Coastal Artillery Soulder Boards

[John Huff]

I haven't seen boards quite like this design before. Anyone know who they were intended for? Thanks!

[John Huff]

No anchor or "flames" over the shell. High unit number?

[John Huff]

inside

[pzrwest]

I've never seen this type of shoulderstrap for coastal artillery. The only ones I've seen are pointed and the winged shell is is the gold thread and have no branch piping.

[airborne_steve]

I'm not sure that strap is CA? Looks more like Heer? May be for an special Arty unit?

Steve

[Johnny R]

Strap

This is heer, I am away on business now. For someone who has access to publications look in the Davis Army book, it is in Angolia too.

[Johnny R]

Board

Army Anti-Aircraft Artillery Battalion, now I remember.


http://www.lexikon-der-wehrmacht.de/...Art/HFA276.htm

[NickG]

so maybe Heeres-Flakartillerie-Abteilung 276 ?

[Johnny R]

Unit

Yep, that's it. They probably were SP too, neat unit, very rare board.

[John Huff]

Thanks guys! Everything about these pointed to Heer -- they came on a Heer tunic; the rounded ends; the piping; the shade of field gray.... But I got hung up on that "winged bomb" which I'd only seen something similar on Kriegsmarine.. So there I am going through my navy references when the books mentioned are right on the shelf..

[airborne_steve]

John,

You have a pair on a tunic? Great find! you should post the tunic one of these days.

Steve