Germany, Heer. A Set Of Flak/Artillery Oberstleutnant Shoulder Boards GTRexclude Red Cross Honor Decoration -

Red Cross Honor Decoration - 1st Class

Army 25 Years Service Medal

Herr Rudolf Schäatzel

Footnote: LZ 127 Graf Zeppelin was a German-built and -operated

The Australian troops who arrived at the downed plane just prior to his death reported his last word as "kaputt" (broken)

Germany, Heer. A Set Of Flak/Artillery Oberstleutnant Shoulder Boards GTRexclude Red Cross Honor Decoration -(Heer Schulterklappen). A set of Heer Flak Artillery Oberstleutnant shoulder boards, each constructed of cardboard reinforced red wool and bearing four bands of twisted and rolled silver aluminum wire piping, each pinned with a gilded bronze rank pip and with an integrated reverse wool strap, both unmarked and measuring 42 mm (w) x 95 mm (l), some mothing and material fatigue evident, in overall better than very fine condition.