Germany, Heer. A Set of Smoke/Chemical Troops Enlisted Personnel Shoulder Straps, Late-War Issue Auction Archive Third Army/5th Infantry Division Patch:

Third Army/5th Infantry Division Patch: Third Army insignia in red and navy blue embroidery

chipping evident in the blue enamels on the reverse centrepiece ring and in the white enamels on the arms on both sides

the cluster having been lost to time

with a white rayon base

All three zippers are functional

Germany, Heer. A Set of Smoke/Chemical Troops Enlisted Personnel Shoulder Straps, Late-War Issue Auction Archive Third Army/5th Infantry Division Patch:(Heer Schulterklappen fr Mannschaften der Nebeltruppe). A matching set of Heer Smoke Chemical Troops Enlisted personnel shoulder straps, each constructed of coarse field grey wool and trimmed with Bordeaux red piping, the reverse of each retaining an integral strap perforated with a reinforced buttonhole, both unmarked and measuring 44 mm (w) x 105 mm (l), demonstrating material fatigue consistent with age and field use, a late war pair in better than