Romania RSR officer shoulder straps

[Euronymous]

Hello

I have shoulder straps on my officer uniforms. But I noticed one has a yellow background with silver stars and the other one has a white background with gold strars. Could you tell me why that  difference ?

 

[Carol I]

The yellow one is for a communications officer and the white one is for a medical officer.

[Euronymous]

Yes, I know the first one is for communications officer and the second one for a medical officer. But why one has a yellow backgroud and the other one a white ?

[Carol I]

I may be guessing, but the yellow one could have been for combatant units and the white ones for non-combatants (physicians, engineers  etc.)

[paja]

According to regulations from 1939 in Kingdom of Yugoslavia cavalry, engineering and medical officers wore silver shoulder boards with golden stars while the rest used golden boards and silver star. Perhaps Romania had similar rule...

Edited February 24, 2016 by paja

[Carol I]

Looking for further information on the topic I have found the image below, reportedly from a period regulation, with an example for a shoulder board for an engineer major with white background.

 

[Euronymous]

Thank you very much for the documentation Carol I. You are right, shoulder boards with withe background are for non-combatants units.

[Markgraf]

The Soviet Army had a similar system (according the 1970 Uniform Regulation)

[Carol I]

Given the reticence of the communists to anything with a royal connection, I think that the Soviet system was the source of inspiration of the should board design.

[Euronymous]

You are right guys, soviets used the same system !

[Euronymous]

After some searches on Internet I have just to find a pair of shoulder boards from artillery with golden stars and insigna, the backroung is yellow. Nevertheless artillery is for combattant units, ranks and insigna should be silvered. What is your opinion ?

Edited February 26, 2016 by Euronymous