Description
Footnote: The Battle of Crete German: Luftlandeschlacht um Kreta
some flecking and chipping of enamels evident
(Insignien für Wehrmacht Beamte)
S/14414514 Lance Corporal Harvey was with the Royal Army Service Corps when he landed with the Regina Rifles (Canada) in Normandy on D-Day
The blade's obverse ricasso is maker marked "W
Germany, Ss. An Italian Ss Volunteer Legion Sleeve Shield Buy Now Footnote: The Battle of Crete(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,