German shoulder strap: 62 Infantry Regiment (Oberschlesisches)

Place Europe: France, Picardie, Somme, Albert Bapaume Area, Pozieres Area, Pozieres
Accession Number RELAWM00573
Collection type Heraldry
Object type Heraldry
Physical description Wool; cotton
Maker Unknown
Place made Germany
Date made c 1914-1916
Conflict First World War, 1914-1918
Description

A field grey shoulder strap, featuring a scarlet cotton chain stitched numeral '62'.

History / Summary

Taken from a German soldier who opposed the 5 Battalion, at Pozieres, in 1916.