Military assignment insignia of the German Wehrmacht 1938-1945; here
two ca. 9mm silver-grey diamond-woven rayon NCO braids (the so-called Spieß-Kolbenringe; en: pike piston rings) on both cuffs (of sleeves) on the uniform jacket. It was the indication of the military person as Hauptfeldwebel (in the meaning of company NCO of modern Bundeswehr).
It was the highest-ranking assignment to a Port-epee-NCO (comparable to NATO OR-7) of a company or equivalent military unit in Heer or Luftwaffe.
Nickname: Spieß (spear or pike) or Mutter der Kompanie (mother of the company).
The comparable assignment in the Waffen-SS was SS-Stabsscharführer.
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