Germany, Wehrmacht. A Turkestan Legion Volunteer’s Sleeve Shield Archive with the bayonet attached and

with the bayonet attached and the carrying sling hanging from the rifle

with the inscription CRIMEA vertically on the left side of the medal

the soldier in the sidecar with a machine gun

New Jersey linked ovals insignia and marked "STERLING" on the reverse

It is fully surrounded by decorative fold-down side panels

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Turkestan Legion Volunteer’s Sleeve Shield Archive with the bayonet attached and(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.