Germany, Wehrmacht. A Mint Mountain-Caucasian Legion Sleeve Shield consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac the announcement appearing in the

the announcement appearing in the London Gazette 28945 of Tuesday

the exterior bearing a machine-embroidered and multi-coloured NSRKB insignia

marked on reverse McKenzie Clay

They eventual were attached to the ‘Novaria’ Cavalry Regiment

Allen Young

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Mint Mountain-Caucasian Legion Sleeve Shield consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac the announcement appearing in the(Wehrmacht rmelschild fr Freiwillige Bergkaukasien). Constructed of yellow dyed rayon cloth, the obverse bearing a printed and multi coloured Bergkaukasien Legion (Mountain Caucasian Legion, comprised of volunteers of Abkhazian, Circassian, Chechen, Balker, and other backgrounds) insignia, unmarked, measuring 75 mm (w) x 70 mm (h), in unissued and mint condition.