A Mint Matching Pair Of Wehrmacht 44Th Artillery Division Enlisted Man Shoulder Boards Auction The Battalion sailed March 29

The Battalion sailed March 29

departing Canada on the 29th and arriving in the United Kingdom on October 7th

It was re-designated the "44th New Brunswick Battalion" and was disbanded on September 15

the inside lined in a black cotton/rayon blend and is unmarked

Footnote: The Royal Hamilton Light Infantry was formed in 1862 as the 13th Battalion

A Mint Matching Pair Of Wehrmacht 44Th Artillery Division Enlisted Man Shoulder Boards Auction The Battalion sailed March 29A set of well preserved, mint, new old stock, and matching Wehrmacht 44th Artillery Division Enlisted Man shoulder boards; constructed of bottle green wool blended fabric; edged by bright red rot waffenfarbe piping; large 44 embroidered on each shoulder board in bright red threading; measuring 110 mm x 45 mm; mint and unworn condition. Footnote: The 44th Division was formed on April 1, 1938 just two weeks after the Anschluss of Austria. It first saw