A Second War Cossack Auxiliary Volunteer Police Breast Insignia GTRexclude as he suffered a shrapnel

as he suffered a shrapnel wound to his neck

the number of casualties suffering from severe head wounds increased dramatically on both sides

an anchor (made in Birmingham) and maker marked "MZ" on the reverse

the reverse of the central crossguard with the "Th" (Thuringen) NSKK Group mark

with star clasp

A Second War Cossack Auxiliary Volunteer Police Breast Insignia GTRexclude as he suffered a shrapnelWorn by the Cossack volunteers serving in the German Wehrmacht as part of an Auxiliary Volunteer Police unit. Un cut and un issued, machine woven BeVo style green and gray embroidery, on a greenish gray rayon base, 33 mm x 137 mm, near mint.