Germany. A Foreign Ss Volunteer Arm Shield, Turkistan Legion, C.1944 Archive Constructed of silvered tombak with

Constructed of silvered tombak with black enamel

The Serbs were left with too few men to effectively defend their lands

the raised image of a left-facing beaver framed by crossed flags and flanked by clusters of maple leaves at the top

to a breakers yard in San Francisco Bay

the exterior cover with an inscription of “HEINKEL-FLUGZEUGE IM EINSATZ BEI DER LUFTWAFFE” (“HEINKEL AIRCRAFT DEPLOYED BY THE LUFTWAFFE”)

Germany. A Foreign Ss Volunteer Arm Shield, Turkistan Legion, C.1944 Archive Constructed of silvered tombak withA Foreign Volunteer Arm Shield for the Turkistan Legion, the third design and issued in 1944. The design shows a mosque and above the mosque are the words 'Tanri Biz Meneni", meaning "God is With Us". Appears to have been worn and tunic removed, very scarce shield.