Germany. A Pair Of Waffen-Ss Obersturmführer’s Contretracion Camps Shoulder Boards Auction Footnote: Alpine Battalion "Uork Amba"

Footnote: Alpine Battalion "Uork Amba" was a department of the Royal Army

Ethiopian lion coat-of-arms in gold-coloured ink on the lid

Butson was interviewed by the CBC's Avril Benoit during the campaign

very fine condition with some wax remaining on the reverse from previous collector’s mounting

Germany. A Pair Of Waffen-Ss Obersturmführer’s Contretracion Camps Shoulder Boards Auction Footnote: Alpine Battalion "Uork Amba"Boards are constructed of matte silver aluminium Russian braiding; with one gilded metal rank pip superimposed on the top; with light brown Waffenfarbe piping (Contretracion Camps); on a black wool base; with unvisible metal (magnetic) strip sandwiched inside the straps, as it should be; in slightly worn, in extremely fine condition.