Identification from Vet Bring back grouping - Shoulder/Collar Boards?

[SSReg24]

Hello! I would love some information to where these Shoulder/collar rankboards come from and signify. I will take better pictures when I am home. The boards leaning against the soldiers picture who captured and brought back. Red underlying wool maybe, with black on top, and two Italian rank stars marked Milan, etc. I acquired two sets, one with stars, the other pair without. In the lot was mostly kriegsmarine rank chevrons and US items relating to the 94th infantry division and his life serving. Other than these are Italian made, I know nothing more about them. Thank you so much.

[ARDITO]

The Italian collar tabs are of districts (recruitment), but with this form, pointed,
have been used in the twenties, on tunics M24, M26.
Ciao, Luca

[Paolo Marzetti]

Yes, I quote Ardito.PaoloM

[SSReg24]

You both have helped tremendously! I had no idea where to research these boards. So they were on those two tunics from the 20's , but they must have been used later correct? I am curious how a soldier would have acquire these along with 30 to 50 Kriegsmarine chevrons And rank patche's. I also acquired stamps and postcards and other items from his travels. if you were to take a guess how do you think he
acquired these items?

[SSReg24]

by the way, the other pair I have are still Sewn/tacked together but do not include the ranks Stars

[Mainemilitaria]

by the way, the other pair I have are still Sewn/tacked together but do not include the ranks Stars

These are Collar tabs, and the Stars have nothing to do with rank.... "nearly all" Italian Army Collar tabs have "Stars".... (when issued/worn on collar)....

Just to set the record straight!
John G

[SSReg24]

Thanks for the clarification . I try to collect what I am knowledgeable about, but I commonly see items that I "think" are good buys, outside my knowledge of identification but still WW1 WW2 era. that makes a lot of sense about the stars, I was reading under another forum where they said the stars symbolize rankbut I think I was mistaken as you pointed out :-)

[SSReg24]

Thank-you for all of the information and replies I mentioned posting better pictures which I would like to include below for future User research.

[SSReg24]

These are Collar tabs, and the Stars have nothing to do with rank.... "nearly all" Italian Army Collar tabs have "Stars".... (when issued/worn on collar)....

Just to set the record straight!
John G

I had to do a double take at your name John! The 94 Infantry soldier who brought these back, his name is John G. !

[Mainemilitaria]

I had to do a double take at your name John! The 94 Infantry soldier who brought these back, his name is John G. !

Life is full of coincidence...

certianly nice early Italian collar tabs...one set with the proper period "Large" collar tab "stars".... whatever Ardito & Paolo said datewise and identification-wise for sure.... I'd call the "WW1/1920s" in collector terminology

Alittle unappreciated except by the Italian specialists...but nice tabs.
John G.