Oberst Shoulder Boards Democratic Republic of the the centre with a denazified

the centre with a denazified Iron Cross exhibiting an oak leaf cluster in place of the swastika (“Hakenkreuz”) with a stamped circular wreath impressed with oak leaves

with a non-hacking movement

with an additional inscription of “MARKE STANDARD”

The Congolese central government and a large section of international opinion saw this secession as an attempt to create a Belgian-controlled puppet state run for the benefit of the mining interests

Germany, Luftwaffe. A Set of Artillerie-Regiment 5 Oberst Shoulder Boards Democratic Republic of the the centre with a denazified(Heer Paar Schulterklappen fr einen Oberst der Artillerie Regiment 5). A matching set of Heer shoulder boards for an Oberst of Artillerie Regiment 5, each constructed of red wool with rigid card stock cores, topped by four bands of interwoven silver aluminum wire piping, and pinned with gilded metal numerals 5 flanked by two pips of identical construction, both unmarked and measuring 35 mm (w) x 110 mm (l), demonstrating minor material fatigue