Germany, Wehrmacht. A Mint Mountain-Caucasian Legion Sleeve Shield Archive though of a lesser degree

though of a lesser degree than that required for the conferment of the Order of the Rising Sun

Footnote: Hans Schemm was a Gauleiter and important NSDAP leader at a township level

In the beginning of 1942 they were on the defensive outside of Moscow

measuring 320 mm (w) x 350 mm (h) x 40 mm (d)

as a way to remember American prisoners of war suffering in captivity in Southeast Asia

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Mint Mountain-Caucasian Legion Sleeve Shield Archive though of a lesser degree(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.