M 36 shoulderboards use

[Petr]

Hi friends collectors,
the shoulderboards are not my cup of tea.My question is:were M 36 dark green NCO shoulderboards used by soldier on other models of uniforms than M 36 ? Was it a common practice to see it happened?
Thanks a lot in advance!!
Petr

[Johnny R]

All shoulder boards predating later WH models of tunics were worn together. All the early shoulder boards were worn until the end ofthe War etc. Even in some cases Reichsheer boards.

[Petr]

All shoulder boards predating later WH models of tunics were worn together. All the early shoulder boards were worn until the end ofthe War etc. Even in some cases Reichsheer boards.

Thank you Johnny much for your kind reply I wanted to hear.
Petr.
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[Johnny R]

Thank you Johnny much for your kind reply I wanted to hear.
Petr.
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No problem, like toilet paper in the Munich train station I am here to serve and to be abstract in concept.

[naxos]

A dated picture - Summer 1943
- not only is he wearing the dark green shoulder straps, they still retain the stitched unit designation.

[naxos]

One more - 1943 as well

[Schulterklappen]

Schulterklappen

Those are nice pictures. A similar one that comes to mind is in Brian Davis' book on German Army uniforms. It is circa 1943-1944, and shows a German POW (in Italy) NCO. He is wearing the first model Feldbluse straps like the Jaeger NCO above.

[Schulterklappen]

Jaeger

One more - 1943 as well

Interesting combination, a Jaeger wearing a Reiter Abzeichen. Thank you for posting this!

[naxos]

Interesting combination, a Jaeger wearing a Reiter Abzeichen. Thank you for posting this!

... and to really mix it all up, he has the Infanterie Waffenfarbe on the Kragenspiegel

[Johnny R]

Signals IMO, looks like a REMF especially with that badge.

[naxos]

Signals IMO, looks like a REMF especially with that badge.

Signals perhaps - but with Iron cross and Ostmedaille hardly a REMF.

picture is taken in a bunker

[Glenn McInnes]

My question is:were M 36 dark green NCO shoulderboards used by soldier on other models of uniforms than M 36 ? Was it a common practice to see it happened?

Yes very common to see. Here is a late M-44 jacket being worn with early pattern straps.




Glenn

[Johnny R]

Signals perhaps - but with Iron cross and Ostmedaille hardly a REMF.

picture is taken in a bunker

I would suspect a staff position.

[Schulterklappen]

Granaten Werfer

Yes very common to see. Here is a late M-44 jacket being worn with early pattern straps.




Glenn

Rare photo! Are those Granaten Werfer straps?

[Paul McKee]

Interesting combination, a Jaeger wearing a Reiter Abzeichen. Thank you for posting this!

I had noticed that as well. My understanding is that the Reiterabzeichen was not strictly a cavalry award but an equestrian sports award given to both civilians and soldiers. So I guess its not out of the realm of possiblities regardless of branch of service.

Paul