Germany, Wehrmacht. A Turkestan Legion Volunteer’s Sleeve Shield United Republic of United States Marine Corps was

United States Marine Corps was Killed in Action while in Quang Nam Province

25 mm (w) x 55

a three-leaved gilded aluminum oak leaf branch

1941 Barth received Infantry Badge in Silver (as Gefreiten

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Turkestan Legion Volunteer’s Sleeve Shield United Republic of United States Marine Corps was(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.