WWII Sleeve Shield for Aserbaidschan Foreign Volunteer Other Specialty Items 1944 (Torkov)

1944 (Torkov)

The letter from the Center for War Losses and Prisoners is dated 23 June 1944 and is informing his family that he was assumed to have been taken prisoner but that they would keep them posted once they knew his exact fate

This was published in 1939

The details to the army eagle on the crossguard and pommel are also excellent

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WWII Sleeve Shield for Aserbaidschan Foreign Volunteer Other Specialty Items 1944 (Torkov)WWII Sleeve Shield for Aserbaidschan Foreign Volunteer This is printed in blue, red, and green over a black shield and a red background. The word Aserbaidschan is seen in red at the top of the shield. (Azerbaijan played a key role in the oil supply during the war, and the German Operation Edelweiss was meant to take the oil fields of Baku to cut off that supply.) This is excellent and unissued!