help IDing shoulder board

[davekj]

I was wondering what organization wore this board ? I was thinking forestry ? It does not look as if it ever had a backing . It is about 15 mm wide X 120mm long the silver braid is about 12mm wide .
Thanks
Dave

[StuG III]

The colour is not one I recognise. Also without a waffenfarbe it makes it somewhat difficult. They could be post war, but let\s wait for more comments.
Tom

[martinsuper]

Well these boards are sending me mixed signals. I would think this may be forestry of some sort. But the triple interwoven braid is commonly found on WW2 Croatian items. However the boards themselves are not of Croatian design. So short and sweet, I don't know! I will look through some books tonight.

[StuG III]

I don't think these are Forestry at all. See att. The forestry items were green as far as I know.
The item in post 1 is unknown to me, but reminds me of the luftshutz ones, what with the braiding across, but they looked more like this one.
Tom

[davekj]

Hi all , Thank You for your replies !! I figure they never had a waffenfarbe due to the braid being so tight . The color is a dark green I don't remember where I got it so that doesn't help . Lets see what else comes up .
Thanks again !!!
Dave

[HPL2008]

I cannot comment on originality, but this would appear to be a 1939 pattern shoulder cord as worn by Sonderführer, Stellengruppe G of the Heer or Luftwaffe.

Sonderführer were personnel with specialized civilian skills who were appointed to temporarily fill officer- or NCO duty positions in wartime. The G (= Gruppenführer) grade was equivalent to an Unteroffizier.

See here for some more on the subject:
Axis History Forum • View topic - Wartime Official tunics and insignia.

[StuG III]

Great info, thanks for the link. Another whole area not yet explored.
Tom

[davekj]

Great Thank You for the info !!! I learned something today . Thanks For the help !!
Dave

[militarymania]

thanks for solving this mystery...