Shoulder boards Uffz. With soutache Meaning help

[Daniele C]

Got this set with the soldbuch and other documents from the daughter of the vet.

He was an Unteroffizier from 1.1.1943 but got promoted to Feldwebel on 1.12.1944.

I m wondering if the soutaches he applied on the boards like that are for a candidate to be promoted or what? It s not the typical tresse for officer candidates.

And why of 2 different colours?infantry and artillery?

Any idea?

Thank you

[90th Light]

The following was posted on another thread by another member. I saved it and have found it very helpful when it comes to colour slides on shoulder boards


Single colors are Bataillon - I. white - II. red - III. yellow - other companies (or a IV. Batl.) within a Regiment are blue

Double colors are Kompanie designators - 1. white/(white) - 2. white/red - 3. white/yellow - 4. white/blue - 5. red/white - 6. red/(red) - 7. red/yellow - 8. red/blue - 9. yellow/white - 10. yellow/red - 11. yellow/(yellow) - 12. yellow/blue - 13. blue/white - 14. blue/red


There are also other slides for certain regiments/ divisions



Basically you have two shoulder boards from the two different battalions of a ( recon/ signal ?) regiment/ unit that this soldier served in . One he was in I Battalion (white slide) and the other he was in II Battalion (red slide),

Chris

[Daniele C]

Thanks Chris!

The curious thing is that the soldier was in a Medic company (1./San.Kp.253) first and then with a 2nd Battalion of an Infantry unit ( II.Btl./Grenadier Regiment 1043).

The boards are like very light yellow i would say signal, but the thing is that they did belong to him, I got them with the rest for very very cheap so i wonder if he just used them or what happened

[Daniele C]

any more ideas?