WW1 Imperial German 229th Field Artillery Regiment Shoulder Board Insignia Single

The WW1 Imperial German 229th Field Artillery Regiment Shoulder Board Insignia represents the identification insignia worn by members of the 229th Field Artillery Regiment of the Imperial German Army during the First World War. This single shoulder board is constructed with a gray wool background and features regiment-specific numerals stitched in red, denoting the unit number “229.” The board is bordered by colored piping, a standard design element used to indicate the branch of service; in field artillery units, this is typically red piping. Such shoulder boards were affixed to tunics at the shoulder seam and served both as rank and unit identifiers. The 229th Field Artillery Regiment was part of the German Empire’s field artillery forces, providing indirect fire support on the Western and Eastern Fronts during WWI. This artifact offers insight into the organization and regimental structure of the German military during the early twentieth century.