Shoulder Boards - EM Artillery

Shoulder Boards – Wehrmacht Artillery (Enlisted Men)

These shoulder boards are associated with enlisted personnel of the artillery units of the German Wehrmacht during the Second World War.

Artillery formations formed a crucial component of the German Army, providing indirect fire support, preparatory bombardments, and covering fire for infantry and armored units across all major theaters of the war.

Within the German military uniform system, shoulder boards served to indicate both the rank category and branch of service, represented through a color known as Waffenfarbe.

This example is constructed from field grey wool cloth with red piping along the edges. The color red represented the traditional branch color of German artillery units.

The boards follow the typical flat construction of enlisted shoulder boards and feature a tongue and button fastening system, allowing them to be attached to the field tunic (Feldbluse) and other uniform garments.

Produced by various military textile manufacturers, these shoulder boards formed part of the standard uniform equipment issued to soldiers serving in Wehrmacht artillery formations during the war.