The board in question is indeed for Pioniere ( Engineers ) and is in bright tress of the sew in variety, normally used for dress tunics but sometimes seen on field service tunics. It could be either Heer (Army) or Luftwaffe, the Luftwaffe usually wore bright tress on their service tunics, whereas Heer was usually subdued.
The pips are the silvered zinc NCO type, the silver wash usually disappears after time, which were often seen in use by officers later in the war due to availability problems. The normal and proper pips for officers were gilt brass or Tombak.
The medical insignia on Leigh's board is not correct, afraid to say.
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