I may add to the previous, that at the end of the war, when supplies beame tight, Beamter shoulderboards were also used as issue issue to the troops. The green cords were removed, and the HV monogram, but the underlays remained. So when you come across a shoulderboard with a green underlayer and white Waffenfarbe, don't toss it aside, it may well be one of these late issues to an Infantry Lieutenant (former Zahlmeister).
Unfortunately, I have no photographs to back-up this story, but I have had some of these in hand from undisputed sources.