Prussia, State. A Pair Of Prussian Field Marshal Shoulder Boards, C.1870 Hold It is dated to December

It is dated to December 15

Footnote: The Spanish volunteer medal was awarded by the Third Reich to the men of the Blue Division who served at the Russian front alongside the Germans

dated July 4

Purdy's men spent a miserable night marching through swampy woods in pouring rain

Prussia, State. A Pair Of Prussian Field Marshal Shoulder Boards, C.1870 Hold It is dated to December(Generalfeldmarschall schulterklappen). A pair of shoulder boards, each constructed of a single row of fine silver bullion wire, interlaced with black threading, in a chevron formation, flanked by a row of fine gold coloured bullion wire in a thatched pattern on either side, the bullion wrapped around yellow support cords, in an interlocking weave pattern, the neck end of each with a loop for placement upon a uniform button, large die struck silver