Germany, Wehrmacht. A Turkestan Legion Volunteer’s Sleeve Shield Newly Listed above a five-pointed ribbed star

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

lightly scuffed on the exterior

000 dead and 40

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

A Model 1933 Sturmabteilung (SA) dagger

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Turkestan Legion Volunteer’s Sleeve Shield Newly Listed above a five-pointed ribbed star(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.