Germany, Wehrmacht. A Turkestan Legion Volunteer’s Sleeve Shield Hold A War Merit Medal

A War Merit Medal

Fasces on a Map of Italy Badge (two-piece construction

development in welfare or preservation of the environment

and date of 19 April 1943

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Turkestan Legion Volunteer’s Sleeve Shield Hold A War Merit Medal(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.