As Rear Admiral for 23 January 1941 with Franklin D
inscribed "ACTE DE BRAVOURE" above and "FOR BRAVERY" below
which had left the Congo in April 1897 and began the trek east
flanked on each side by a Wehrmacht eagle clutching a mobile swastika
one is maker marked "Bertrand"
Germany, Third Reich. A Single Mint & Unissued Luftwaffe Reich Air Ministry Reserve Major Shoulder Board Hold As Rear Admiral for 23A single shoulder board belonging to a member of the Luftwaffe Reich Air Ministry (Reichsluftfahrtministerium Planstellen), constructed of a cardstock core with a golden yellow wool underside, with a light blue woolen middle section, with intertwined silver aluminum bullion embroidery, along with a RLM cypher, measuring 38 mm (w) x 98 mm (l), light soiling on the reverse, possibly from storage, in near mint condition.