Germany, Ss. An Italian Ss Volunteer Legion Sleeve Shield Newly Listed occasionally corresponding with historians and

occasionally corresponding with historians and journalists

the lower right corner bearing a Bratislava printer’s mark

measuring 110 mm (w) x 110 mm (h) x 34

and for personal bravery and valor

chipping in the red enamels

Germany, Ss. An Italian Ss Volunteer Legion Sleeve Shield Newly Listed occasionally corresponding with historians and(Waffen SS rmelschild Italia). Constructed of cotton dyed on the obverse in field grey bearing a printed insigni consisting of a horizontal Italian tri colour topped by an inscription of ITALIA, unmarked, measuring 95 mm (w) x 110 mm (h), with minor wear and soiling evident, in very fine condition. Footnote: According to Foreign Legions of the Third Reich Volume 2: Belgium, Great Britain, Holland, Italy, and Spain (David Littlejohn, 1987), page 242,