Germany, SS. A Croatian Volunteer’s Sleeve Insignia, with Private Wartime Photograph Auction Archive the Croatian volunteers shield on

the Croatian volunteers shield on his right sleeve

black rayon backer

on a grey cotton blended backer

1899 in Tralee

taken on strength upon arrival in France on the 21st and posted to the 3rd Divisional Ammunition Column on October 2nd

Germany, SS. A Croatian Volunteer’s Sleeve Insignia, with Private Wartime Photograph Auction Archive the Croatian volunteers shield on(Waffen SS rmelschild fr Mannschaften der 13. Waffen Gebirgs Division der SS Handschar kroatische Nr. 1, mit Foto). A pair of items pertinent to Croatian Waffen SS and Wehrmacht volunteers, including: 1. A 13th Waffen Mountain Division of the SS Handschar (1st Croatian) sleeve shield, constructed of black wool, the obverse bearing a machine embroidered white and red Croatian national emblem, measuring 60 mm (w) x 65 mm (h), in unissued and near mint