Germany, Wehrmacht. A Turkestan Legion Volunteer’s Sleeve Shield Newly Listed measures 15 mm (w) x

measures 15 mm (w) x 15 mm (h)

He was later involved in the invasion of Italy and also served in the Burmese war theatre

green oxidation spots on the reverse

XII - Victory Loans

the reverse with a central inscription of “DAS DANKBARE DEUTSCHLAND ZUR ERINNERUNG AN DEN WELTKRIEG” (“THE GRATITUDE OF GERMANY IN MEMORY OF THE WORLD WAR”)

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Turkestan Legion Volunteer’s Sleeve Shield Newly Listed measures 15 mm (w) x(Turkistanische Legion rmelschild). Constructed of white cotton, the obverse bearing a dyed print Turkestan Legion insignia in the form of a mosque overlaid by an inscription of TURKISTAN, topped by an inscription of TERI BIZ MENEN!, unmarked, measuring 80 mm (w) x 88 mm (h), with soiling evident and the remnants of an adhesive on the reverse, in overall very fine condition.