Germany, Heer. A Turkestan Legion Volunteer’s Sleeve Shield, First Pattern Archive featuring its period original tube

featuring its period original tube casing

issued 14 November 1941

He went on the serve with H

affixed to the underlying green wool securing strap

the obverse center bears the coat of arms of the Czechoslovak Republic

Germany, Heer. A Turkestan Legion Volunteer’s Sleeve Shield, First Pattern Archive featuring its period original tube(Heer rmelschild fr Freiwillige Turkistan 1. Form). Constructed of field grey rayon, the obverse bearing a machine embroidered blue and red shield defaced by a Turkic bow, topped by an inscription of TURKISTAN, unmarked, measuring 70 mm (w) x 90 mm (h), in unissued and extremely fine condition.