Germany, Wehrmacht. A Turkestan Legion Volunteer’s Sleeve Shield Hold 1939-1945 Star with modern bar

1939-1945 Star with modern bar

and date of 19 April 1943

seeing an additional promotion in rank to Sergeant

Socialist Republic Military Pocket Calendar 1959 (202 pages plus cover

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Turkestan Legion Volunteer’s Sleeve Shield Hold 1939-1945 Star with modern bar(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.