Germany, Wehrmacht. A Turkestan Legion Volunteer’s Sleeve Shield Newly Listed A Model 1933 Sturmabteilung (SA)

A Model 1933 Sturmabteilung (SA) dagger

above a five-pointed ribbed star and a crossed rifle and sword

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”)

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

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Turkestan Legion Volunteer’s Sleeve Shield Newly Listed A Model 1933 Sturmabteilung (SA)(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.