Germany, Ss. An Italian Ss Volunteer Legion Sleeve Shield Newly Listed and for personal bravery and

and for personal bravery and valor

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

chipping in the red enamels

and Miniature: in bronze gilt with blue and white enamels

Germany, Ss. An Italian Ss Volunteer Legion Sleeve Shield Newly Listed and for personal bravery 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,