Wehrmacht Heer TSD -Truppen sonder dienst slip on shoulder boards mit Caduceus cypher

Sonder fuehrer or Wehrmacht Heer- Army officials used such shoulder straps from January of 1944 in which has been instituted a new career for Administrative Officers -Truppen Sonder Dienst" (Troops Special Service). This new career used light blue Waffenfarbe and no more use secondary colors as worn by Heeres officials before. From Mai, 1, 1944 all high grade career Administrative Officials were transferred to the TSD and utilized the Caduceus, (Dual serpents entwined on a Mercurial staff), metal gilded insignia- cypher